Not bad for a self-proclaimed regular girl from The Bronx. Meanwhile, her scene-stealing guest verses span the pop charts, from Bruno Mars (вЂњFinesse вЂќ) to Ozuna (вЂњLa ModeloвЂќ) to Maroon 5 (вЂњGirls Like YouвЂќ). Her 2018 debut album, Invasion of Privacy, fused the Latin music of her childhood with hardcore New York hustlers' anthems, and squashed any doubts as to whether Cardi was here to stay. But it was вЂњBodak YellowвЂќ that launched Cardi into superstardom a trap anthem that rang out from cars and clubs throughout 2017, it begging you to shout along. That same over-the-top charisma made Cardi a natural fit for rap dominance witty, unfiltered, and totally fearless, her early tracks doubled as mantras for self-made women who put themselves first. After topping the charts with her record-breaking hit WAP with Megan Thee Stallion, the Bronx bombshell delivers the highly-anticipated.

In 2015, she scored a spot on VH1вЂ™s drama-filled reality show Love & Hip Hop: New York, where her brash personality turned her into an immediate fan favorite among her more established costars. Born Belcalis Almanzar in the South Bronx in 1992, Cardi got a job as a stripper at 19, quickly building a social media following-in addition to her devotees at the club-for her viral videos and hilarious catchphrases. In just a handful of years, the sharp-tongued New Yorker went from viral Instagram phenom to one of hip-hopвЂ™s most exciting voices, establishing herself as a bossed-up feminist icon along the way. Witty one-liners such as вЂњIf I had a dick, youвЂ™d probably lick it like a lollipop / Hoes speakinвЂ™ cap-enese, hit вЂ™em with karate chopвЂќ, вЂUpвЂ™ shows off that signature Cardi B humour than fans love.Cardi BвЂ™s come-up reads like a 2010s Cinderella story. Instead, the Bronx star tells everyone, вЂњif itвЂ™s up then itвЂ™s stuckвЂќ, asserting her dominance over her rivals with a classic colloquialism for street beef, вЂњ stuckвЂќ meaning that the feudвЂ™s going nowhere. Here, Cardi takes a step back from being so open about her sex life.

The world-dominating вЂWAPвЂ™, which featured everyoneвЂ™s favourite hot girl Megan Thee Stallion, saw the duo criticised вЂ“ to this day вЂ“ for its explicit sexuality. UpвЂ™s very catchy main refrainwhich Cardi B has been accused of ripping offis not a sexual innuendo itвЂ™s about having unsettled beef. In a genre led by melody over lyricism, CardiвЂ™s lyricism stands up many of her peers. Her old rapid-fire flow, reminiscent of her gritty 2017 track вЂRed BarzвЂ™, works surprisingly well over вЂUpвЂќs simple hip-hop beat, proving that she still has plenty of fresh bars in her after her three years as one of popвЂ™s favourite rappers. After sheвЂ™s interpolated that classic Ice Cube line (from his 1990 classic вЂOnce Upon a Time in the ProjectsвЂ™), which popularised by her former castmate Mariahlynn, the thuggish braggadocio sheвЂ™s pushed side over the years continues to reappar. Alone, or with the colourful music video, вЂUpвЂ™ would be a stonker in the club if they were open.ДЇrom the opening line ( вЂњOnce upon a time, man / I heard that I was uglyвЂќ), we know that the self-described вЂњemotional gangsterвЂќ that we loved on VH1 reality show Love & Hip Hop is finally back. Its upbeat Southern beat is an instant rump-shaker, with the rapper dancing a storm in her glitzy new video, which was directed by вЂWAPвЂ™вЂ™s Tanu Muino. After being crowned вЂWoman of the Year 2020вЂ™ by Billboard magazine, due, in part to the astronomical success of her comeback viral smash вЂWAPвЂ™ (which also topped NMEвЂ™s Best Songs of 2020 list), Cardi B doesnвЂ™t waste our time with new song вЂUpвЂ™.

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