A couple of years ago, Belcalis Almanzar, also known by her artist name Cardi, B wasn’t as popular as she is now with a personal net worth of approximately $400, 000. Born and raised in the southern part of The Bronx in New York City, the American rapper clearly knows how to get around the wind, and climb the ladder of success as she amazingly multiplied her fortune in a span of three years.
Television and Music Career
Cardi B began her showbiz career in 2015 when she appeared in the sixth season of the reality television series Love & Hip Hop: New York. She left the show after the seventh season to pursue a career in music, which is her main passion. As a start, she collaborated with the Jamaican musicians Shaggy and Popcaan in the song Boom Boom.
After a few months, she started to build her own reputation with her very own full-length mixtape. In November 2016, Vibe magazine featured her on the digital cover of their Viva issue. Alongside KSR Group’s talents HoodCelebrityy, SwiftOnDemand, Cashflow Harlem, and Josh X, they compiled the Underestimated: The Album on September 12, 2016, which was initially exclusively available to the people who went to their US tour.
On January 20, 2017, Cardi B released the volume 2 of her mixtape before signing her very first recording contract with one of the music industry’s substantial record label, Atlantic Records. Since then, she made several appearances in events and shows like The Lox’s concert tour and Hip Hop Squares series. In the mid-2017, her recording label released her single Bodak Yellow which changed the course of her career.
Career Breakthrough
Her single made it to the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 on September 25, 2017, setting a world record of second female rapper to have a solo single to dominate the chart. Lauryn Hill’s Doo Wop (That Thing)” was the first to do so.
The song’s success gained her not only numerous accolades but also a plenty amount of money. Her net worth was reportedly at around four or five million dollars in September 2017, and she landed at $8 million in August 2018.
As she continues to become more and more successful, the rap artist bought an estate in Las Vegas and starred in Pepsi’s Super Bowl advert. With her seven Billboard Music Awards, nine BET Hip hop Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, two Guinness World Records and one Grammy Award, we’re pretty much sure her career path will continue to rise.