With her sassy attitude and millions of followers, there’s nothing that can stand in the way of this entertainer.
Even if you’re her biggest fan, there’s still likely a lot you didn’t know about Cardi B.
See how many of these 30 facts surprise you!
Cardi B’s given name is Belcalis Almanzar.
Her heritage is Dominican and Trinidadian – her father is Dominican, and her mother is Trinidadian.
Cardi B started gaining attention when she opened up about her job as a stripper on social media.
When she was 16, she became a member of the Bloods but has since disassociated from gangs.
She attended Renaissance High School for Musical Theater and Technology, which is a vocational high school.
As a teen, Cardi B held a job at a supermarket in Lower Manhattan.
Later on, she was fired from the job and took up stripping as recommended by her former grocery store manager.
Cardi B has confessed that she turned to stripping in order to escape poverty and domestic violence, as she was in an abusive relationship at the time.
Cardi B started gaining publicity in 2013 when many of her videos started going viral on Vine and Instagram.
Many people wonder where the name Cardi B comes from. As it turns out, Her sister is named Hennessy in a reference to the French cognac. Cardi B has said, “My sister’s name, her name is Hennessy, so everybody used to be like Bacardi to me […] then I shortened it to Cardi B.”
The first albums Cardi B ever bought were by Missy Elliott and Tweet.
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