With the song “Up”, which he performed at the Grammy Awards a week ago, the Dominican-born rapper Cardi B set a new record by reaching number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the fifth time.
His reaction was jubilant: “I want God to come and see me in my dreams when I take my baby today so I can kiss his feet and say how much I love him! Yoooooo shit is amazing yoooooo. I have no words. In fact, I have many words, but I can’t write them all NUMBER 1 !!!!! “
Cardi, 28, is the first rapper to have two No. 1s in this category without the collaboration of any other artist.
In addition, she has five other songs that reached the Hot 100, including “Bodak Yellow” in 2017, “I Like It” with Bad Bunny and J Balvin in 2018, “Girls Like You” with Maroon 5 in 2018 and “WAP “With Megan Thee Stallion in 2020.
A week ago, he got a record that, according to him, changed his life. He became the first rapper to win an award from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).