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Cardi B Becomes First Female Solo Artist To Win Best Rap Album At The Grammys

Name: 7 things: How Cardi B Made Her Money Move To The Top
Uploaded: 2017-09-27T17:40:59.000Z
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Description: Cardi B is the first female rapper to hit number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart since 1998.

The rapper made history Sunday night as the first female solo artist to win the major award at the Grammys.

Cardi B Becomes First Female Solo Artist To Win Best Rap Album At The Grammys

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By Sydney Scott · Updated December 6, 2020

Cardi B made history Sunday night with the first Grammy win of her career. The rapper took home Best Rap Album for Invasion of Privacy, the first time in Grammys history that a solo female artist has won the award. Cardi is only the second woman to receive the honor; Lauryn Hill took home the award as a member of The Fugees in 1997 for the group’s album The Score.

7 things: How Cardi B Made Her Money Move To The Top

Cardi B is the first female rapper to hit number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart since 1998.

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Taking the stage to accept her award, Cardi nervously joked, “Oh, the nerves are so bad. Maybe I need to start smoking weed.” The rapper also received love from Lil Kim and Remy Ma, with Kim tweeting, “Thank U Jesus!!!! Look at God 🙌🏽 Congratulations boo @iamcardib you deserve it!! So happy for you!”