By Fred Jones, Jr.
fjones@theoklahomaeagle.net
If you want to see Cardi B’s performance this Tuesday at the BOK Center you better go on line right now and purchase your tickets now, only a few remain. The BaCardi Gang will invade Tulsa by storm with a show that will be talked about for years to come.
Cardi B has become a true icon in a very short time in the female rap game. Cardi B continues to produce hit after hit and, has become a household name not only in the United States but across the world.
For you native Tulsans Cardi B. is aware of Tulsa, Oklahoma she posted and Oklahoma Eagle article on her IG with it getting over 1 million likes we snapshot it at 426, 779 the first day it was posted.
#CardBKnowsTheOklahomaEagle
Just who is Cardi B: Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar (born October 11, 1992), known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Born and raised in The Bronx, New York City, she became an Internet celebrity after several of her posts and videos went viral on Vine and Instagram.
From 2015 to 2017, she appeared as a regular cast member on the VH1 reality television series Love & Hip Hop: New York to follow her music aspirations, and released two mixtapes—Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.
Cardi B has since earned three number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100; “Bodak Yellow” made her the second female rapper to top the chart with a solo output—following Lauryn Hill in 1998, “I Like It” made her the only female rapper to attain multiple number-one songs on the chart, and her Maroon 5 collaboration “Girls Like You” made her the sixth female artist to achieve three number-one singles on the chart during the 2010s.
Her debut studio album, Invasion of Privacy (2018), on which the former two songs are included, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, broke several streaming records, and was certified triple platinum by the RIAA. Critically acclaimed, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, making Cardi B the only woman to win the award as a solo artist. Also in 2018, Time included her on their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Among her numerous accolades, Cardi B has won a Grammy Award, seven Billboard Music Awards, nine BET Hip Hop Awards, three American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, and two Guinness World Records.
Who is Cardi B? Cardi B is a #BOSS with a incredible future ahead of her, Cardi B is not afraid to take the micraphone and dominate the crowd. Cardi B is not afraid to be a bit risqué verbally which her fans simply adore. “Cardi B and the BaCardi Gang” this is one show you certainly don’t want to miss. Just remember we told you so.
Tickets can be purchased (if there are any left) at: www1.ticketmaster.com
