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Cardi B makes history and dethrones Swift from charts

By Elahe Izadi, The Washington Post.
Published: September 30, 2017, 6:05am

It had been nearly two decades since a solo female rapper topped Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. And then Cardi B burst onto the scene.

The Bronx native’s breakout anthem “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” secured the No. 1 spot on the latest chart, Billboard announced Monday. The last time a female rapper held that spot without the assistance of any other credited artists was Lauryn Hill in 1998 with “Doo Wop (That Thing).”

Cardi B posted a video Monday thanking her fans, radio hosts and others for playing and downloading her song. “I loveee you all each and everybody contributed for this,” she wrote on Instagram. “Ya made it happen for me !!!!! The number 1 WAY!!”

Aside from Hill, the only female rappers to top the Billboard Hot 100 had songs with other musicians: Lil’ Kim (“Lady Marmalade”); Shawnna (“Stand Up”); and Iggy Azalea (“Fancy”).

Cardi B’s ascent also means she toppled Taylor Swift, who had occupied the No. 1 spot for three weeks with “Look What You Made Me Do.” Although Swift broke plenty of streaming records with that much-buzzed single, her reign was more short-lived than expected.

Cardi B once worked as an exotic dancer — a past she raps about on her breakout single: “I don’t dance now, I make money moves.” She then gained notoriety through viral videos on Vine and Instagram and even appeared on the VH1 reality show “Love & Hip Hop.”

“Bodak Yellow” dropped in early summer and became one of the year’s most streamed songs. Cardi B plans to release her first studio album next month.

Her unapologetic, unfiltered presence has a down-to-earth quality that has brought her legions of fans.

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