What Grammy history did she make in 2019?

First solo woman to win Best Rap Album

First rapper to win Album of the Year

Cardi B Quiz: Bronx Roots, Bodak Yellow and Record Firsts

A Bronx native went from reality TV to the top of the charts in a single year, and this Cardi B quiz follows her rise. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on her real name, Dominican and Trinidadian roots, Love and Hip Hop, Bodak Yellow, Invasion of Privacy, her historic Grammy, I Like It, WAP with Megan Thee Stallion and her later album.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Name
What is Cardi B's real first name?
Borough
Which New York borough does she proudly represent?
Heritage
What is her family heritage?
TV
Which reality show helped make her famous?
Bodak
Which 2017 single topped the Billboard Hot 100?
First
Bodak Yellow made her the first solo female rapper to top the Hot 100 since whom?
Album
What is her debut album called?
Grammy
What Grammy history did she make in 2019?
Latin
Which hit features Bad Bunny and J Balvin?
WAP
Who joined her on the 2020 hit WAP?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What is Cardi B's real first name?
Answer: Belcalis
Her surname is Almanzar.
Q2: Which New York borough does she proudly represent?
Answer: The Bronx
She grew up in Highbridge.
Q3: What is her family heritage?
Answer: Dominican and Trinidadian
She often speaks Spanish.
Q4: Which reality show helped make her famous?
Answer: Love and Hip Hop: New York
She joined in 2015.
Q5: Which 2017 single topped the Billboard Hot 100?
Answer: Bodak Yellow
It was her breakout hit.
Q6: Bodak Yellow made her the first solo female rapper to top the Hot 100 since whom?
Answer: Lauryn Hill
Hill's hit was in 1998.
Q7: What is her debut album called?
Answer: Invasion of Privacy
It came out in 2018.
Q8: What Grammy history did she make in 2019?
Answer: First solo woman to win Best Rap Album
Invasion of Privacy won.
Q9: Which hit features Bad Bunny and J Balvin?
Answer: I Like It
It reached number one.
Q10: Who joined her on the 2020 hit WAP?
Answer: Megan Thee Stallion
It debuted at number one.

Cardi B Quiz – Bronx Roots, Bodak Yellow and Record Firsts

Cardi B, born Belcalis Almanzar in 1992, grew up in the Bronx's Highbridge neighborhood and has Dominican and Trinidadian heritage. She first gained fame on social media and the reality show Love and Hip Hop: New York.

Her 2017 single Bodak Yellow topped the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first solo female rapper to do so since Lauryn Hill in 1998. Her debut album, Invasion of Privacy, won the Grammy for Best Rap Album, the first win by a solo woman.

I Like It, with Bad Bunny and J Balvin, also hit number one, and WAP, with Megan Thee Stallion, debuted at number one in 2020. Her Bronx pride runs through her lyrics and interviews.

What This Quiz Teaches

Music fans will enjoy these questions.

Where Cardi B comes from
How she became famous
Which hits she released
Which records she set
Who she collaborated with

Did You Know?

She is known for her outspoken humor.
Her name Cardi comes from Bacardi, a family nickname.
She worked as a grocery clerk as a teen.
Many of her songs mix English and Spanish.
She released a second album in 2025.