Cardi B hits No 1 on Billboard… Nicki Minaj’s reacts

Cardi B is the first female rapper to rule without

any other billed acts since Lauryn Hill in 1998.

Plus, Portugal. The Man earns its first top 10.

Cardi B becomes the first female rapper to top

the Billboard Hot 100 chart without the

assistance of any other credited artists in nearly

19 years, as her debut hit “Bodak Yellow (Money

Moves)” rises from No. 2 to No. 1 on the latest

chart (dated Oct. 7).

There are a few reasons why this is such a

significant piece of news. For one, Cardi B has

gone from the most entertaining breakout star

of the VH1 reality show Love & Hip Hop to chart-

topping rapper in under two years. For another,

she’s now the first solo female rapper to reach

this height since Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That

Thing)” debuted at No. 1 in 1998, or almost 20

years ago.

If this stat surprises you — what about Nicki

Minaj or Missy Elliott?! — the way Billboard

calculates its Hot 100 rankings comes down to

Nielsen’s measurements of streaming plays,

sales, and crucially, radio play. “Bodak Yellow”

exploded in all three areas almost immediately;

in just the past week, Billboard reports that the

song’s streaming plays increased by 14 percent.

As a result, 11 weeks later, “Bodak Yellow” has

knocked Swift out of the top spot.

As expected,fans have been trying to start a

superiority war between Rap queen, Nicki Minaj

and Cardi B .It has even gotten more intense

after her new milestone…

Well,Nicki is not letting anyone pit them against

each other as she took to Instagram to

congratulate Cardi.

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