Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1 is the debut mixtape by Bronx female rapper Cardi B.
‘Foreva’ music video by Cardi B., premiered on April 25th on 2016.
Gangsta Music Bitch was released on the March 7th. This mixtape did chart. It peaked at 30 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, peaked at 20 on the Top Rap Albums and 27 on the US Independent Albums.
Cardi was also sued by a model for using his image on the mixtape’s cover artwork without his permission. If you didn’t already tell, Cardi is getting head from a guy while she’s drinking.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Bronx Season” | 2:22 |
| 2. | “Lick” (featuring Offset) | 3:53 |
| 3. | “Hectic” (featuring DJ Hardwerk) | 2:52 |
| 4. | “Leave That Bitch Alone” (Skit) (featuring Justvlad) | 1:27 |
| 5. | “Leave That Bitch Alone” | 2:47 |
| 6. | “Rollin” | 3:34 |
| 7. | “Back It Up” (featuring Konshens and Hoodcelebrityy) | 2:37 |
| 8. | “Never Give Up” (featuring Josh X) | 2:39 |
| 9. | “Pull Up” | 2:42 |
| 10. | “Pop Off” (featuring Casanova) | 3:33 |
Cardi B’s mixtape Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1 charting fed from her loyal fanbase of (2.8 million Instagram followers) at the time perfectly and is also, arguably, the best music to come out of the TV show Love And Hip-Hop New York for some time – although Cardi’s music was barely ever featured on the programme.
At this point in her career, was almost close to being dismissed and being completely under-estimated, yet, she somehow managed to pull herself to the top. For this reason, more than anything else, that it will make you want to like and appreciate this mixtape to learn more about her humble beginnings.
Her famous catchphrases ‘WASHPOPPIN’ and ‘FOREVA’ inform the titles of the project’s two stand out tracks, racking up – at the time of writing – a total of 231k and 328k plays respectively on Soundcloud.
Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1 is dotted with references to other female rappers. In WASHPOPPIN Lil Kim’s ‘you wanna be my main squeeze, baby. Dontcha?/You want get between my knees, baby’ is converted into, ‘you hit the club with 20 Gs, baby/And spend it all on Cardi B, baby.’
Notorious B.I.G’s Ten Crack Commandments is reworked into Ten Trick Commandments – a song about using men for money. Even the project’s artwork, which depicts Cardi B recieving oral sex, is very similar to a Remy Ma scene from the Terror Squad video for Lean Back. Because of this, you can’t help but form comparisons, which only makes you see this EP for what it really is.
Cardi has came a long way from her early mixtape days and it doesn’t seem like she’s ready to slow down anytime soon! What are some of your favorite tracks from Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1?! Please, let me know in the comments!
Invasion of Bardi 