The RIAA has congratulated Cardi on the success of her album, “Invasion of Privacy” which celebrated it’s second anniversary on yesterday, April 6th. Here’s what the RIAA has said on both Twitter and Instagram!
They’ve also posted a similar congratulations on their Instagram!
Cardi at her album listening party for “Invasion of Privacy,” at New York from 2 years ago!
As you all know, today marks the TWO Year Anniversary of Cardi’s debut album, “Invasion of Privacy.” Cardi has put out a post on Instagram celebrating the second anniversary of “Invasion of Privacy.” Cardi’s caption from the post:
Happy Birthday Miss INVASION OF PRIVACY.My first baby. I’m working on her sister so I can birth her this year. Thank you everybody who support and still supports my album .Till this day is charting on Billboards 200.
The accompanying photo shows all of Invasion of Privacy’s smash hits, including the 9x platinum “Bodak Yellow,” the 8x platinum “I Like It” featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin, 3x platinum “Bartier Cardi” featuring 21 Savage and more. As of April 4, 2020, Cardi’s album currently sits at No. 86.
In the post, Cardi has also made the hint that “Invasion of Privacy,” that an new album is coming when she said, “I’m working on her sister” for this year, meaning the sophomore album is still coming at some point this year. First off, we have to congratulate the two year anniversary of the album. Second, we can’t wait to what she has in store for us for her second album.
Congratulations on all of your accomplishments from your first album and Happy 2 Year Anniversary of Invasion of Privacy! 🥳🎉
As of April 6th, in the year of 2020, “Invasion of Privacy” is here to celebrate it’s two year anniversary of it’s original release since, April 6, 2019. “Invasion of Privacy” is the debut studio album by American rapper Cardi B. It was released on April 6, 2018, by Atlantic Records. Primarily a hip hop album, Invasion of Privacy also comprises other genres such as trap, Latin and R&B.
The album debuted at the top of the US Billboard 200, earning 255,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, with 103,000 coming from pure album sales. It has since been able to spend 100 weeks on the Billboard 200 charts and was the first debut female rap album to spend 100 Weeks on the Billboard 200.
It has also been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) but it has since been eligible to be 4X Platinum. The album produced five singles—”Bodak Yellow”, “Bartier Cardi” featuring 21 Savage, “Be Careful”, “I Like It” with Bad Bunny and J Balvin, and “Ring” featuring Kehlani.
“Bodak Yellow” and “I Like It” have both reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first female rapper to achieve multiple chart-toppers. The album set multiple streaming records, while all the thirteen tracks entered the Hot 100—all except the lead single charted simultaneously in the debut week. She became the first female artist to have all tracks from an album certified gold or higher by the RIAA. It was the top female rap album of the 2010s, according to the Billboard 200 decade-end chart.
It became the longest-charting debut album by a female rapper on the Billboard 200, and the most-streamed album by a female rapper on Spotify.
The album was made available for streaming and digital download on April 5, 2018, but was not available on any physical format upon its initial release. The album was eventually released on vinyl on December 7, 2018, and its CD release – initially scheduled for September 28, 2018 – was released on February 22, 2019.
Invasion of Privacy was recorded from 2017 until early 2018. It features production from 30 Roc, Allen Ritter, Andrew Watt, Ayo, Benny Blanco, Boi-1da, Cassius Jay, Cheeze Beatz, Craig Kallman, Cubeatz, DJ Mustard, DJ Official, DJ SwanQo, Frank Dukes, Invincible, J. White, Keyz, Klenard Raphael, Murda Beatz, Matt Allen, Needlz, NES, Nonstop Da Hitman, Scribz Riley, Tainy and Vinylz, among others.
While “Invasion of Privacy” is primarily a hip hop album, Invasion of Privacy it comprises other music elements such as trap, Latin music and R&B, while its lyrical themes include fame, success, wealth, sex, and feminism, as well as Cardi B’s past. Here is the best descriptions of the album following from the beginning to end:
The album opens with “Get Up 10”, which speaks about Cardi B’s rise to fame. It is followed by a trap song “Drip”, which features a guest appearance by Migos, and speaks about jewelry, wealth, and Cardi B and Migos’ status of fame. The third track “Bickenhead” has a feminist theme; its title and song refers to women who work hard for money.
A hip hop and trap song the most known song from the album, being “Bodak Yellow” follows, on which Cardi B confronts her enemies and makes statements such as: “I don’t dance now, I make money moves”, referring to her past, on how she used to be a stripper before rising to fame from Instagram and Love & Hip-Hop.
Onto the fourth track “Be Careful”, which just celebrated it’s own second birthday last month, on March 29th, Cardi B performs the hook using a very softly sung vocal style over a “laidback” beat, which is almost unusual coming from a brash Cardi. Lyrically, “Be Careful” is a song about a mans infidelity, where the protagonist warns her cheating partner and asks him to treat her better. During an interview, Cardi B stated that she drew inspiration from past relationships, while denying that the song was directed at her then fiancé, now husband Offset.
The sixth track “Best Life” features a guest appearance by Chance the Rapper; the lyrics discuss the power of God and positive thinking. Personally, I still say that this was more of Chance the Rapper song, but Chance ended up giving it to Cardi.
It’s followed by “I Like It”, a bilingual (English and Spanish) latin trap song featuring singers Bad Bunny and J Balvin. The song is very fun and has a vibe for the spring and summer times. When this song got so big you just knew that Cardi had another hit on her hands.
Invasion of Privacy also contains two R&B mid-tempo songs–”Ring” (featuring Kehlani) and “Thru Your Phone”–which both lyrically show Cardi B’s emotional vulnerability.
“Ring” is followed by three hip hop and trap songs: “Money Bag”,”Bartier Cardi” (featuring 21 Savage), and “She Bad” (with YG). “Bartier Cardi is another song that celebrated the two year release of the music video which is just as flashy as the song. On “Bartier Cardi”, Cardi B raps about her wealth from her attraction to diamonds, sports cars and being able to have sex, while 21 Savage raps about a similar theme from the usual male perspective.
“Invasion of Privacy” was met with much critical acclaim, produced many well known hits that many people that not just from the females, but the males can also even enjoy. “Invasion of Privacy” has won Best Rap Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, with Cardi B becoming the first female rapper to win the category as a solo artist.
It was also nominated for Album of the Year, with “I Like It” being nominated for Record of the Year and “Be Careful” for Best Rap Performance. It became the first female rap album in fifteen years to be nominated for Album of the Year. “Bodak Yellow” was nominated for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for the previous ceremony. At the 2019 BET Awards, Invasion of Privacy won the BET Award for Album of the Year
After the amazing and critical acclaim of “Invasion of Privacy” the female rap game has been flourishing since Cardi has stepped onto the scene. There has been a numerous female rappers that has since made their debuts and kick starting their own careers. Some girls being the City Girls, Megan thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Lizzo, Rico Nastyy, and many more have all released some type of projects since “Invasion of Privacy” has been released. While some of them haven’t recieved the complete critical acclaim like “Invasion of Privacy,” its still so great to see so many album projects from so many female rappers. Albums or LP’s like “Stacked,” from Kash Doll and “Suga” by Megan thee Stallion has definitely taken some ques from “Invasion of Privacy.”
It can be argued that there has been at least two more albums that has been successful since IOP, and I would say that would be Lizzo’s “Cuz I Love You” (2017) and Doja Cat’s “Hot Pink” albums.
For Lizzo its not complete Hip-Hop but its still kind of fits within that bracket and still contains elements of Hip-Hop. While Doja’s album is even more confusing as Billboard even dubs it as more of an R&B album, it still can be justified under Hip-Hop. Lizzo’s album “Cuz I Love You” was also able to get a Grammy from 2019, under the category of, ‘Best Urban Contemporary Album.’ Doja Cat’s “Hot Pink album has yet to receive any awards but with how well it did with critics, there is no doubt it will be seeing some awards once the award season for music starts up again. Well, that is if Coronavirus has anything to say on it.
Cardi’s “Invasion of Privacy” as a BardiGang fan made me so proud to see where she has come from since the release of this album! Her stardom may have been a very slow start, but I knew one day she would eventually become a star. Seeing her from becoming a stripper, to a IG model/spokesperson, to a Love & Hip-Hop cast member to now being one of the big names in music. It’s just been amazing to see how much her career has grown. “Invasion of Privacy” as an album is something I still listen to every other day, and have not stopped listening to one song since it was released in 2018. An album like this, is where you still remember where you were when it released and you can still name off some of your favorite songs, even when it’s been a couple of years since it’s been released.
The replay value of “Invasion of Privacy is undeniable and it is still getting spins as of 2020. As of this point, we can not wait to see what Cardi’s next big music project is going to be. It’s been months since she’s even dropped anything, and we are sure that we will not be disappointed!
What do you still think of “Invasion of Privacy,” after two years later? Do you still listen to it, and what are still some of your favorite songs from the album? Please let me know in the comments!
As of today, at midnight we are at the TWO year anniversary of Cardi’s debut album, “Invasion of Privacy.” If you have any social media, please join in on the celebration by posting what you love about the album with the either hashtag, #TwoYearsofIOP or #2YearsofIOP! You can make your own anniversary post however and whenever for all day tomorrow whether you are on Twitter or on Instagram.
If you are a BardiGang member or just even a casual fan, please come in and join in the celebration. I’ve already posted an excerpt about the post on Instagram and put in a countdown clock on my story to hype up the celebration. So check out my Instagram, I will be posting this message on Twitter!
Two years ago today, Cardi released “Drip” as a promotional single for her debut album. It was written by Cardi B, Quavo, Takeoff, Offset and Joshua Cross, with production handled by Cassius Jay and Nonstop Da Hitman.
The song was made available for digital download alongside the reveal of the album’s full track listing. The song’s beat was originally used for an unreleased Young Thug and Future song titled “Upscale” which also featured Quavo.
“Drip” received mixed reviews from music critics. Lyrically, the artists hit back at critics who have attacked them.
Aside from Cardi’s part in the song, it’s really of the few songs from “Invasion of Privacy,” that I really could’ve lived without.As much as I respect the Migos and Offset, (who was Cardi’s fiance) during that time, I just wasn’t feeling this song, and couldn’t really get into it.
While the song itself has gave some great captions, such as, “Came through drippin’,” “quick to drop a n*gga,” “is she a stripper, a rapper, or a singer,” and my personal favorite line, “you not my b*tch, then b*tch you are done!” While this was a promotional single and did fairly decent, it probably wasn’t the reaction that Cardi and the Migos were expecting from the audience. The only thing I could say about this song is that this really could’ve been a solo Cardi rap song.
With this Coronavirus pandemic still going on, Cardi B is one of the many artists that’s doing her part to the pandemic cause, and making sure that medical professionals who are risking their lives to save others get the some of the best nutrition they need while working 12+ hour days.
The rapper has donated 20,000 bottles of OWYN — a plant-based, vegan meal supplement drink — to NYC-area hospitals for their medical staffs and ambulance crews.
Cardi was also one of the first few celebs to call attention to coronavirus before it hit hard in the United States by telling her fans it was going to get “real.”
If you want to learn more about the OWYN drinks she’s donating, the product is 100% plant-based and without dairy, soy, gluten, egg, peanut, tree nut, fish or shellfish.
The “La Modelo” Music Video has now surpassed 400 MILLION views on Youtube! This is Cardi B’s 8th video to reach this milestone.
Almost two Years Ago Today, Cardi B released the “Bartier Cardi” Music Video featuring 21 Savage! It currently has over 71 MILLION views and over 765k likes on Youtube.
The video shows Cardi at her most fabulous and outrageous yet, donning all red, riding the hood of a Lyft car and name-checking her then fiancé, Migos’ Offset, who makes a late cameo in the video — just in time to join her for a make-out session in the backseat of a car. 21 Savage also makes a guest appearance, delivering a verse while being tied up in front of a wall of full static video screens.
The video also features paid promotion from Fashion Nova, which Cardi B is an ambassador for. Throughout the video, many Instagram influencers and models appear including Salem Mitchell, Widney Bazile, Ashourina Washington, Destiny Anderson, and Leanna. Numerous male models are seen standing like the Statue of David in white boxer briefs, among them include twins Austin & Alec Proeh.
It was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for ‘Best Hip-Hop Video.’
According to ChartData on Twitter, “South Of The Border” Music Video has now surpassed 100 MILLION views! This marks Cardi’s 22nd video to reach this milestone!
“South of the Border” is a collab song from Ed Sheeran’s album, No.6 Collaborations Project. The music video currently on Youtube as accumulated, 100,055,010 views.
Congrats Cardi, Ed, and Camila!
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