Cardi B Hits Billion-Stream Milestone for Four Tracks on Spotify

In the latest episode of Spotify’s “Billions Club: The Series,” Cardi B marked a significant milestone by celebrating four of her records surpassing a billion plays on the platform. To commemorate this achievement, the rapper enjoyed a Caribbean meal, using her new Spotify plaques as plates while savoring oxtails, rice, and plantains.

Dressed in a pink bathrobe and slippers, Cardi shared personal anecdotes about the creation of each track. She began with her 2018 feature on Maroon 5’s “Girls Like You,” which she dedicated to her child. “This song is the perfect song to dedicate [to] my child,” she said. “Like, my daughter was in me when I did this song. When I perform this song, it touches me a little different.”

Cardi’s first child, Kulture Kiari, was born in July 2018, two months after her collaboration with the pop band. She also released “I Like It” with Bad Bunny and J Balvin during her pregnancy. “They just looked down at my stomach like, ‘Oh'” the New York native recalled before laughing. “I went to my Grandma’s house, and I played it to everybody like, ‘I have a song with Bad Bunny and f**kin’ J Balvin Oh my god!’ The three of us, we were coming up at the same time.”

Cardi also celebrated her joint effort with Ozuna, Selena Gomez, and DJ Snake on “Taki Taki.” She clarified that the song’s title has no connection to the popular spicy chip of a similar name: “It’s just a word Ozuna made up. I don’t freaking know.”

The most recent addition to Cardi’s billion-stream club is “WAP,” her 2020 hit with Megan Thee Stallion. The Invasion of Privacy artist noted, “The more you get, the more you want, so you never feel satisfied. I sit back, and it’s like, ‘Look at your daughter’s fking bedroom. It’s bigger than your parents’ fking apartment that you grew up in.’ The goal is never gonna be reached because I’m always hungry for more.”

Cardi B’s music career has been marked by her versatility, from her “throaty” and “staccato” vocal performance in “WAP” to her use of alliteration and tongue twisters in “Up”[1]. She has also been involved in various business ventures, including partnerships with Pepsi, PLBY Group Inc., and McDonald’s, as well as the launch of her own vodka-infused whipped cream, Whipshots[1].

Chad Mauli

Chad is a professional journalist specializing in Hip-Hop culture and writing music reviews.