Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar (born October 11, 1992), known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper and songwriter.She is known for her aggressive flow and candid lyrics. Born and raised in New York City, she first gained popularity through Vine and Instagram. From 2015 to early 2017, she appeared as a regular cast member on the VH1 reality television series Love & Hip Hop: New York, which depicted her pursuit of her music aspirations, and earned further recognition with the release of her two mixtapes: Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1 (2016) and Vol. 2 (2017)
Cardi B seemingly has major plans beyond the arrival of her highly-anticipated sophomore album. After sharing new photos of her one-year-old son, Wave, on Saturday (Oct. 30), the Invasion Of Privacy rapper revealed she’s considering expanding her family for the third time.
“My son so fire [red heart emoji] ….I can’t wait to get business finish and have my third,” Cardi, 30, tweeted.
The Grammy winner welcomed her first child, Kulture, with her husband, Offset, in July 2018. Wave arrived three years later in September 2021.
Offset has three children—Jordan, Kody, and Kalea—from previous relationships that Cardi has previously gushed about. “After we got married, that’s when I first met his kids. I always wanted them to love me, and they really do. They tell me that. I feel it, and I hope that we always have a great relationship,” the Bronx native told ESSENCE.
She later spoke on how her husband of five years eased her concerns about being pregnant with Kulture and navigating being at the top of her game. “He kept telling me, ‘Trust me. It’s going to be alright. You’re huge. Everybody loves you. People are going to understand.’”
When she revealed she was pregnant with Wave, the diamond-certified rapper shared her hope for her young children’s relationship. “I just know these two will love each other soo much and argue soo much since they’re 3 years apart…just like me and Henny. But one thing for sure is they’ll have each other’s back like no one else ever will.”
Though details regarding her new album are scarce, Cardi has admitted she intends to “stomp” this time around.
After we got married, that’s when I first met his kids,” Cardi, 30, recalled earlier this year.
“I always wanted them to love me, and they really do. They tell me that. I feel it, and I hope that we always have a great relationship.”
“It’s a blessing to be able to have them all together, and to have a wife who’s open and treats them as if they’re her kids,” Offset added. “It could be an issue, but I don’t have to go through that.”
Fans have been waiting on Cardi B’s sophomore album with bated breath. It’s been four years since she released the Grammy-winning Invasion of Privacy album, which featured the hit singles “Bodak Yellow” and “I Like It” featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin.
Cardi talked about the delay in her Spring 2021 XXL cover story.
“[In 2020], I was like, I gotta put out my album [in 2021],” she said. “But, then I just stopped working on my album out of nowhere because I feel like the whole COVID thing discouraged me to put out my album. Because I want to put out an album, and I want to tour.”