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Cardi B is the First Female Rapper to Win a Best Rapper Grammy
Cardi B is the First Female Rapper to Win a Best Rapper Grammy
Source: CBS

Cardi B is the First Female Rapper to Win a Best Rap Album Grammy

Cardi B is the First Female Rapper to Win a Best Rapper Grammy Source: CBS

Went from rag to riches, went from WIC to lit.

Cardi B's debut Invasion of Privacy won the Best Rap Album award at the 2019 Grammys.

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The Bronx rapper beat out Pusha-T, Nipsey Hussle, Travis Scott, and the deceased Mac Miller (something Ariana Grande wasn't to happy about it.)

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With the win, Cardi becomes the first female rapper to win a Best Rap Album Grammy. (Lauryn Hilll won a Best Rap Album Grammy with The Fugees, but non-solo.)

It was a historic moment. Watch Cardi B's speech below.