Cardi B just got a lovely surprise in the mail while in quarantine: her Grammy award from 2019! On Wednesday (May 13th), Cardi posted a video on her Instagram story, showing off the shiny trophy she won a year-and-a-half ago at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. In the clip, Cardi opens the box while indicting that "I just received my Grammy to the right house." Engraved on the plaque below the golden gramophone are Cardi's name and the title "Best Rap Album - 2018," which she won for her debut album, Invasion of Privacy.
Cardi's win last year was a historic one for the ladies. She became the first solo female rapper to be honoured with the prestigious award. The last female rapper in general to take home the trophy was Lauryn Hill, as part of The Fugees, who won for their album, The Score, more than two decades earlier in 1997.
Since then, Invasion of Privacy has gone on to break a number of records for female rap albums. It became the longest-charting debut for a female rapper at 92 weeks, beating Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which spent 91 weeks on the charts. After spending 8 more weeks on the charts, IOP also became the first female rap debut to chart for 100 weeks straight.
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Currently, Cardi is working on her follow-up to her explosive debut, but is reportedly putting the process on hold to renegotiate her contract. However, she's been building the hype by sharing some snippets of a few of the tracks off the forthcoming album, including one unreleased song about her daughter, Kulture.
Kodak Black Just Wants To See Some Pictures
Kodak Black gives his fans strict guidelines on what kind of mail to send him, requesting photos as well.
Florida rapper Kodak Black has been moved around a bunch since getting locked up last year on gun charges but it appears he’s back in Kentucky. The star was transferred to a New York prison for a short time during the coronavirus outbreak but, according to his new mailing address, he has been sent back to Big Sandy and is requesting some material from his fans to keep him busy.
Requesting personal letters from his fanbase, Kodak Black gave some clear guidelines as to what is allowed past the guards.
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“Y’all Strike @ Me But Make Sho Y’all Don’t Write On The Back Of The Page, Only The Front Side & No More Than 5 Sheets,” wrote Yak on Instagram. Anything longer than five pages may be confiscated.
He’s also looking for some viewing material for his cell walls, requesting photos to get through the day.
“Shoot A N***a Some Pics Too,” he added at the end.
Kodak Black has been active on social media despite being in prison. He recently asked Nas to feature on one of his upcoming songs, also urging Megan Thee Stallion to join his team and fight for his freedom.
Will you be writing to Kodak Black?