Bronx-bred hip-hop artist Belcalis Almanzar, best known as Cardi B, built a career off her big personality, first as a stripper of local lore, then as an Instagram celebrity with a giant following (current stats: 9.7 million followers), before blossoming as a cast member on VH1’s Love & Hip Hop: New York in late 2015. Roughly a year later, she left the program to focus on her music career, which she approaches with a business acumen as steely as her rapping.…
Bronx-bred hip-hop artist Belcalis Almanzar, best known as Cardi B, built a career off her big personality, first as a stripper of local lore, then as an Instagram celebrity with a giant following (current stats: 9.7 million followers), before blossoming as a cast member on VH1’s Love & Hip Hop: New York in late 2015. Roughly a year later, she left the program to focus on her music career, which she approaches with a business acumen as steely as her rapping.…