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Get To Know GRAMMY-Winning Rapper Cardi B | For The Record

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Go way back with the "WAP" rapper to trace her record-breaking rise to the top
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
Aug 12, 2020 - 12:21 pm

From bursting into the pop culture spotlight as a reality TV star to turning heads with her glistening new single "WAP" featuring Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B has always made money moves.

Get To Know GRAMMY-Winning Rapper Cardi B

In the latest edition of GRAMMY.com's For The Record, take a look back at the GRAMMY-winning rapper's journey from reality TV star to chart-topping rap titan and GRAMMY-winning artist and songwriter.

Born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar on Oct. 11, 1992 in New York City, N.Y., Cardi B made the transition into music with two independent mixtapes before releasing her first No. 1 single, "Bodak Yellow," in 2017.

The hit song went on to earn Cardi her first two GRAMMY nominations at the 60th GRAMMY Awards, for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance. She made her GRAMMY stage debut the same year, performing "Finesse" with Bruno Mars.

On April 6, 2018, her debut album arrived to critical acclaim and climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Invasion Of Privacy landed the Bronx-native her first career GRAMMY win, named Best Rap Album at the 61st GRAMMY Awards.

Watch the latest edition of For The Record to find out more about the "WAP" rapper, including some of her blockbuster collaborations, record-setting record sales and more.

Cardi B And Megan Thee Stallion Deliver A Juicy Collaboration With "WAP"

Radiohead in 1993

Radiohead in 1993

 

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For The Record: Let's Disappear Completely Into Radiohead's GRAMMY-Winning 'Kid A'

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As on 'OK Computer,' Radiohead co-produced 'Kid A' with their now-longtime producer Nigel Godrich, this time adding glitchy synths and dark, emotive electronic drums
Ana Monroy Yglesias
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Dec 16, 2020 - 4:07 pm

After the massive success of 1997's OK Computer and its ubiquitous single, "Karma Police," Thom Yorke and the motley British alt-rockers known as Radiohead did things a little differently on their fourth album, Kid A.

For the latest episode of our For The Record video series, GRAMMY.com takes a look at the band's 2000 experimental masterpiece, which earned them their second GRAMMY.

Radiohead's 'Kid A' | For The Record

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As on OK Computer, Radiohead co-produced Kid A with their now-longtime producer Nigel Godrich, this time adding glitchy synths and dark, emotive electronic drums. Instead of promoting the project with singles or videos, the band made the album available to stream online—long before streaming platforms existed—three weeks before its release. The tactic earned Radiohead over 400,000 streams for the album, which later debuted at No. 1.

Their innovation paid off: The album was nominated for Album Of The Year and won Best Alternative Music Album at the 43rd GRAMMY Awards in 2001.

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Mariah Carey (L) in 2016

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For The Record: Mariah Carey's Eternal Merry-Maker, "All I Want For Christmas Is You"

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For the latest episode of GRAMMY.com's For The Record series, we explore the enduring cheer of the GRAMMY-winning pop/R&B icon's song
Ana Monroy Yglesias
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Dec 9, 2020 - 12:12 pm

No matter how many times you've heard them, the opening jingle bells of Mariah Carey's eternal holiday classic, "All I Want For Christmas Is You," bring an inescapable joy that moves through your body.

For the latest episode of GRAMMY.com's For The Record series, we explore the enduring cheer of the GRAMMY-winning pop/R&B icon's song.

Watch the video below to learn more.

Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You"

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Originally released in October 1994 on the angelic vocalist's Merry Christmas album, the song has remained a holiday favorite, with placements in TV shows and films like Love Actually; it reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in December 2019.

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Joni Mitchell in 1968

Joni Mitchell in 1968

 

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For The Record: Joni Mitchell's Emotive 1971 Masterpiece, 'Blue'

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The album, written and produced by the GRAMMY winner, includes classics like "A Case of You," "River" and "All I Want"
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Dec 2, 2020 - 1:54 pm

In the latest episode of For The Record, GRAMMY.com explores Canadian folk icon Joni Mitchell's widely celebrated fourth album, Blue. Released in 1971, the album features 10 tracks, all written and produced by the GRAMMY winner, including classics like "A Case of You," "River" and "All I Want."

Watch the video below.

Joni Mitchell's 'Blue' | For The Record

In 1999, Blue was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame. (Her albums Court and Spark and Clouds have earned the honor, too.) Just four years later, Mitchell received the Lifetime Achievement Award, one of the Recording Academy's highest accolades.

Further proving the album's timeless nature, James Blake covered "A Case of You" on his 2011 EP, Enough Thunder, calling the track his "favorite song ever written about a relationship."

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Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

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For The Record: Revisiting The Historic 'Waiting To Exhale' Soundtrack

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At the 1997 GRAMMYs, the soundtrack received 11 GRAMMY nominations—including Album Of The Year—and won Best R&B Song for the Whitney Houston-sung lead single, "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Nov 11, 2020 - 6:42 pm

For the latest episode of For The Record (watch below), GRAMMY.com explores the first all-female soundtrack for the 1995 Black-female-led film Waiting to Exhale. The Babyface-produced album featured original music from one of the movie's stars, Whitney Houston, along with fellow R&B/pop greats Aretha Franklin, Brandy, Toni Braxton, TLC and more.

For The Record: 'Waiting to Exhale' Soundtrack

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At the 1997 GRAMMYs, the soundtrack received 11 GRAMMY nominations—including Album Of The Year—and won Best R&B Song for the Houston-sung lead single, "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)."

Houston and superproducer Babyface made the intentional decision to create the first all-female soundtrack to match the all-female lead cast. Now that's star power!

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