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AchievementSeptember 25, 2017· music

Cardi B becomes first solo female rapper to reach number one since Lauryn Hill with Bodak Yellow

Cardi B's single Bodak Yellow reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first female rapper to top the chart with a solo song since Lauryn Hill's Doo Wop (That Thing) in 1998. Cardi's rise from social media celebrity to Grammy-winning superstar became one of the defining popular culture stories of the decade.