Cardi B is all the way “Up” on the charts as her latest single debuts number 1 on Billboard
The rapper earns her fifth No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 his week with “Up.” The song dethrones Drake’s “What’s Next,” rising from No. 6 to No. 1 after debuting at No. 2 five weeks earlier. The track saw a boost thanks to Cardi’s raunchy performance of “Up” and “WAP” with Megan Thee Stallion at the Grammys.
Cardi previously reached No. 1 with “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves),” “I Like It” with Bad Bunny & J Balvin, “Girls Like You” with Maroon 5, and “WAP” with Megan Thee Stallion.
She extends her record for the most Hot 100 No. 1s among female rappers. Meanwhile, “Up” is Cardi B’s first Hot 100 No. 1 with no accompanying acts since “Bodak Yellow.” Additionally, she is the first female rapper with two Hot 100 No. 1s with no accompanying artists.
Taking to Instagram, a grateful Cardi celebrated her latest achievement. “I want God to come see me in my dreams when I take my nap today so I can kiss his feet and tell him how much I love him !!!” she wrote. “Yoooooo shit is amazing yoooooo .I got no words .Actually I got a lot of words but I can’t type it all NUMBER 1!!!!!”
On Instagram live, she also thanked her fans for streaming and Offset for being very supportive.