Cardi B has never made a secret of the fact that she started her career as a stripper. That she climbed the ladder, rung by rung, out of the strip clubs of New York and into reality television. That she used this new platform to cross into the music industry.

That she is, without doubt, one of the most successful and decorated female rap artists of all time.

It came as no surprise, then, to see her take home a whopping SIX awards last night at the Billboard Music Awards, including the gong for Best Rap Song.

“Man, I remember when I first hit the Billboard at No. 85 with Bodak Yellow,” she said, with a smile. “I celebrated that the same way I celebrated all my No. 1s on the Hot 100.”

Cardi then thanked her fans, prompting them to erupt into rapturous, deafening applause.

“Let me finish my speech, god damn it,” she teased. “I know y’all love me!”

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