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Cardi B makes history as first female rapper with two Billboard No. 1 singles

Cardi B performs onstage at the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on April 26, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cardi's single "I Like It" is her second No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

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Cardi B performs onstage at the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on April 26, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cardi's single "I Like It" is her second No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
By Kelcie Willis, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
July 3, 2018

Cardi B’s reign won’t let up.

The rapper has made history as the first female artist in the genre to have two No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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"I Like It," Cardi’s song with Bad Bunny and J. Balvin, follows her single “Bodak Yellow” in the No. 1 spot.

The record means Cardi has surpassed four female rapers who each had a No. 1 on the chart: Lauryn Hill, with "Doo Wop (That Thing)" in 1998; Lil' Kim, with "Lady Marmalade," with Christina Aguilera, Mya and P!nk in 2001; Shawnna, as featured on Ludacris' "Stand Up" in 2003; and Iggy Azalea, with "Fancy" featuring Charli XCX in 2014.

Related: Cardi B’s ‘Invasion of Privacy’ is No. 1 Billboard 200 album

Cardi's No. 1s both come from her debut album, "Invasion of Privacy," which was No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

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