Cardi B won Best Rap Album at the 2019 Grammy Awards with Invasion of Privacy.
The album was Cardi B’s debut studio release and included the singles “Bodak Yellow,” “Bartier Cardi,” “Be Careful,” and “I Like It.” It combined hip-hop, trap, Latin, and pop influences and became a major commercial success.
Cardi B’s victory made her the first solo woman to win Best Rap Album. Previous women had been nominated, and women had won in collaborative or group contexts, but Cardi B was the first female solo artist to receive the category’s top album prize.
At the same ceremony, “I Like It” earned a nomination for Record of the Year. Invasion of Privacy’s Grammy win confirmed Cardi B’s transition from viral personality and mixtape artist to major album-focused recording artist.