Cardi B‘s 2017 single “Bodak Yellow” proved to be a life-changing track that catapulted her profession and broke all kinds of data – and he or she solely paid $10k for the music video.

Together with a screenshot of the music video – which featured her in Dubai, driving camels by means of the desert and hanging out with lions – the Bronx native revealed a little bit recognized truth on Twitter on Tuesday (June 20).

“Enjoyable truth : I spend ten thousand {dollars} on the Bodak yellow music video,” Cardi wrote.

The apparently low-budget music video crossed the billion-view mark on YouTube in 2021 – which was the quickest to achieve the benchmark by a feminine rapper ever. It additionally made Cardi B the primary feminine rapper to have two movies on her YouTube channel with greater than 1 billion views, becoming a member of her 2018 single, “I Like It.”

Enjoyable truth : I spend ten thousand {dollars} on the Bodak yellow music video pic.twitter.com/4mhabCkhoy

— Cardi B (@iamcardib) June 20, 2023

Across the identical time because the YouTube accolade, “Bodak Yellow” grew to become the primary diamond-certified single ever by a feminine rapper. The RIAA made it official by including the diamond plaque to their website’s database and later congratulated Cardi with a tweet.

“Congratulations to @iamcardibthe first feminine rapper to realize an RIAA diamond single award! #BodakYellow @AtlanticRecords,” they wrote.

“Bodak Yellow” went 9x-platinum in 2019 and reached the elusive diamond standing lower than two years later. The only powered Cardi into her Invasion of Privateness debut, the place each track on the album is not less than gold — making her the primary lady to perform that feat as properly.

In different Cardi B information, the “Tomorrow 2″ rapper has been awarded $350,000 by a choose from the person that accused her of utilizing his likeness on her Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1 mixtape again in 2016 with out his permission.

Earlier this month, U.S. District Decide Cormac made the ruling after practically a yr of litigation between the Bronx rap star and plaintiff Kevin Michael Brophy Jr.

Brophy additionally voluntarily withdrew his movement for a brand new trial and waived any future efforts for an attraction beneath a brand new settlement filed in federal court docket, bringing an finish to the long-running dispute.

“The events now have reached an settlement avoiding the need of Defendants’ movement for legal professional’s charges and utility to tax prices and Plaintiff’s New Trial Movement,” the submitting learn.

The $350,000 will probably be used to cowl Cardi’s legal professional charges, though Cuniff speculates that it probably falls in need of the total sum because the rapper employed “one of many high music copyright attorneys within the nation.”