Cardi B Takes Plea Deal in Strip Club Attack Case
Cardi B pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges Thursday (Sept. 15) stemming from a 2018 attack at a strip club in Queens. The rapper agreed to plead guilty to 3rd-degree…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 19: Host Cardi B attends the 2021 American Music Awards Red Carpet Roll-Out with Host Cardi B at L.A. LIVE on November 19, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
(Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)Cardi B pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges Thursday (Sept. 15) stemming from a 2018 attack at a strip club in Queens.
The rapper agreed to plead guilty to 3rd-degree assault and reckless endangerment in the second degree. She has been placed on a three-year order of protection from the Wattley sisters and was sentenced to serve 15 days of community service, The New York Post reports.
Back in August of 2018, she allegedly hurled a hookah and two champagne bottles at the Wattley sisters who are both bartenders at the Queens club. The rapper then allegedly ordered her crew to assault them. According to TMZ, the two women go by Jade and Baddie Gi and Cardi's reason as to why she allegedly ordered her crew to assault them was that she suspected that they had sex with her husband, Offset. Cardi was arrested and booked a few months later for her alleged role in the strip club fight.
After taking the plea deal Cardi spoke to the gossip site about how she felt after the ruling, "Part of growing up and maturing is being accountable for your actions," she said. "As a mother, it's a practice that I am trying to instill in my children, but the example starts with me. I've made some bad decisions in my past that I am not afraid to face and own up to."
Cardi B first hit the hip-hop scene by posting herself rapping onto social media. Her vibrant personality caught the eyes of producers from VH1's Love and Hip Hop New York, which helped to launch her to superstardom. The Bronx native dropped "Bodak Yellow" in 2017 and in 2018 she released her debut album, Invasion of Privacy. Cardi B won the 2018 Grammy for Best Rap Album making her the first solo woman to win the award. The rapper has yet to drop a sophomore album but has released several hits with fellow artists such as Megan Thee Stallion and Migos.
Scroll through Cardi B's top hits ranked below.
10. "Ring" ft. Kehlani
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)Cardi takes a swing at R&B with this track featuring songstress Kehlani. "Ring" speaks of missing someone that doesn't call anymore. The "I miss you" theme track was written by songwriter Nija Charles recalling the lyrics to Genius as "very honest and vulnerable."
9. "Drip" ft. Migos
(Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)Cardi recruits Migos for this hit as Offset takes a majority of the song rapping part of the hook and second verse. Cardi takes the first verse as Quavo and Takeoff follow with the third and fourth verse. Per Songfacts, the word "drippin'" is used 120 times throughout the song. Quavo is the only one that doesn't use the word at all.
Cardi recruits Migos for this hit as Offset takes a majority of the song rapping part of the hook and second verse. Cardi takes the first verse as Quavo and Takeoff follow with the third and fourth verse. Per Songfacts, the word "drippin'" is used 120 times throughout the song. Quavo is the only one that doesn't use the word at all.
8. "Press"
(Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for REVOLVE)The 2019 song was a reflection of Cardi's now very public life. The song correlated with the Bronx rapper's real-life court proceeding as she pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a fight in a strip club. She first previewed the song to her Instagram followers in December 2018 and later released the track in May of 2019.
7. "Be Careful"
(Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Fashion Nova)In the midst of cheating rumors from her husband Offset, the track (which was very different for Cardi) impressed fans with her versatility. The song addresses the cheating rumors and alleged sex tape with Offset and another woman, "You gon' gain the whole world, But is it worth the girl that you're losin'?" Fugees singer Lauryn Hill gets a writing credit for the track as Cardi uses the bridge to her 1998 hit "Ex Factor" and explained what it meant to get Hill's seal of approval. "Not only was I relieved, I was like I cannot believe Lauryn Hill approved this record. For her to approve, it was the biggest stamp to it," she said, per Songfacts. "Nobody could talk s--- about this record to me because the sensei approved it."
6. "Money"
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Cardi's first solo release after 'Invasion of Privacy' found her spilling about her love of money. Producer White Did It (who was behind the Bronx MC's "Bodak Yellow" and "I Like It") spoke about creating the record to Genius, "I love just intense-sounding sounds, so this piano is what I started with. This is suspense. Like, I'm coming. It feels like some shark in the water. That piano just… it sets the tone for the mood." Cardi performed "Money" at the 2018 Grammys when she won "Best Rap Album." "Money" also took home the "Best Hip Hop Video" at the VMAs in 2019.
5. "Bartier Cardi" ft. 21 Savage
(Photo by Ser Baffo/Getty Images for BET)The song's title is a mashup of her name and the luxury brand Cartier. Cardi explained on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, "I had to name it 'Bartier' because I didn't want Cartier to sue me." The song shares a similar rhythmic fast flow like her debut single "Bodak Yellow" which is probably why the song was received so well by her fans. The video was nominated for a VMA in 2018 for "Best Hip Hop Video."
5. "Up"
(Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)Cardi revealed during a YouTube live interview that she got the idea for the song from Offset because he kept repeating the phrase "up and stuck," and then she started repeating "up and a stuck out of nowhere." The song landed at #2 on the Hot 100 in its first week, making Cardi B the first female solo rapper to debut in the Top 5 of the chart since Lauryn Hill's "Doo Wop (That Thing)" in 1998, per the outlet. This was Cardi's fifth Hot 100 #1 following "Bodak Yellow," "I Like It," and "Girls Like You Remix," and "WAP."
3. "I Like It" ft. Bad Bunny & J Balvin
(Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)"I Like It" taps in Columbian superstar reggaeton singer J Balvin and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny for this hit. Producer J. White Did It is behind this track and explains the meaning of the popular hit: "It's just celebrating success, achievement, talking about what she likes. Pretty much, if you ain't working, you ain't eating." This was Cardi's second Hot 100 #1 hit and first for both J. Balvin and Bad Bunny. Cardi B became the first female rapper with two chart-toppers, the first was, of course, her debut single "Bodak Yellow."
"I Like It" taps in superstar Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny for this hit. Producer J. White Did It is behind this track and explains the meaning of the popular hit: "It's just celebrating success, achievement, talking about what she likes. Pretty much, if you ain't working, you ain't eating." This was the Cardi's second Hot 100 #1 hit and first for both J. Balvin and Bad Bunny. Cardi B became the first female rapper with two chart-toppers, the first was from her debut single "Bodak Yellow."
2. "WAP" ft. Megan Thee Stallion
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)Many would conclude that Cardi and Megan's "WAP" was a culture reset. The song topped the US chart, becoming Cardi's fourth #1 and Megan's second. The raunchy lyrics and racy Grammy performance became the topic of many think pieces due to the nature of the song. Cardi confidently said to i-D of her haters, "They keep talking and the numbers keep going up. At the end of the day, whatever they’re saying, the numbers speak for themselves.” The song won the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards "Best Collaboration" and "Best Song of the Year."
1. "Bodak Yellow"
(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Universal Pictures)Cardi's 2017 hit "Bodak Yellow" solidified her place in hip-hop. The rapper was nominated for two Grammys in 2017 for "Best Rap Performance" and "Best Rap Song." The climb made the song the first top 10 hit solo by a female rapper since Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" reached #2 three years previously.
