American rapper, Cardi B, has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the only female rapper to have her first two studio albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.
Her latest album, Am I The Drama?, debuted at the top position with 200,000 equivalent album units sold in its first week.
This success follows her debut album, Invasion of Privacy (2018), which also launched at number one.
Billboard confirmed the achievement on Sunday via an official Instagram post, stating, “Cardi B scores her second No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as ‘AM I THE DRAMA?’ debuts atop the tally.”
The post added, “With 200,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States, according to luminate_data, it marks 2025’s biggest week for an R&B/hip-hop album by a woman.”
“’AM I THE DRAMA?’ is Cardi B’s second full-length studio project, and follows her chart-topping debut, ‘Invasion of Privacy,’ in 2018.”
Besides making history, Am I The Drama? also recorded the highest first-week sales in 2025 for a female hip-hop/R&B artist, driven by strong streaming numbers and robust physical sales from various vinyl and CD formats.
Cardi B is slated to begin an arena tour in February 2026 to promote the new album.
In another notable achievement, Cardi B set a Guinness World Record for the most drone deliveries in one hour. On September 19, 2025, she collaborated with Walmart and Wing Drone Delivery to distribute 176 signed copies of Am I The Drama? across the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area in Texas.
The official Guinness announcement read, “Most deliveries by UAV drones in one hour: 176, by @iamcardib, @AtlanticRecords, @Wing & @Walmart at multiple locations today across the Dallas–Fort Worth region, Texas, USA.”
This initiative marked a pioneering moment in music marketing, as it was the first time an artist linked a world record to an album release using drone technology. Cardi B described the event as “a special moment for my fans and a crazy new way to drop music.”
