On June 16 , 2017 , Atlantic Records released Cardi B 's commercial debut single , " Bodak Yellow " , via digital distribution . She performed the single on '' The Wendy Williams Show '' and '' Jimmy Kimmel Live ! '' The song climbed the charts for several months , and , on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 chart dated September 25 , 2017 , " Bodak Yellow " reached the number one spot , making Cardi B the first female rapper to do so with a solo single since Lauryn Hill 's " Doo Wop ( That Thing ) " debuted atop the chart in 1998 . The song stayed atop the charts for three consecutive weeks , tying with American pop singer Taylor Swift 's " Look What You Made Me Do " as the longest running female at the number one spot in 2017 . Cardi B became the first person of Dominican descent to reach number one in the history of the Hot 100 since it was launched in 1958 . An editor of '' The New York Times '' called it " the rap anthem of the summer " . " Bodak Yellow " was eventually certified septuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . The song received nominations for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 60th Grammy Awards . It won Single of the Year at the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards
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