Cardi B Is The First Woman Rapper With Three Certified Diamond Singles

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LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 08: Cardi B arrives as Fashion Nova Presents: Party With Cardi at Hollywood Palladium on May 8, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

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Cardi B is now the first woman rapper with three certified diamond singles after her 2018 hit "I Like It" featuring J Balvin and Bad Bunny, is now certified diamond after eclipsing 10 million units sold.

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The "WAP" rapper reacted to the news on Instagram, “I remember like it was yesterday when this song went #1 and now it’s Diamond,” she wrote. “I honestly just can’t believe this is happening! I’m so proud to have two songs off my debut album go Diamond. I hope I can achieve the same or even better on my next one.”

J Balvin also reacted to the news on Twitter writing, "Love queen."

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She also mentioned to a fan on Twitter that the song also got over one billion views on YouTube.

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Listen to Cardi's now certified diamond single below:

Cardi B's Top 10 Best Songs: Ranked

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Autumn Hawkins is the National Hip-Hop and R&B writer for Beasley Media, currently residing in New Jersey. Prior to working at Beasley Media, she was in broadcast news as an entertainment producer. When she's not impatiently waiting for Beyoncé to drop new music, she is reading, shopping, or planning a vacation.