American rapper Cardi B has set a new record by becoming the only female rapper to have her first two studio albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.
Her new album, Am I The Drama?, opened at the top with 200,000 equivalent album units in its first week. This follows the success of her debut album, Invasion of Privacy (2018), which also entered at number one.
Billboard confirmed the achievement on Sunday, posting: “Cardi B scores her second No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as Am I The Drama? debuts atop the tally. With 200,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States, according to Luminate, it marks 2025’s biggest week for an R&B/hip-hop album by a woman.”
The album also logged the biggest first-week sales this year for a female hip-hop or R&B act, driven by heavy streaming and strong physical sales from vinyl and CD editions.
Cardi B will promote the project with an arena tour beginning in February 2026.
Alongside her chart win, Cardi B picked up a Guinness World Record for the most drone deliveries in one hour. On September 19, she teamed up with Walmart, Atlantic Records, and Wing Drone Delivery to send out 176 signed copies of Am I The Drama? across the Dallas–Fort Worth area in Texas.
Guinness confirmed the feat: “Most deliveries by UAV drones in one hour: 176, by @iamcardib, @AtlanticRecords, @Wing & @Walmart at multiple locations across the Dallas–Fort Worth region, Texas, USA.”
Cardi B called the effort “a special moment for my fans and a crazy new way to drop music.”
