Cardi B extended her Grammy nominations record at the 2026 ceremony earning her sixth Best Rap Performance nomination with Outside, solidifying her position as the most nominated female rapper ever in the category. The Cardi B Grammy nominations record previously included nods for Bodak Yellow, Be Careful, Clout, Up, and now Outside from her sophomore album Am I The Drama. No other female rapper in Recording Academy history has received six nominations in Best Rap Performance making this achievement particularly historic for the Bronx-born artist.
The Cardi B Grammy nominations record comes alongside strong competition in the Best Rap Performance category this year including Kendrick Lamar’s TV Off with Lefty Gunplay, Clipse’s Chains and Whips featuring Kendrick and Pharrell Williams, Doechii’s Anxiety, and Tyler The Creator’s Darling I with Teezo Touchdown. Outside peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a fan favorite from her long-awaited second album that addresses her divorce from Offset and relationship with NFL star Stefon Diggs.
Beyond the Cardi B Grammy nominations record in Best Rap Performance, she previously won Best Rap Album for Invasion of Privacy at the 61st Grammy Awards in 2019 becoming the first solo female rapper to win that category. She earned Album of the Year nominations for that same project placing her among only three female rappers ever nominated for the ceremony’s biggest prize alongside Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott. The rapper has won one Grammy from seventeen total nominations throughout her career since her 2018 breakthrough with Bodak Yellow.
The Cardi B Grammy nominations record demonstrates her consistency and staying power in hip-hop nearly eight years after entering the mainstream music scene. She submitted Outside for four categories including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Song showing confidence in the track’s commercial and artistic merit. The 68th Annual Grammy Awards will air live February 1 2026 from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on CBS and Paramount Plus with voting concluding in January.
