Overview

• The 23-track album, released Sept. 19, is Cardi B’s first full-length in seven years and includes prior smashes WAP and Up alongside new material and star features.
• Hits Daily Double projects 125,000–150,000 first-week album-equivalent units and more than 100 million streams, with the outlet noting limited data and possible exclusions of pure sales.
• RIAA platinum status arrived within a day due to catalog inclusions, while Billboard’s first-week accounting will exclude those older singles from the album’s opening tally.
• Cardi B tearfully thanked fans in a livestream, saying the reception means more to her than the numbers and noting that early performance is strong.
• Reviews highlight diss-heavy tracks and personal themes, with renewed shots at BIA and candid reflections on her split from Offset drawing significant attention.