

Cardi wrote the lyrics on a plane, listening to the beat White sent her. White and Cardi met in New York due to a shared manager and decided to work together. White Did It" White, a producer from Dallas. The beat for "Bodak Yellow" was created by Jermaine "J. The song won Single of the Year at the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards, Rhythm & Bars Award at the 2017 Soul Train Music Awards, and Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Song at the 2018 American Music Awards.

"Bodak Yellow" received nominations for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 60th Grammy Awards. Filmed in Dubai, its accompanying music video made her the only female rapper to have two videos on her YouTube channel with more than 1 billion views, as it joined " I Like It", and became the fastest solo female rap song to reach that mark on the platform. Bodak Yellow was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2021, making Cardi the first female rapper to achieve this with a solo single. It was Billboard's top female rap song of the year. The single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for three consecutive weeks, making Cardi B the second female rapper to reach number one with a solo song, following Lauryn Hill in 1998. Selected by The Washington Post and Pitchfork music critics as the best song of 2017, it was cited by many publications as one of the songs that defined the 2010s decade. On “Bodak Yellow,” Cardi brings up her past as a stripper and how she has cemented her legitimacy in the rap game with her peerless work ethic. It was released on Jas the lead single from her debut album Invasion of Privacy. " Bodak Yellow" (also known as " Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)") is the debut major-label single by Cardi B. Invasion of Privacy track listing Previous Laquan Green Cardi B Singles Chronology Current.
