Cardi B before she was famous

The nobody years

1. 

   1990s-2000s Highbridge, South Bronx

   She grew up in Highbridge, in the South Bronx.

   Was raised in the Highbridge neighbourhood of the South Bronx. Source

2. 

   early 2010s Fired in Tribeca

   Early 2010s: a grocery store job in Tribeca, then fired.

   Worked at a grocery store in Tribeca and was fired. Source

3. early 2010s The club nearby

   She started dancing at a club nearby, her way out of poverty.

   Began dancing at a club nearby, later saying it was her way out of poverty and back into education. Source

4. 2013 Her own videos

   In 2013, her own Vine and Instagram videos drew attention.

   Started drawing attention through her own videos on Vine and Instagram. Source

5. 2016 Quit the show

   She left the TV show in 2016 to make music full time.

   Released the mixtape Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1. Source

6. 1992

   Was born in Washington Heights, Manhattan, to a Dominican father and a Trinidadian mother. Source

7. 2000s

   Took her stage name from Bacardi, a nickname she already had. Source

8. early 2010s

   Enrolled at Borough of Manhattan Community College and later left. Source

9. 2015

   Joined the sixth season of Love & Hip Hop: New York. Source

10. 2016

    Left the television show at the end of 2016 to work on music full time. Source

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