Invasion of Privacy (album)

Invasion of Privacy is the debut studio album by American rapper Cardi B. It was released on April 6, 2018, through Atlantic Records. The album is primarily hip-hop, but also includes elements of trap, Latin trap and R&B. It features production from 30 Roc, Andrew Watt, Benny Blanco, Boi-1da, Craig Kallman, Cubeatz, DJ Mustard, Frank Dukes, J. White Did It, Keyz, Murda Beatz, Needlz, Tainy, and Vinylz, among others. The album features guest appearances by Migos, Chance the Rapper, Kehlani, SZA, 21 Savage, J Balvin, Bad Bunny, and YG.

The album debuted atop the US Billboard 200 with 255,000 units earned in its first week, including 202.6 million on-demand streams—the largest female rap album streaming week of all time—and 103,000 pure copies. Cardi B became the first female artist to chart thirteen songs simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 and the album was supported by five singles–"Bodak Yellow", "Bartier Cardi" (featuring 21 Savage), "Be Careful", "I Like It" (with Bad Bunny and J Balvin), and "Ring" (featuring Kehlani). Both Diamond-certified singles "Bodak Yellow" and "I Like It" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making Cardi B the first female rapper to top the chart more than once, and making the album the female rap album with the most Hot 100 number-one songs—a record later tied with her own second album, Am I the Drama?.

With over seven million units sold in the US to date, Invasion of Privacy is the best-selling female rap album of the 21st century, according to Luminate. It broke the record for longest-charting album by a female rapper on the Billboard 200, surpassing The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and has spent three full years on the chart. In December 2019, it became the most-streamed female rap album on Spotify and Apple Music, and the most-viewed female rap album on YouTube. It has been certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), becoming the highest-certified female rap album of the 21st century, while further becoming the first album in music history to have all its tracks certified platinum or higher by the RIAA.

Invasion of Privacy was met with critical acclaim. A number of music publications included it among their lists of best albums of the year, with Rolling Stone and Time listing it at number one. Several publications ranked it among the best albums of the 2010s as well, with Rolling Stone placing it at number thirty-four. Among its accolades, it won Best Rap Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, with Cardi B becoming the first female rapper to win the award as a solo artist. It also became the first female rap album in fifteen years to be nominated for Album of the Year, with "I Like It" being nominated for Record of the Year and "Be Careful" for Best Rap Performance. "Bodak Yellow" was nominated for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance at the previous ceremony. At the 2019 BET Awards, Invasion of Privacy won the BET Award for Album of the Year.

The album was made available for streaming on April 5, 2018, but was not available on any physical format upon its initial release. It would later be released for digital download worldwide, a day later, on April 6. The album was eventually released on vinyl on December 7, 2018, and on CD on February 22, 2019. A deluxe edition was intended to be released on January 25, 2019, and include "Money", "Press", and potentially three other tracks, but was scrapped for unknown reasons.