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. Originally planned as an EP and primarily a hip-hop album, it 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 earning 255,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, with 103,000 coming from pure album sales. It earned the second biggest first-week sales of 2018 at the time, while Cardi B became the first female artist to chart thirteen songs simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100. The album set multiple streaming records upon release, including the largest female rap album streaming week of all time, with 202.6 million on-demand streams in its first week. It 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.

Invasion of Privacy is regarded as one the top female rap albums of the 2010s, according to the Recording Academy and the Billboard 200 decade-end chart. 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 was the most-streamed female rap album on Spotify and Apple Music, and the most-viewed female rap album on YouTube. It has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and became 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 and digital download on April 5, 2018, but was not available on any physical format upon its initial release. It would later be released worldwide a day later, on April 6. The album was eventually released on vinyl on December 7, 2018, and its CD release–initially scheduled for September 28, 2018–was released 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.