If you look at the list of nominees for the Top Female Rap Artist category of the Billboard Music Awards just announced yesterday, in addition to the two familiar names Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, surely most music listeners will see surprised by the remaining name – Bhad Bhabie, the stage name of Danielle Bregoli – the youngest artist on the entire nomination list this year. And in a recent interview, this 15-year-old female rapper shared her thoughts about being nominated with her seniors as well as predicting who will win this award.

Speaking to TMZ on April 18, Danielle shared: “Clearly Cardi will win but she really deserves it, whereas I’m just starting my career.” When asked to clarify whether she was on Cardi’s side or not, Danielle responded: “Sure, Cardi is much better than Nicki, I don’t care what people say. Cardi is the one who really raps.” and voicing my opinion, Nicki only has attitude, so what, oh, so big!”

This young female rapper has become a legendary Internet meme since September 2016 after Danielle’s inappropriate and disrespectful behavior when she was only 13 years old caused her mother to take her to the show. Dr. Phil , and this was the moment when Danielle’s iconic quote was born – “cash me outside, how ’bout dah?” . When interviewed about stealing her mother’s car, she called the studio audience “hoes” and told them to “catch me outside, how ’bout dah?” – implies going out to fight.

A few months later, this famous quote from Danielle became a meme and went viral, creating many tweets, videos, and parodies that spread across social networks. Videos on Dr. This Phil of Danielle has now become the most viewed video on the show’s YouTube channel, with more than 46 million views. Despite becoming a social media star almost overnight, Danielle continued to cause a lot of controversy such as being sentenced to 5 years of probation after committing multiple crimes, including theft. , possession of marijuana and filing a false police report.

However, these inappropriate behaviors of Danielle cannot stop her music career. Under the stage name Bhad Bhabie, Danielle released her first single “These Heaux” – which not only appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 77, but also helped her become an artist. The youngest female to have her debut single enter this prestigious chart. Soon after, she demonstrated how an internet meme could help one’s career when she signed with Atlantic Records in a multi-album deal worth several million dollars.

With the power of the internet today, the fact that Danielle was nominated for a major award like the Billboard Music Awards may be a bit shocking but not entirely surprising, as the Billboard Music Awards are based on aggregate data reports. over the past 12 months and looks at a variety of criteria such as key fan interactions, as well as album and digital music sales, radio airplay, music streams, touring and page engagement. social network.

Besides her two singles entering the Billboard Hot 100, Danielle’s Bhad Bhabie channel on YouTube has nearly 4 million followers and her 4 MVs have garnered more than 204 million views. The statistics show that Danielle’s music is quite popular, but some fans’ reactions seemed a bit confused and bewildered when she was nominated in the same category as Nicki Minaj and Cardi B.

“What is Bhad Bhabie doing here?”

“To nominate ‘ Catch me outside ‘ is disrespectful to rap. Do you know how many female rappers have released music in the past year? Dreezy, Young MA, Saweetie, Stefflondon, etc.”

“Huh, why is Bhad Bhabie nominated for Top Rap Female Artist?

“Music industry: I feel disgusted.”

Nicki Minaj has had 86 songs on the Hot 100 chart, including 15 songs in the top 10, while Cardi B has had 17 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and of course, not to mention “Bodak Yellow ” – marked This is the second time in history that a solo song by a female rapper has topped this chart and the first time since 1998.