Cardi B. participated in the #10YearChallenge with a video from high school, and her fans are loving it.
If you’ve been anywhere near social media in the last few days, you’ve no doubt seen people participating in the #10yearchallenge, alternately known as the #howdidagehityouchallenge or, if you’re feeling particularly confident in your current form, #glowup.
The idea is to post a picture of yourself from approximately ten years ago alongside a current photo to show how much you’ve changed.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsn5WMThwtb/?utm_source=ig_embed
Even celebrities got in on the challenge.
Time sure does fly when you are having fun!! #10YearChallenge pic.twitter.com/gruONFaDDn
— Reese Witherspoon (@ReeseW) January 15, 2019
And, of course, it wasn’t long before brands started using it for marketing.
https://twitter.com/SubwayUK/status/1085131715729940481
Eventually, the whole thing became a meme.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BsnrGrcHqng/?utm_source=ig_embed
Usually, a brand tweeting a meme would signal the end of a meme, but if there’s one person who can keep the trend alive, it’s Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, aka Cardi B. The “Bodak Yellow” rapper gifted fans with a short video clip of an old high school performance. The video, posted to Instagram, shows Cardi performing the Lady Gaga song “Bad Romance” while a group of friends dance in the background.
Yes, that song is nearly ten years old now.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BsoTdDgl13v/
Although it was posted less than 24 hours ago, the video has already racked up over 6.7 million views. It’s kind of hard to make out the words over the screaming fans as Cardi hits the stage. It’s clear that while she wasn’t a household name yet, Cardi B. was already a star. She didn’t include a current video or picture to go along with the throwback post, but then again we don’t really need that when it comes to Cardi B. do we?
Although if you’re the kind of person who craves a feeling of completeness you can check out the official (NSFW) video for Cardi’s newest single below. It’s for the song “Money” which currently sits at number 17 on the Billboard charts, and the video itself has over 33 million views. Not bad for ten years.