--- title: Cardi B Performs Bodak Yellow at BET Hip Hop Awards in VIDEO description: Rapper Cardi B paid homage to her New York roots by performing her hit "Bodak Yellow" on a set that looked like a street corner in the city. canonical: https://time.com/4977994/cardi-b-bet-hip-hop-awards-2017-performance/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-11T17:10:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:47:56.168Z og:title: Cardi B Paid Homage to NY With Her BET Hip Hop Performance og:description: She's the hottest in these streets og:url: https://time.com/4977994/cardi-b-bet-hip-hop-awards-2017-performance/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7220b4c7be87cc9a/6988e1760a4a225c059d0462/cardi-b-bet-hip-hop-honors-2017-performance.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: BET Hip Hop Awards 2017 - Show og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Cardi B Paid Homage to NY With Her BET Hip Hop Performance twitter:description: She's the hottest in these streets twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7220b4c7be87cc9a/6988e1760a4a225c059d0462/cardi-b-bet-hip-hop-honors-2017-performance.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How Cardi B Paid Homage to New York With Her BET Hip Hop Awards Performance > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for BET) MIAMI BEACH, FL - OCTOBER 06: Rapper Cardi B performs onstage during the BET Hip Hop Awards 2017 at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater on October 6, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for BET) Gustavo Caballero—Getty Images for BET  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 11, 2017 5:10 PM UTC As any [Cardi B](http://time.com/4948869/cardi-b-taylor-swift-hurricane-irma/) fan will tell you, the record-breaking rapper is immensely proud to be a “[regular, degular, schmegular girl from the Bronx.](http://time.com/4960015/cardi-b-bodak-yellow-what-to-know/)” So it should come as no surprise that Cardi paid homage to her borough with her performance of hit “Bodak Yellow” at the [2017 BET Hip Hop Awards ](http://time.com/4977218/eminem-freestyle-trump-bet-hip-hop-awards/)by performing on a set that looked like it could have been a New York City street corner, complete with a bodega, a barber shop, street benches, and background dancers that played dice and did pull-ups. The former _Love & Hip-Hop_ star made her entrance from the doors of the bodega, where she emerged in a floor-length fur coat and statement sunglasses before performing a riveting rendition of “Bodak Yellow” that the audience enthusiastically rapped along to. Her memorable performance wasn’t the only highlight of the night for Cardi; she also took home top honors that night including Hustler of the Year, Single of the Year, and Best New Artist. 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