Cardi B was spotted in 2014 shopping at the height of her stripping career

Before she was famous, Cardi B liked to do a spot of shopping in the Bronx - while wearing some very revealing hot pants. These throwback pictures were taken during the Grammy winner's stripping days, at Modell's Sporting Goods in The Bronx, in August 2014 when Cardi was just 21-years-old.

Before she was famous, Cardi B liked to do a spot of shopping in the Bronx - while wearing some very revealing hot pants.

These throwback pictures were taken during the Grammy winner's stripping days, at Modell's Sporting Goods in The Bronx, in August 2014 when Cardi was just 21-years-old.

The 26-year-old Bodak Yellow singer, who quit stripping at age 23, is seen perusing the isles of the discount store, then leaning over the counter as she pays for her items, in photos obtained exclusively by DailyMailTV.

'I was in Modell's and I looked over the cash register because there was a lot of guys hanging near there, like a lot,' said the man who shot the photos, who did not wish to be named.

Cardi B was spotted shopping at a Modell's Sporting Goods store in her hometown of the Bronx in August 2014, before she shot to fame

Cardi B was spotted shopping at a Modell's Sporting Goods store in her hometown of the Bronx in August 2014, before she shot to fame 

A fellow shopper said he took pictures of the starlet because of her beauty and he thought 'she had a great body' But he didn't realize until recently his photos were of the now-famous Cardi B

A fellow shopper said he took pictures of the then-stripper because of her beauty and he thought 'she had a great body', but didn't realize until recently his photos were of the now-famous Cardi B

'I looked to see what they were looking at and I saw this chick with these really short-shorts, so I took a few pictures, because I thought she was beautiful, she had a great body.

'I didn't think about the pictures again until last week when I was clearing out my Dropbox folder.

'I saw them and I was like ''oh my god, that's Cardi B.''

'That day I saw her, back in the summer of 2014, I had no idea she was going to turn out to be a megastar, I just thought she was really pretty.'

Cardi, real name Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, grew up in the Highbridge region of the Bronx, a short subway ride from this Modell's branch. 

'That day I saw her, back in the summer of 2014, I had no idea she was going to turn out to be a megastar, I just thought she was really pretty,' the unnamed man said of the Grammy-winner

'That day I saw her, back in the summer of 2014, I had no idea she was going to turn out to be a megastar, I just thought she was really pretty,' the unnamed man said of the Grammy-winner

Cardi B, real name Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, was 21 years old at the time and working as a stripper. She quit stripping at age 23 and shot to fame with her hit single Bodak Yellow

Cardi B, real name Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, was 21 years old at the time and working as a stripper. She quit stripping at age 23 and shot to fame with her hit single Bodak Yellow 

Since her stripping days, Cardi B married rapper Offset of the group Migos and they had eight-month-old daughter Kulture.  

The couple broke up in December amid reports that Offset had cheated.

But after some very public apologies, where Offset professed his love both in person and on social media, they reunited over the last number of weeks.

Offset is riding high following the success of his first ever solo album, while Cardi is expected to drop her second studio album in the coming months.

The Bodak Yellow hitmaker has been celebrating her new single Please Me reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and her Grammy win.

Cardi B is now attempting to trademark her popular 'okurrr' catchphrase for an upcoming line of paper goods and clothing items. 

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Since her stripping days, Cardi married rapper Offset of the group Migos and they had eight-month-old daughter Kulture (pictured together) 

 

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