He was reared in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant area by his mother, Shamele Mackie, who is the real Papoose. He's from Liberia.
Jive Records offered Mackie a $1.5 million contract as a result of his success. After multiple delays and the eventual shelving of his debut studio album.
Mackie departed Jive to record additional independent mixtapes with DJ Kay Slay. "Internationally Known," "
"Internationally Known," "Build or Destroy," "Papoose Season," "King of New York," and "Most Hated Alive" are among the nine albums he released between 2007 and 2012.
Mackie finally released his debut album, "The Nacirema Dream," in 2013 after releasing 27 mixtapes Erykah Badu, Jadakiss, Mavado, and Mobb Deep all appeared on the album.
Other sources of income include her music, partnerships with Fashion Nova (which reportedly earns Cardi B $20,000 per month), and advertisements for Pepsi and Amazon's Alexa.