Cardi B will co-host The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Monday April 9th, The New York Times reports.
The event marks the first time The Tonight Showhas ever fielded a co-host, though the late-night staple has a long history of tapping celebrities to fill in as guest hosts.Cardi B will reportedly appear throughout the program, help Fallon interview guests and perform a song.
The rapper has previously appeared on The Tonight Show twice. Last September,she performed No Limit alongside G-Eazy, and inDecember, she returnedfor an interview with Fallon that quickly went viral.
Cardi B is set to release her highly anticipated debut album, Invasion of Privacy, April 6th. The record arrivesafter a string of Hot 100 hits, including her Number One single Bodak Yellow, and collaborations with Bruno MarsandMigos and Nicki Minaj. While Cardi B has yet to release an official track list for Invasion of Privacy, she shared a new song, Be Careful,last week followed by a video for Bartier Cardi, her collaboration with 21 Savage, on Monday.
Cardi B is also set to serve as the musical guest on Saturday Night LiveApril 7th. In September, shell open for Mars on the final leg of his 24K Magic tour.