It is that time of year again. The youth go back to school, parents take a deep breath and the warm weather (at least in theory) begins to subside. It is also the time when the hotly contested prize of “Song of the Summer” is crowned.

After being let go from a job at a small supermarket, Cardi B turned to stripping at the young age of 19, an occupation that would seem invaluable to her identity as an artist and the overall sound of her debut album, “Invasion of Privacy.”