Cardi B will make history at ASCAP’s virtual Rhythm & Soul Awards, which begins Wednesday (July 15) and runs through Friday.The rapper will win songwriter of the year for the second year in a row at this year's show, making her the first female songwriter to win songwriter of the year twice (whether consecutively or not) at the annual event. Kandi Burruss (2000), Alicia Keys (2005) and Mary J.