At the time, Posty joined fellow rappers Juicy J, T.I., OutKast, Tupac Shakur and Drake who have also reached diamond status for either features on a song, their own albums or a song they released during their careers.
Drake doesn't yet have a Diamond album (an album that's sold 10 million or more copies), but his single "God's Plan" did reach the prestigious mark.
Post Malone has broken the record for the most RIAA diamond-certified singles from any artist, with three newly certified records.
#1 – Eminem
Finally, “Love the Way You Lie” featuring Rihanna was certified right after as the sixteenth and received an award in 2018. In March of 2022, three of Eminem's albums, The Eminem Show, Curtain Call: The Hits, and The Marshall Mathers LP, were diamond certified songs as well.
MC Hammer was the First Rapper to Have a Diamond Album.
Jay-Z has earned his first ever diamond certification. The RIAA noted on Monday (June 12), that his 2011 collaboration with Kanye West, "N-ggas In Paris" achieved 10x platinum status, qualifying it for a diamond plaque with 10,000,000 units sold.
Brooks' seven diamond albums are his self-titled debut, No Fences, Ropin' The Wind, The Hits, Double-Live, The Ultimate Hits and, coincidentally, Sevens.
Lil Uzi Vert's $24 million pink diamond forehead implant has been through a lot. After its debut in February, the rapper had to remove the 11 carat accessory due to bleeding.
As a result of these back-to-back achievements, Em became the first and only rapper to have two albums certified diamond. The Marshall Mathers LP features many of what could be called Em's most defining tracks.
At the time, Posty joined fellow rappers Juicy J, T.I., OutKast, Tupac Shakur and Drake who have also reached diamond status for either features on a song, their own albums or a song they released during their careers.
Drake's "God's Plan" was certified diamond in 2019. The rapper received a second diamond certification in 2020 as a featured artist on Travis Scott's "Sicko Mode," and a third in 2021 as a featured artist on Future's "Life Is Good." He added two more to his total in 2022 for "Hotline Bling" and "One Dance."
Conversation. Rappers with the most platinum songs: (inc. features) ? 95 - Drake 54 - Kanye West 45 - Lil Wayne 44 - Juice WRLD 41 - Lil Baby 36 - Future 34 - Eminem 32 - NBA Youngboy 28 - J. Cole 23 - Nicki Minaj 23 - Kendrick Lamar Going platinum once is an achievement, this is crazy..
Judge the Jewels: Drake's $12.5M Necklace Represents the 42 Times He 'Almost' Proposed. New piece titled “Previous Engagements” for all the times he thought about it but never did it. 42 engagement rings, 351.38 carats in diamonds. The sighting: Rapper Drake recently revealed a very sparkly new diamond necklace.
“We Found Love” is Rihanna's first certified diamond single as a lead artist. She has three other songs vying for this coveted honor, including “Stay,” “Work,” and most recently, “Needed Me.” Each of the latter three tunes has sales of nine million equivalent units.
So far, only seven hip hop records have reached the Diamond status that signifies 10 million certified album units sold in the US. Such artists as Jay Z, Kanye West, Drake, and Dr. Dre, while having many other accolades imaginable, are yet to reach this milestone in their careers.
With a combined six Diamond awards — three for albums and three for singles — Eminem has firmly secured a place as one of the biggest-selling acts in music history, with the more than 73 million new certifications pushing his career RIAA Award total to 227.5 million; that number includes 166 million single ...
Here's how Lil Uzi Vert actually got that $30 million diamond into his forehead. As we now know, Uzi's new piercing goes well beyond the normal realms of body modification. While American rapper Lil Uzi Vert is no stranger to a strong look, his latest body modification is eye-wateringly bold.
Since 1990, only eight rap releases have earned the coveted honor.
The RIAA began its certifications in 1958, therefore, popular artists from earlier eras are generally not represented on this list. As of June 8, 2023, The Beatles have the highest total certified albums and Drake has the highest total certified digital singles.
Kanye West has earned his first ever Diamond certification, with 'Stronger' surpassing the 10 million sales mark earlier this week. Released in 2007 from West's third album 'Graduation', the track has reached the milestone 14 years later.
Although 50 Cent mentions diamond status in his posts, his first two albums haven't yet been certified diamond on the Recording Industry Association of America's website. According to the RIAA, as of February 2020, Get Rich or Die Tryin' — which celebrated its 18th anniversary last month — went platinum nine times.
Prior to Tupac's murder on September 13, 1996, the artist released four studio albums, 1991's 2Pacalypse Now, 1993's Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z..., 1995's Me Against the World and 1996's All Eyez on Me. In July 2014, All Eyez on Me was certified Diamond by the RIAA.
Garth Brooks holds the record for most diamond-certified albums, with nine. Others with three or more albums that have reached diamond status include The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Shania Twain and the Eagles.
Michael Jackson Receives Posthumous RIAA Diamond Certifications – VIBE.com.