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.
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 is tied with The Weeknd for the third-most diamond-certified songs in history.
Eminem Is The First & Only Rapper With Two Diamond Albums.
Brooks' seven diamond albums are his self-titled debut, No Fences, Ropin' The Wind, The Hits, Double-Live, The Ultimate Hits and, coincidentally, Sevens.
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.
Lil Wayne's 2008 hit "Lollipop" just scored a big victory — it's been certified diamond by the RIAA. The song was featured on Tha Carter III, which sold one million copies in its first week.
Cardi B Makes History As The First Female Rapper To Earn A Diamond-Certified Single With 'Bodak Yellow'
Michael Jackson Receives Posthumous RIAA Diamond Certifications – VIBE.com.
Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar's Goosebumps has just sold over 10 million units, making it their first diamond single as artists. Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar's Goosebumps has surpassed the 10 million units sold mark, making it both of the artists' first diamond-certified single.
"Bodak Yellow" made Cardi B the first female rapper to have a song certified Diamond by the RIAA, a record which she has since extended to three Diamond-certified songs.
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.
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 ...
Post Malone is the artist with the most diamond singles.
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.
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.
For starters, unlike Adele, Taylor Swift or Usher, Beyoncé has no diamond-selling albums (not even her double-album I Am … Sasha Fierce, which would've had to sell only 5 million to earn that certification).
The anticipation forGet Rich Or Die Tryin''s release was so high that Interscope Records rushed it out five days before its scheduled Feb. 11 date. It sold over 800K copies in its first week and has since been certified Diamond by the RIAA. But that's all history.
Since 1990, only eight rap releases have earned the coveted honor.
Music career
Slim Thug's big debut album with Star Trak Entertainment & Interscope Records, Already Platinum, was released in July 2005 after many delays. It premiered on #2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and sold 130,000 copies in its first week.
Nine times
He was shot in his legs, hands and face. Both of his legs were broken in multiple places. And while his injuries were horrific, the story helped build his brand in the early years. To people listening to his music, it made it all the more authentic.
Jay-Z's best-selling album:
2… Hard Knock Life is Jay-Z's best-selling album n the US, delivering a whopping 5.4 million record sales, going Platinum five times. There's never much doubt about the best albums of Jay's canon but it's not very often that the best album translates into the highest-selling albums.
Snoop Dogg – Diamond Collection.