Having a diamond-certified report for promoting at the least 10 million models is without doubt one of the highest accomplishments within the music trade and is a real indicator of being a celebrity. In hip-hop, solely a choose variety of rappers have achieved such accolades.
Not lengthy after Drake dropped the video for “God’s Plan” in 2018, he stated it was some of the essential issues he’s ever accomplished. One 12 months later, the Grammy Award-winning lead single from Scorpion helped the megastar earn his first diamond plaque from the Recording Business Affiliation of America. Not solely did “God’s Plan” prime the Billboard Scorching 100 for greater than 11 weeks, however as of 2023, Drizzy’s hit has formally been licensed 16 occasions platinum.
Slim Shady, one of many highest-selling and all-around most profitable hip-hop artists ever, has crafted a variety of albums and singles which have bought in extra of 10 million copies. He is earned diamond plaques for the Rihanna-assisted “Love the Method You Lie,” 2010’s “Not Afraid” and his traditional anthem “Lose Your self,” in addition to the albums The Eminem Present and The Marshall Mathers LP. It stays to be seen if his 2024 album, The Demise of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace) can spawn any diamond-certified hits, however with a observe report as stellar as this, the chances are wanting pretty good for Marshall.
In 2023, 50 Cent’s smash single “In Da Membership” went diamond. The latest member of the unique membership is Jay-Z, whose Huge Apple anthem “Empire State of Thoughts” with Alicia Keys reached diamond standing in July of 2024.
On account of collaborations with pop stars like Justin Bieber, Robin Thicke and Katy Perry, Southern legends like Ludacris, T.I. and Juicy J have additionally landed spots in the diamond membership. Try the 53 rappers who’ve all gone diamond under.
See Each Hip-Hop Artist Who’s Gone Diamond
