SZA launched her final album over a 12 months in the past, but its reputation continues to rise — and the numbers show it.
In keeping with a tally by the Recording Trade Affiliation of America (RIAA) shared on Tuesday (February 20), the High Dawg Leisure celebrity obtained seven new gold and platinum certifications. Every was for a music was launched as a part of 2022’s SOS.
“Open Arms” that includes Travis Scott, “Search & Destroy” and Ghost In The Machine” that includes Phoebe Bridgers all reached platinum standing for the primary time (that means every lower offered over 1,000,000 items), whereas “I Hate U” and “Snooze” went three and 4 instances platinum respectively. Most notably, “Good Days” attained 6x platinum standing.
Moreover, “Immodest” has been licensed gold, with 500,000 items offered.
SZA nabs 7 extra gold & platinum plaques for “SOS” songs 👏 pic.twitter.com/86KU6nIjPL
— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) February 20, 2024
In comparable information, Twista’s traditional “Gradual Jamz” lastly achieved platinum certification final month, only a few days after its twentieth anniversary. The observe was formally honored with the award in late January.
On the identical day, “In a single day Movie star” and Kamikaze additionally went double platinum. The latter went platinum the primary time again in 2004, quickly after its launch.
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Twista has been a staple throughout the Hip Hop group for the very best a part of 35 years.
Rushing out the gate within the early ’90s along with his mesmerizing, rapid-fire circulation — which in 1992 earned him the title of World’s Quickest Rapper, in keeping with the Guinness E-book of World Data — he took the underground by storm earlier than kicking issues into overdrive, due to his show-stealing visitor verse on Do Or Die‘s 1996 Rap-A-Lot Data traditional “Po Pimp.”
This breakthrough set the scene for the success that might include the Chicago rapper’s platinum-selling third studio album, Adrenaline Rush.
By his personal admission, the 1997 LP established him as “an actual rapper” and helped validate rappers from his hometown. “It meant you needed to settle for that artists from Chicago may spit,” he instructed HipHopDX.
However regardless of the accolades that got here by the hands of Adrenaline Rush, it was his 2004 album Kamikaze that catapulted Twista into an entire different stratosphere — and possibly a whoe new tax bracket, too.
