Having a diamond-certified report for promoting at the very least 10 million items is likely one of the highest accomplishments within the music trade and is a real indicator of being a famous person. 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 one of the necessary issues he’s ever performed. One yr later, the Grammy Award-winning lead single from Scorpion helped the megastar earn his first diamond plaque from the Recording Trade 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 instances 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 offered in extra of 10 million copies. He is earned diamond plaques for the Rihanna-assisted “Love the Manner 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 Dying 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 Large Apple anthem “Empire State of Thoughts” with Alicia Keys reached diamond standing in July of 2024.
Because 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 52 rappers who’ve all gone diamond beneath.
