Rap Albums That Went Diamond

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  • Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
  • We often hear rappers mentioning when they went gold, or even platinum, but it's once in a blue moon that a rapper achieves diamond status on one of their records. Whether it be an album or a song, to be RIAA Certified Diamond you have to sell 10 million units.
    Only the most highly regarded artists have been able to do this - Eminem, Outkast, Tupac - but there's some other artists that you might find quite surprising on this list. If that's the case, be sure to let me know in the comments.
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  • @BSReese93
    @BSReese93 3 года назад +5163

    Fun fact Eminem has 2 diamond albums and 3 diamond singles.

    • @helixorarts1192
      @helixorarts1192 3 года назад +72

      *3 singles

    • @akashsolanki8662
      @akashsolanki8662 3 года назад +350

      recovery will be diamond soon

    • @loosekanonstan3648
      @loosekanonstan3648 3 года назад +236

      Hopefully MTBMB will be next... It's a classic album already

    • @GreaZZZYDRAWS
      @GreaZZZYDRAWS 3 года назад +243

      LooseKanon Stan lmao no it’s not 😭

    • @Kret_OT
      @Kret_OT 3 года назад +206

      Fun fact, he also has a song that wasn’t even a single that is stupid close to be diamond, that is till I collapse

  • @keptrising3800
    @keptrising3800 3 года назад +1634

    Eminem and 2Pac are the only rappers to have two albums to go diamond 💯

    • @5startwerker
      @5startwerker 3 года назад +30

      50 cent?

    • @deeluvdee13
      @deeluvdee13 3 года назад +136

      @@5startwerker He's sold over 10 million worldwide, not yet in the U.S. he's close though

    • @veinsbeats7021
      @veinsbeats7021 3 года назад +76

      EMINEM coming with curtain calls and Recovery...

    • @5startwerker
      @5startwerker 3 года назад +7

      @@deeluvdee13 ahh gotchu, thanks.

    • @banktellabam1373
      @banktellabam1373 3 года назад +2

      Forgot 50cent

  • @bloodyybrim807
    @bloodyybrim807 3 года назад +1915

    Pac went diamond off of songs we heard already , that's GOAT Status

    • @patsfan1233
      @patsfan1233 3 года назад +71

      Eminem the GOAT

    • @ok7598
      @ok7598 3 года назад +50

      @@patsfan1233 i agree with u 2pac is overrated

    • @kushtrimzogaj2827
      @kushtrimzogaj2827 3 года назад +12

      @@ok7598 right

    • @ye9870
      @ye9870 3 года назад +104

      @@ok7598 no

    • @bcrbes
      @bcrbes 3 года назад +6

      Eminem has more than him. That’s what you call above 🐐 💩 status

  • @aftermath20
    @aftermath20 3 года назад +668

    Fun Fact: Eminem's Curtain Call and Recovery are the next albums who will get Diamond certification in the near future. Both sold over 8 or 9 million copies in US.

  • @worldtree2027
    @worldtree2027 3 года назад +883

    2Pac's & Biggie's are probably the most impressive. Both costed more than a traditional album & their target audience is at the bottom of the economic totem pole. They didn't have the luxury of having many Sub-Urban & Rural fans like some other musicians yet still went diamond.

    • @caliking2x
      @caliking2x 3 года назад +96

      Half of their fans were "suburban". If your album goes diamond & tops the charts, best believe your fan base are not just people from the hood. You can find countless flics of pac standing with white fans.

    • @worldtree2027
      @worldtree2027 3 года назад +24

      Cali King
      I never said they didn’t have any, I stated not as much as other musicians who went Diamond.

    • @caliking2x
      @caliking2x 3 года назад +17

      @@worldtree2027 I feel you, their styles being more "gangster/street" than others

    • @cammodadon5097
      @cammodadon5097 3 года назад +11

      Cali King that’s still not what he saying

    • @a-don13
      @a-don13 3 года назад +16

      why does this seem like a dig at eminem?

  • @elijahhanley55
    @elijahhanley55 3 года назад +1352

    What about 50 Cent albums the Get Rich or Die tryin and the Massacre went Diamond 💎

    • @maroccomar2334
      @maroccomar2334 3 года назад +99

      They sold worldwide way more but only what was sold in the US counts I don’t get it

    • @l2v65
      @l2v65 3 года назад +127

      @@maroccomar2334 Probably cos the RIAA is American

    • @elijahhanley55
      @elijahhanley55 3 года назад +25

      @@l2v65 I feel y'all it's crazy

    • @hiphopfan1079
      @hiphopfan1079 3 года назад +61

      RIAA is only USA sales... 50’s albums sold diamond worldwide not in the USA

    • @kinggarmstrong5797
      @kinggarmstrong5797 3 года назад +46

      Get rich or die tryin 8x platinum I’ve been trying to get it to diamond since release date I give 50 5 or 6 years

  • @MikeyMike0330
    @MikeyMike0330 3 года назад +2438

    Y’all think Kendrick can get diamond with DAMN.

    • @surojitpal3948
      @surojitpal3948 3 года назад +279

      Sure... I got diamond is in my DNA. - Kendrick Lamar

    • @jahircondones
      @jahircondones 3 года назад +220

      Frosty Libra your wrong

    • @thatboyking8006
      @thatboyking8006 3 года назад +63

      I'm shocked he still hasent got one jcole to

    • @bigbuckzliln
      @bigbuckzliln 3 года назад +33

      Shit let’s stream it over over over everyday and make it happen

    • @wlrangel8280
      @wlrangel8280 3 года назад +1

      yes

  • @pranavmore2066
    @pranavmore2066 3 года назад +28

    The fact that Big had only 3 years of solo career and only 2 studio albums throughout that career but still is considered to be one of greatest rappers actually makes him one of the greatest

  • @djwalkerfemaledj
    @djwalkerfemaledj 3 года назад +60

    The Eminem show is Eminem’s masterpiece

    • @photocide17
      @photocide17 2 года назад +2

      My favourite album.

    • @wtfbro7137
      @wtfbro7137 2 года назад +3

      It’s still behind the Marshall Mathers LP tho,but still The Eminem Show is a Masterpiece

  • @MrEOM41
    @MrEOM41 2 года назад +19

    Gotta give Nelly his props he definitely was a huge star of the 2000s era. 💿

  • @michaelbrownlee4894
    @michaelbrownlee4894 3 года назад +494

    Eminem is the most impressive. Neither one of his albums were double disk which means he actually sold 10 million records each. Double cds count as 2 records sold meaning the people on this list with double cds actually sold 5 million. The record is counted twice.

    • @mrbiggielarge
      @mrbiggielarge 3 года назад +75

      @ Hey He never said Eminem was better, I don't think Big And pac are the greatest, There in my Top 5. You Have to remember, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Immortal Technique, Necro, Andre 3000, Ice Cube. I'm not saying Big And Pac Are The worry but there top 5. Rakim Is Considered The Greatest by your favorite rappers lmfao

    • @nethanlock5008
      @nethanlock5008 3 года назад +11

      @ no they didnt. N.W.A. did

    • @33s60
      @33s60 3 года назад +1

      @@nethanlock5008 I would say Rakim

    • @japanrocksgousa
      @japanrocksgousa 3 года назад +3

      the looooove below

    • @johnnyissa7890
      @johnnyissa7890 3 года назад +19

      @ TUPAC and BIGGIE set the foundation eminem was the one that Built it

  • @FiryaFYI
    @FiryaFYI 3 года назад +434

    Fun fact, due to the technology change, the album count is different, and its actually impossible to top Eminem's records.

    • @chrisacosta_1516
      @chrisacosta_1516 3 года назад +5

      I did

    • @larsu.a879
      @larsu.a879 3 года назад +13

      In rap at least, he aint doin mj or pink floyd numbers

    • @FiryaFYI
      @FiryaFYI 3 года назад +74

      @@larsu.a879
      The MMLP sold first week 1,760,000 copies.
      Making it number 4 fastest selling album across any genre of music.
      Apart from Eminem, no other rap or hip hop artist got more then 1.5 mill first week.
      Past 2005 (again, Eminem) only 1 other album got more then 1.5 mill first week and that was adele.
      The odds of any other hip hop artist or a rapper to break Ems record are almost 0.

    • @nbaker1894
      @nbaker1894 3 года назад +9

      @@larsu.a879 clearly states? What that you're an idiot? Just looked myself and says 37.3 million sold in the US, and 3.34 million sold in the uk. No where near you're 200 million clearly stated albums. Got this from wikipedia, but I get it if you don't think it's credible.

    • @qwerty-ss2ky
      @qwerty-ss2ky 3 года назад +23

      @@larsu.a879 u just failed mate. Wikipedia is wrong with to use. Anyone can change the information on it. Taylor swift is no way near as successful as Em. It's a literal fact

  • @davidpayan7081
    @davidpayan7081 3 года назад +753

    Bruh he said all eyez on me was released in 2006. Broski off by 10 years lmao. 2:48

    • @lulmaad20
      @lulmaad20 3 года назад +9

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @AntonioSneed
      @AntonioSneed 3 года назад +27

      I thought I hit the twilight zone for a minute

    • @ayocinobeats
      @ayocinobeats 3 года назад +29

      bruh I thought I was trippin..also saying Biggie was only around 3 years? Like cmon bruh im blockin this channel from recommendations. Dude had 3 albums not 2, only released 1 while he was alive and in all had a 5 year run. this why people who aint "us" shouldnt be discussing "us"

    • @isaiahgarcia163
      @isaiahgarcia163 3 года назад +4

      AYo Cino biggies first album came out in 94 and he died in 97. Go back to elementary school lol that’s three years

    • @isaiahgarcia163
      @isaiahgarcia163 3 года назад +4

      AYo Cino don’t know where your response went but I got the gist of it. Every artist makes music before their commercial debut. J Cole started at 12 doesn’t mean that’s when his career started idiot. As far as his career goes, 3 years.

  • @freestylekingboss_
    @freestylekingboss_ 3 года назад +190

    2pac album is my favorite album of all time. All eyez on me!

    • @freestylekingboss_
      @freestylekingboss_ 3 года назад

      all eyez on me !

    • @TheRazorTongue
      @TheRazorTongue 3 года назад +1

      FREESTYLE_KING they might mean which disc?

    • @Lillean
      @Lillean 3 года назад +3

      life after death for me

    • @freestylekingboss_
      @freestylekingboss_ 3 года назад +1

      Eddie Brock my favorite 2pac Dis of all time is california love

    • @TheRazorTongue
      @TheRazorTongue 3 года назад +1

      @@freestylekingboss_ All Eyez on Me is a Double Album. Disc 1 and 2. I prefer Disc 1 but enjoy the album as a whole.

  • @brandonporter7703
    @brandonporter7703 3 года назад +70

    I'm sad Tupac never got to see his album go diamond, I wish he stayed longer

    • @leomamofokeng5104
      @leomamofokeng5104 3 года назад +4

      Atleast All eyes on me sold 5 million in two weeks...so he did enjoy it's success

    • @donnelladams340
      @donnelladams340 3 года назад +1

      @@leomamofokeng5104 Exactly he died 7 months later after the album dropped. Pac wasn't around to see the Don Killuminati

    • @qsmooth7805
      @qsmooth7805 3 года назад

      Yeah I wish he Around to see how successful and huge he became years after his death also As well as his albums becoming bigger sellers as well I’m going diamond I wish he was Around to see that and to see how many people loved him all around the world as well

  • @Frosty-gc5zl
    @Frosty-gc5zl 3 года назад +60

    "It goes Reggie, Jay-Z, 2Pac and Biggie
    Andre from OutKast, Jada, Kurupt, Nas and then me" *~ EMINEM*

  • @NextMJ2
    @NextMJ2 3 года назад +21

    Curtain Call might be the next album from Em that goes Diamond.... it’s already the longest charting Hip Hop Album Ever

  • @whiteblue3576
    @whiteblue3576 3 года назад +30

    My favorite rap albums of all time
    1.All eyes on me
    2. Eminem Show
    3. It's Dark and Hell is Hot
    4. Life After Death
    In no order: Chronic/Doggystyle/Victory/Harlem World/Illmatic/if Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is a rap album then that as well

    • @hemakarthik6204
      @hemakarthik6204 2 года назад +2

      Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is a rap album

    • @murloccc
      @murloccc 2 года назад +2

      Illmatic is a Classic❤️👌

    • @4rl0ng
      @4rl0ng Год назад +2

      What are your thoughts on Capital Punishment (Big Pun), The Master (Rakim), I am... (Nas), and The Revolutionary Vol. 1 (Immortal Technique)?

    • @whiteblue3576
      @whiteblue3576 Год назад

      Recently listed to chronic and Doggystyle. Not really feeling them now. Of all the albums I listed, even though I don't agree with much of the lyrics anymore, I think All Eyez on Me and It's Dark and Hell is hot aged the best. The songs still sound good today.

    • @alexdawe-le4vj
      @alexdawe-le4vj 10 месяцев назад

      Try out "Buck the World", it's fire

  • @kushtrimzogaj2827
    @kushtrimzogaj2827 3 года назад +30

    MMLP best album ever dont argue with me

  • @UnlicensedOkie
    @UnlicensedOkie 3 года назад +138

    Damn
    The Slim Shady LP was the only Eminem album so far that hasn’t topped out at #1 on the US billboard top 200

    • @janhalouzka8582
      @janhalouzka8582 3 года назад +6

      Infinite as well, but I get the gist 😂

    • @mr.professor5736
      @mr.professor5736 3 года назад +15

      Jan Halouzka Infinite wasn’t a Shady Records/Interscope studio album. Same reason people don’t talk about The Slim Shady EP

    • @optical9676
      @optical9676 3 года назад +3

      Should have tho

  • @debanjan6969
    @debanjan6969 3 года назад +10

    Diamond went Eminem after release of mmlp 🔥

  • @DavisKodi
    @DavisKodi 3 года назад +26

    Fun Fact: MC Hammer, Makaveli, Eminem, & 50 Cent all went diamond with solo discs. The double disks that went diamond were multiplied by two so they actually sold / shipped at least 5 Million units. Not the 10 Million Diamond status.

    • @deeluvdee13
      @deeluvdee13 3 года назад +3

      Right! Those double albums are not really diamond albums. They're cheating by counting double albums as 2 copies when it's still just one album

    • @shutupdodo3686
      @shutupdodo3686 3 года назад +3

      Don’t double albums cost like 2x the price of a single album? So doesn’t it make sense

    • @sphakamisozondi
      @sphakamisozondi 3 года назад

      @@deeluvdee13 its not cheating. If thats the case. Then Nicki Minaj had valid complains when Travis Scott sold his album together with bundles. The double album is also a "bundle" set up of u will.

    • @Ramesh-kp3hx
      @Ramesh-kp3hx Год назад

      It cost as if it was two albums so that's fair to count it as two tf

    • @1ntr0spect98
      @1ntr0spect98 Год назад +1

      well it costs as much as two albums and is the amount of music as two albums so i think its fair to be counted as two albums but tbf i wasnt around when physical sales were the main medium of music so take my opinion with a grain of salt

  • @Josh4press
    @Josh4press 3 года назад +10

    Just remember anybody saying tupac is overrated he hit diamond at a time where not everybody had the interent and spotify wasnt a thing and he hit it twice

  • @ozonethedon
    @ozonethedon 3 года назад +211

    Mc hammer went diamond he the first one that went diamond

    • @oxygen90s
      @oxygen90s 3 года назад +4

      No doubt! U beat me to it. Like 30 Million + I think.

    • @maroccomar2334
      @maroccomar2334 3 года назад +3

      I think their soundscan list like Forbes are wrong

    • @718empire
      @718empire 3 года назад +1

      No bestie boys was the first

    • @impacc4182
      @impacc4182 3 года назад +2

      718empire he’s talking about rap you unintelligent bacteria

    • @rmyCHI
      @rmyCHI 3 года назад +21

      Impacc Ψ beastie boys are rappers dummy

  • @1036911242
    @1036911242 3 года назад +27

    eminem the king of 21century!!

  • @grantrmoore
    @grantrmoore 3 года назад +21

    Eminem - "I could wear my 2nd album as a neck medallion"

    • @stan5032
      @stan5032 3 года назад +1

      I could put a Chain around my second album *****

    • @stan5032
      @stan5032 3 года назад +1

      And wear it as a neck medalion

  • @wandatrades4809
    @wandatrades4809 3 года назад +3

    Fugees' The Score sold over 18 million records worldwide

    • @marvinlynch1305
      @marvinlynch1305 3 года назад

      Won album of the year in '96 over classic albums

  • @lukemiller118
    @lukemiller118 3 года назад +6

    THE EMINEM SHOW is easily my fave Album on the list

  • @Gengis-Khan
    @Gengis-Khan 3 года назад +284

    Another proof that Eminem is the goat.

    • @077Mannyt
      @077Mannyt 3 года назад +20

      Eminem is great but Pac is the GOAT!!

    • @Gengis-Khan
      @Gengis-Khan 3 года назад +34

      @@077Mannyt Em > Pac

    • @albertocaparroso5128
      @albertocaparroso5128 3 года назад +9

      Not top 10. Kendrick, Andre, Kanye, Jay Z, Black Thought, Big Boi, Rakim, Biggie, Ghostface, and Danny Brown >

    • @Gengis-Khan
      @Gengis-Khan 3 года назад +27

      @@albertocaparroso5128 cringe

    • @xsn1per3l1te
      @xsn1per3l1te 3 года назад +19

      @@albertocaparroso5128 cringe

  • @mindblown5560
    @mindblown5560 3 года назад +7

    Eminem has 3 more diamond album to come soon : recovery,curtain calls and slim shady lp in the next 1-2 years

  • @hotwheelz3643
    @hotwheelz3643 3 года назад +26

    Now the Eminem show has sold 22 million records being the most sold album

  • @meelaseejeram5754
    @meelaseejeram5754 3 года назад +16

    My favorite diamond album is The Marshall Mathers LP (obviously)

  • @theuntouchabletee4470
    @theuntouchabletee4470 3 года назад +12

    the Eminem Show probably would've went diamond in the first year but it was one of the first albums to leak to the internet i remember having it in high school a whole month before the release lol

    • @madhusoodanan.k2230
      @madhusoodanan.k2230 3 года назад +1

      I think you mean Encore

    • @theuntouchabletee4470
      @theuntouchabletee4470 3 года назад +6

      @@madhusoodanan.k2230 Nope i mean The Eminem Show 2002 i had it a month before release was the first cd i ever pirated off the internet also i still bought it later that year lol

  • @MrWestcoast52
    @MrWestcoast52 3 года назад +131

    Em is the lyrical Goat

    • @puddlee
      @puddlee 3 года назад

      Enzo Ferrari ???

    • @puddlee
      @puddlee 3 года назад +3

      Enzo Ferrari tf you saying

    • @puddlee
      @puddlee 3 года назад +16

      Enzo Ferrari Yes he is lmaoo, do you not read his lyrics?

    • @uhhyea6494
      @uhhyea6494 3 года назад +1

      i plan on going diamond next.. check me out tell me i'm wrong!AMEN
      ruclips.net/video/e_FvwztqBx8/видео.html

    • @puddlee
      @puddlee 3 года назад

      Frosty Libra Yeah you totally will go diamond, it will definitely happen

  • @GROMEXCR22
    @GROMEXCR22 2 года назад +4

    2 pac would be number 1 in my list. Idgaf what anyone else thinks.

  • @bigshotmeshach
    @bigshotmeshach 3 года назад +41

    #4 is certified PLATINUM.....

  • @YouCanCallMeLizzy
    @YouCanCallMeLizzy 3 года назад +93

    Lemme just tell you. Life after death was a double disc album and had well over 20 tracks. And kid rock is not rap. But continue.....

    • @Lillean
      @Lillean 3 года назад +7

      dude life after death album was hard asf

    • @YouCanCallMeLizzy
      @YouCanCallMeLizzy 3 года назад +1

      @@Lillean one of my favorite albums of all time.

    • @deeluvdee13
      @deeluvdee13 3 года назад +5

      Right and idk why they count double album as 2 separate albums, that is cheating and not accurate, so outkast REALLY only sold 5million copies of that album and so did Big & Pac

    • @lo-lifecntral2789
      @lo-lifecntral2789 3 года назад +2

      Danny Louallen Well Speakerboxxx and love Below are actually two different albums, but i know what u mean, it’s quite tricky.

    • @alexanderkoffi7149
      @alexanderkoffi7149 3 года назад +2

      @@deeluvdee13 I guess it's cos you pay the price of two albums and the content is worth two albums of work so theoretically, if the artist put their work into two albums instead of a double disc, they'd sell as many copies combined or even more as more people would pick up a cheaper single album

  • @devantethedcguyreactstoo252
    @devantethedcguyreactstoo252 3 года назад +4

    I remember being three or four years old and California love song was everywhere!! I remember being on the radio every hour and they showed the video nonstop I was little and was overwhelmed by the song but still enjoy it as an adult lol

  • @PronounceGaming
    @PronounceGaming 3 года назад +31

    There's *A LOT* of things wrong in this video:
    1. Double albums are counted twice for certifications, so in reality they only sold half the amount as non-double albums.
    2. Tupac did NOT have the first double album in Hip Hop, it was "He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince in 1988.
    3. MC Hammer and Beastie Boys also had diamond albums in Hip Hop.
    4. The only non-double albums in Hip Hop to go diamond include: Country Grammar (Nelly), Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em (MC Hammer), Licensed to Ill (Beastie Boys), Devil Without a Cause (Kid Rock), The Eminem Show (Eminem), and The Marshall Mathers LP (Eminem).

    • @worldtree2027
      @worldtree2027 2 года назад +7

      You also have to mention earnings. Double Albums counted twice because an album generally costs $8-$10 and double albums generally cost $17-$22. So you’re essentially having 1 product cost close to or more than twice as much as everyone else’s albums. It’s like selling 1,000 pairs of $100 shoes vs 500 pairs of $200 shoes. It’s the same outcome.

    • @DVitamin3
      @DVitamin3 2 года назад

      GET RICH OR DIE TRYING WENT DIAMOND AND WASN'T A DOUBLE ALBUM.

    • @alexdawe-le4vj
      @alexdawe-le4vj 10 месяцев назад

      I'm kinda surprised BONE Thugs "Art of War" didn't go diamond

  • @leocook7808
    @leocook7808 3 года назад +3

    Everyone gangsta until Eminem gets netherite

  • @jeremyrhansen6637
    @jeremyrhansen6637 3 года назад +14

    I think I've personally bought the Marshall Mathers LP like 5 times in my life!!! Also I am surprised 2001 never went Diamond

  • @matt0411
    @matt0411 3 года назад

    Really interestin thnx for the work on this vid

  • @Sittnslideways
    @Sittnslideways 3 года назад +138

    He really said Tupac's album released in 2006. 😂😂 clearly just trying to exploit hip hop and make a buck smh.

  • @jatinvashisht4293
    @jatinvashisht4293 3 года назад +3

    Eminem and pac on fire

  • @erennazir646
    @erennazir646 3 года назад +14

    Eminem is the GOAT

  • @meelaseejeram5754
    @meelaseejeram5754 3 года назад +99

    Cause I'm Slim Shady yes I'm the real slim shady Now won't the real slim shady please stand up.

  • @NextMJ2
    @NextMJ2 3 года назад +23

    Em is the Most Successful Rapper Ever and Most Successful Artist of the 21st Century #UndisputedGOAT

  • @mandem32
    @mandem32 2 года назад +3

    Fun Fact: Eazy-E's has the Only EP in the History of rap to go double platinum till this day....

  • @murloccc
    @murloccc 2 года назад +4

    Nas is an emcee's emcee. Nimble voice? Check. Gripping tales? Check. Concept songs? Check. Classic albums? Check. An exemplary commitment to integrity.? Check, check, check. Whether rapping about project windows or fried chicken, Nas has a way of bringing pictures to life. He’s weathered the vagaries of the music industry and maintained a dedicated fan base. All his albums have been certified gold or platinum. That's a remarkable feat for a man not known for Top 40 hits.
    Nas is the greatest emcee of all time.
    Essential: "Illmatic"

  • @athulchandran2737
    @athulchandran2737 3 года назад +2

    Tupac and Eminem 👑 ain't nobody gonna top these legends

  • @ahmetkaya-ne6rm
    @ahmetkaya-ne6rm 2 года назад +5

    Fun fact 2Pac the greatest of all time period

  • @ghostt488
    @ghostt488 3 года назад +4

    Fun fact: most of Tupac listeners didn’t even buy albums and technology is way different now. So imagine if that wasn’t the case, he would’ve sold well over 13 to 14 plus million on all eyes on me. Biggie greatest hits sold over a million RIAA. Tupac greatest hits sold over 10 million RIAA..

  • @gangelove
    @gangelove 3 года назад +117

    You Forgot To Mention 50 CENT Get Rich or Die tryin & The Massacre Both Went Diamond

    • @deeluvdee13
      @deeluvdee13 3 года назад +23

      Yeah but that's worldwide, they're talkin about in the U.S. only. Shit if we're talking about worldwide then Eminem has WAAAAY more than only 2 Diamond LP's😂🤣

    • @syed2187
      @syed2187 3 года назад +6

      @@deeluvdee13 yeah but i think get rich or die trying is gonna be diamond in a year or so, obviously there's also 2 or 3 eminem albums also close to a diamond

    • @deeluvdee13
      @deeluvdee13 3 года назад +3

      @@syed2187 Oh Yes ofcourse, definitely. It's at about 8 or 9 million copies sold NOW, and yeah like you said: Em has a couple more albums on their way to diamond aswell.

    • @syed2187
      @syed2187 3 года назад +2

      @@deeluvdee13 ya grodt got certified 9x platinum earlier this year

    • @deeluvdee13
      @deeluvdee13 3 года назад

      @@syed2187 Right!

  • @ADmillionaire
    @ADmillionaire 3 года назад +1

    My two favorite rappers takes over this list. Two of the GOAT rappers ever.

  • @Knightro_Showers
    @Knightro_Showers 3 года назад +91

    Didn’t Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s “E. 1999 Eternal” reach diamond status?

    • @hustleman85
      @hustleman85 3 года назад +20

      4million in the us. 15 million worldwide.

    • @damitbobby6677
      @damitbobby6677 3 года назад

      14 million

    • @KiarRushing
      @KiarRushing 3 года назад +2

      I love that album man

    • @spartanrealah2121
      @spartanrealah2121 3 года назад

      We will never know the true sales of that album Ruthless Records are out of business they have to filefor the certifications it cost to fo that

  • @brendameeches922
    @brendameeches922 3 года назад +4

    2 pac is my number one forever ❤ 💙 ♥ 💕 I love him and the other ones are good i listen 🎶 to them all but his my favorite always

  • @nicosan2692
    @nicosan2692 3 года назад +15

    Eminem is the best to ever do it
    Cant change my mind

  • @CCCPlatinum
    @CCCPlatinum 3 года назад +26

    Eminem can take almost this whole list with
    Slim Shady LP,Marshall Mathers LP,
    TheEminemShow,Encore,Relapse,
    Recovery,The Marshall Mathers LP ll
    All Diamond

    • @jan956
      @jan956 3 года назад

      nahh

    • @kobeeee246
      @kobeeee246 3 года назад +5

      DJ Akademiks Supreme Hoodie people who still appreciate top level lyricism

    • @jan956
      @jan956 3 года назад

      @@kobeeee246 lets be real here 2020 eminem is kinda trash

    • @300subscriberswithoutanyvideos
      @300subscriberswithoutanyvideos 3 года назад

      @DJ Akademiks Supreme Hoodie the clan doesn't havr that many albums/records unlike em.
      And who said I cant enjoy some wu tang AND eminem?
      Why only stick to 1

    • @jan956
      @jan956 3 года назад

      @Incinerate-Dark maybe, but 2014+ Eminem is just not good, 1999 - 2002 was definitely his prime and 2009 - 2013 was pretty good, but after MMLP2, his Music is just trash, there are only few good songs

  • @jimmealb
    @jimmealb 3 года назад +55

    Em has more than 2 and eminem show sold 30 million that triple diamond

  • @untitledexe
    @untitledexe 3 года назад +3

    Eminem's been actually rapping since 1988 tho.

  • @leovenegas5338
    @leovenegas5338 3 года назад +3

    Not only did he say that All Eyez on Me came out in 2006 (it came out in 1996), he also called it the first ever hip-hop double record (actually, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper by Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince was the first double record).

  • @smonelh
    @smonelh 3 года назад +1

    Being from up north, definitely did not know that OutKast had such success!

  • @luthfeesenpai4933
    @luthfeesenpai4933 3 года назад +5

    Fun Fact:MC Hammer's Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em became the first rap album that went Diamond💎

    • @mattdewey9717
      @mattdewey9717 3 года назад

      Actually it was the beastie boys with "license to ill"

    • @luthfeesenpai4933
      @luthfeesenpai4933 3 года назад +2

      @@mattdewey9717 no actually..licensed to ill hit the 10M mark on 2015 while please hammer don't hurt em went diamond in just 14 months of its release,which is 1991..get me?

  • @ildi1999
    @ildi1999 3 года назад +3

    My favourite is The Eminem Show

  • @jamesperry3818
    @jamesperry3818 3 года назад +8

    Brotha Lynch Hung Season of da Siccness went platinum but should diffinetly go diamond! Best rap album of all time!

  • @chas3ton
    @chas3ton 3 года назад +111

    U said All Eyez dropped June 2006 :((

  • @coolswag8130
    @coolswag8130 3 года назад +2

    Will Smith "Big Willie Style" and 50 cent "get rich or die tryin" are close. Big willie style has 9 million US copies and Get Rich or Die Tryin has 8.4 million copies.

  • @Benjamin-hq4lh
    @Benjamin-hq4lh 3 года назад +53

    Em was born in Missouri not Detroit, Michigan

    • @amanigolden5295
      @amanigolden5295 3 года назад +1

      I read this comment just one second after thinking that

    • @uhhyea6494
      @uhhyea6494 3 года назад

      i plan on going diamond next.. check me out tell me i'm wrong!AMEN
      ruclips.net/video/e_FvwztqBx8/видео.html

    • @LethalNicky
      @LethalNicky 3 года назад +4

      Frosty Libra u not even going gold fukk up

    • @jozzyjordan
      @jozzyjordan 3 года назад +10

      He's Muted he going aluminum😭😭😭

    • @33s60
      @33s60 3 года назад +7

      @@uhhyea6494 You're wrong. You'll get to plastic though

  • @a.l-moodli3978
    @a.l-moodli3978 3 года назад +4

    Illmatic is the best albums of all time 👑 without a doubt

  • @SuperHonkyPodcast
    @SuperHonkyPodcast 3 года назад +3

    Makes me wonder how many of these albums would've hit diamond if it weren't for massive marketing plans.

  • @jonty_quinn
    @jonty_quinn 3 года назад +2

    The Slim Shady LP should by diamond by now but the numbers hasn't been checked since 2k13

  • @lynekurbah4057
    @lynekurbah4057 3 года назад +3

    If tupac alive no one can't beat him

  • @tonigarcia8967
    @tonigarcia8967 3 года назад +4

    Tupac Shakur The Goat Foreals he die Young in he's albums are the best

  • @andrewbrann6231
    @andrewbrann6231 Месяц назад

    Falling in reverse still uses heavy metal and rap and they're very awesome

  • @iamty25
    @iamty25 3 года назад +11

    This is just another reason as to why eminem is the greatest rapper. Two albums certified diamond and tes was the first album to reach the no.1 on billboard 200 off its 1st days sales 280k 🤯🤯🤯🐐

    • @nicolejones7862
      @nicolejones7862 3 года назад +4

      No sorry that will always be Makaveli the greatest of all time forever don't matter what em sell sorry where is em now 2pac drop 7 albums dead all plat no rapper ever did that 😂😂😂

    • @iamty25
      @iamty25 3 года назад +5

      @@nicolejones7862 don't get me wrong pac is a great rapper but most of the recognition he got was because he died biggie pop smoke juice wrld lil peep xxx all got their streams, ratings, recognition uncreased because they died. Em is legendary he has two albums that went diamond and 15 grammys he is rhe best selling artist in the world for the past 2 decades and the eminem show and mmlp sold the most album units 1.7m and 1.5m

    • @machinegun9039
      @machinegun9039 3 года назад +2

      @@iamty25 69 must be referring to you when he said "are you dumb stupid or dumb?

    • @kymanibrown8039
      @kymanibrown8039 3 года назад

      @@nicolejones7862 2 diamond albums

    • @1ntr0spect98
      @1ntr0spect98 Год назад

      @@iamty25 WHAT ARE YOU SMOKING BC I NEEDA GET SOME OF THAT SHIT. me against the world was #1 while bro was locked up in jail. all eyez on me was dropped 2 weeks after his release. he was a fucking legend long before and after his death. the level of disrespect for pac in this comment section is fucking ridiculous.

  • @angelomomberg6349
    @angelomomberg6349 3 года назад +78

    Who else want to see jcole and Kendrick go diamond one day🔥👇

    • @japanrocksgousa
      @japanrocksgousa 3 года назад +5

      If they put out that black friday album for real.
      Top dawg and dreamville feature heavy.

    • @slump3492
      @slump3492 3 года назад +2

      Enuct diarese Zicoth hiendiru I wanna see either lil uzi vert vs the world go diamond or lir2

    • @shutupdodo3686
      @shutupdodo3686 3 года назад +2

      Slump Luv Is Rage 2 is definitely gonna go Platinum someday

    • @itisi996
      @itisi996 3 года назад

      kendrick kinda trash tho

    • @angelomomberg6349
      @angelomomberg6349 3 года назад

      @@itisi996 that's your opinion and it's very much ok to have that opinion. Many people will disagree with u buts that's there opinion. Music is entirely based on what u as an individual enjoy. 😉

  • @chidiomeje8948
    @chidiomeje8948 3 года назад +75

    So, no 50cent album?🤔

    • @erismara9099
      @erismara9099 3 года назад +22

      8 million

    • @thandekanhlangulela3346
      @thandekanhlangulela3346 3 года назад +12

      He never went diamond

    • @almightykingpeso9458
      @almightykingpeso9458 3 года назад +9

      Yes he did

    • @almightykingpeso9458
      @almightykingpeso9458 3 года назад +10

      50Cent is the greatest rapper of all time he's the only rapper to have two albums go diamond #GetRichOrDieTryin sold 13 million albums and the mascare sold 10 million rappers these days can't sell 2 album ....????? So I don’t know what y’all talking about

    • @HerbertThePervert69
      @HerbertThePervert69 3 года назад +17

      Almighty king Peso no he didn’t

  • @desmegy
    @desmegy 2 года назад +1

    Mmlp is my favorite album of all time, dope album

  • @StoneyMelony
    @StoneyMelony 3 года назад +2

    Bone thugs "E 99 eternal" sold over 10 millions too but ruthless records hasnt refreshed the riaa status since the late 90s.

  • @greatstuff5
    @greatstuff5 3 года назад +6

    Crazy country grammar was the first album I ever bought

  • @HASSPREDIGER20
    @HASSPREDIGER20 3 года назад +42

    Kid rock a rapper ? 🤣😂😭 is you serious

    • @clydebarrow9938
      @clydebarrow9938 3 года назад +2

      He's rock, rap and country all rolled into one

    • @HASSPREDIGER20
      @HASSPREDIGER20 3 года назад

      Clyde Barrow GTFOH son, kid rock ain’t a rapper

    • @joeytrotter3971
      @joeytrotter3971 3 года назад +2

      listen to grit sandwiches for breakfast and say hes not a rapper, he may not be now but the boy started out as an MC

    • @CHPInc-fg5mo
      @CHPInc-fg5mo 3 года назад

      He was like Post Malone

  • @raflafrentzz6156
    @raflafrentzz6156 2 года назад

    All of those albums 🔥

  • @matthewtanetta3281
    @matthewtanetta3281 3 года назад +2

    Crazy to think there a so many high quality albums that don't even sell half of 10m.

  • @peoworld
    @peoworld 3 года назад +28

    Deviy without a curse is not a rap album.

    • @TheRazorTongue
      @TheRazorTongue 3 года назад

      It’s a rock album with hip-hop infusion.

  • @MistaLogos
    @MistaLogos 3 года назад +3

    How could you forgot MC Hammer's "Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em", he was the first in hip-hop above all

  • @purplenemo77
    @purplenemo77 3 года назад +1

    That’s crazy I knew that all eyez on me went diamond but I had no idea it was five times platinum in 2 months DAMN

    • @JaeBTundra1
      @JaeBTundra1 3 года назад

      Yea he sold 7 million before he passed

  • @jacklightyear5869
    @jacklightyear5869 3 года назад +2

    There were def some albums left off this list like MC Hammer and the Beastie Boys and also Get Rich or Die Tryin is at 9 million so it's almost there

  • @deedwayne2752
    @deedwayne2752 2 года назад +9

    2Pac the God of hip hop { one and only } impressive 🖤

  • @ruccimane2486
    @ruccimane2486 3 года назад +2

    Eminem was born in Missouri raised in Detroit

  • @eXplicit--
    @eXplicit-- 3 года назад +2

    "Guest in the house of hip-hop" yeaaah right 😂

    • @glenisclaribelcastilloguer6321
      @glenisclaribelcastilloguer6321 3 года назад +1

      He is lol he sold that many records because he Is white.

    • @eXplicit--
      @eXplicit-- 3 года назад +1

      @@glenisclaribelcastilloguer6321 a guest has more accolades then the owners, better pen game, respected by the OGs.

    • @remyroland8016
      @remyroland8016 Месяц назад

      @@eXplicit-- Still a guess

  • @awc6007
    @awc6007 3 года назад +5

    2:50 2006? Dude get your facts right, it came out in 1996

  • @johndoe-_-727
    @johndoe-_-727 3 года назад +5

    "All eyez on me" was released in 1996. The same year he passed away. NOT 2006! Wtf?

  • @vladig2835
    @vladig2835 9 месяцев назад

    That MMLP album is GOATed

  • @unknowna9293
    @unknowna9293 3 года назад

    Does anyone know a website or app that let's you know how many units a song/album has sold. I wanna check for some of my favorite artists but I don't know how to find it

  • @galshalev2931
    @galshalev2931 3 года назад +18

    The Marshall Mathers LP is goated💎!! Actually, most the albums here are! 💗

  • @PlayboiSamusi
    @PlayboiSamusi 3 года назад +3

    faxx...2 diamonds from my man eminem

  • @MyAsiz
    @MyAsiz 3 года назад +2

    The Marshall Mathers LP is number 1 with no doubt ❤️❤️❤️ much love and respect from Nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵💘

  • @otterdonnelly9959
    @otterdonnelly9959 3 года назад +1

    I don't think this guy even specified that double disc albums only need to sell 5 million to be diamond until the Outkast record.

  • @AstaIsAMonster
    @AstaIsAMonster 3 года назад +4

    *God Damn Eminem* 💪🏼

  • @TiemoCourtney
    @TiemoCourtney 3 года назад +4

    Yo he forgot that MC Hammer album and license to I’ll by the beastie boys!