News: Nelly’s ‘Country Grammar’ Album Goes Diamond
It’s been over 16 years since Nelly dropped his debut album Country Grammar, and he gets good news. The album is officially certified platinum according to the RIAA and becomes only the eighth rap album to sell over 10 million copies. He was surprised on on Monday night in Philly and was presented with the Diamond plaque.
Close up of @Nelly_Mo's #Diamond @RIAA plaque by @JewelBoxPlat! #CountryGrammar 1 of just 115 #Diamond Albums EVER! pic.twitter.com/GUDVOxCtn8
— RIAA (@RIAA) July 28, 2016
Diamond Hip-Hop Albums:
2Pac — All Eyez On Me
2Pac — Greatest Hits
Eminem — The Eminem Show
Eminem — The Marshall Mathers LP
MC Hammer — Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em
Nelly — Country Grammar
The Notorious B.I.G. — Life After Death
OutKast — Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Diamond Hip Hop Tracks in 2016
1. Desiigner – Panda
2. E-40 – U And Dat (feat. T-Pain & Kandi Girl)
3. Fat Joe & Remy Ma – All The Way Up (feat. French Montana & Infared)
4. Fetty Wap – My Way (feat. Monty)
5. Future – Low Life (feat. The Weeknd)
6. G Eazy – I Mean It (feat. Remo)
7. J . Cole – No Role Modelz
8. J. Cole – Wet Dreamz
9. Kevin Gates – Really Really
10. Kevin Gates – 2 Phones
11. Kid Cudi – Just What I Am (feat. King Chip)
12. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Downtown
13. Missy Elliot – Get Ur Freak On
14. Missy Elliot – Work It
15. Nelly – The Fix (feat. Jeremih)
16. N.W.A – Straight Outta Compton
17. O.T. Genasis – Coco
18. Plies – Shawty (feat. T-Pain)
19. Plies – Hypnotized (feat. Akon)
20. Plies – Bust It Baby (Part 2) (feat. Ne-Yo)
21. Rae Sremmurd – Come Get Her
22. Rae Sremmurd – Throw Sum Mo (feat. Nicki Minaj & Young Thug)
23. Rae Sremmurd – This Could Be Us
24. Tory Lanez – Say It
25. Wale – Lotus Flower Bomb (feat. Miguel)
26. Wiz Khalifa – We Dem Boyz
27. Yo Gotti – Down in the DM
28. Young Thug – Best Friend