19 Certified Diamond Rap And R&B Albums
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They may not have invented it, but 50 Cent, Jay Z and Sean “Puffy” Combs definitely helped popularize the trend of emphasizing sales being as equally or more important than actual rhyming skills.
The ultimate mark of commercial dominance is diamond status—10 million or more albums sold.
Interestingly, according to the RIAA, neither Puff, 50, or Hov have individually reached that level with one album. But the voices behind these 19 certified diamond Rap and R&B albums have. Hit the jump and see if they’re in your collection.
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Usher – Confessions
OutKast – Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP
2Pac – All Eyez On Me
Michael Jackson – Thriller
The Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death
Whitney Houston – The Bodyguard (Soundtrack)
2Pac – Greatest Hits
TLC – CrazySexyCool
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Legend
Prince And The Revolution – Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Mariah Carey – Daydream
Eminem – The Eminem Show
Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life
Mariah Carey – Music Box
Hammer – Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em
Boyz II Men – II
Lionel Richie – Can’t Slow Down
Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston
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