American rapper, 50 Cent, achieved his first RIAA diamond certification for his 2003 hit “In Da Club” on November 1, 2023.
This track, produced by Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo, has not only received the prestigious diamond certification but has also gained over 1.2 billion Spotify streams and 1.8 billion YouTube views for its music video.
Additionally, it continues to attract approximately 42 million streams each week worldwide.
50 Cent shared his celebration on Instagram, where he posted the cover art from his 9x-platinum debut album, “Get Rich or Die Tryin’“, along with the diamond certification graphic. He expressed his joy at “In Da Club” officially reaching diamond status, signifying 10 million singles sold. It’s the 43rd Hip Hop song to achieve this milestone and one of 121 songs in history to do so.
He wrote,
“In Da Club has officially reached Diamond. 10,000,000 singles sold. The 43rd Hip Hop song to go Diamond, 121 songs of all time to do it. I feel good I’m that thing 50cent.”
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In a separate post, he wrote,
“Diamonds are forever. Yo, that thing 50 Cent is no joke.”
During his ongoing Final Lap Tour, celebrating his iconic album “Get Rich or Die Tryin” which was released over 20 years ago on February 6, 2003, 50 Cent hinted that he may include a stop in Nigeria before the tour concludes.
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