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Kanye West has earned his first ever Diamond certification, with ‘Stronger’ surpassing the 10 million sales mark earlier this week.
Released in 2007 from West’s third album ‘Graduation’, the track has reached the milestone 14 years later.
Tracks need to surpass 10 million sales to be certified Diamond according to the RIAA
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Sharing the news via Twitter, Def Jam Records said: “Kanye West’s ‘Stronger’ is now @RIAA certified DIAMOND! Congratulations to Yeezy and the entire team.”
Earlier this year, it was revealed just 58 songs have been certified Diamond, which is the Recording Industry Association of America highest honour and is worth the equivalent of ten Platinum plaques.
“West also recently announced he is looking at expanding his empire of fashion and music”
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Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ was the fastest song to ever earn the classification while tracks by Justin Bieber (‘Baby’, ‘Sorry’), Eminem (‘Not Afraid’, ‘Lose Yourself’), Lady Gaga (‘Poker Face’, ‘Bad Romance’) and Drake (‘God’s Plan’) have also achieved the milestone.
Meanwhile, it’s been announced that an “intimate” new documentary about West, titled jeen-yuhs, is coming to Netflix next year.
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In other news, Tyler, The Creator recently thanked artists like West for paving the way for him in a speech after the rapper won the inaugural Rock the Bells Cultural Influence Award at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards.
It promises to showcase “both his formative days trying to break through and his life today as a global brand and artist”.
West also recently announced he is looking at expanding his empire of fashion and music. It
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