Kendrick's DAMN certified Double Platinum
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Kendrick Lamar's latest album "DAMN." which was released on April has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. K Dot took to Instagram to make the announcement.
The sales milestone marks the first time the TDE rapper has achieved the feat in his career; he's the first and only artist to be certified double platinum in 2017.
These murals forever belong to my fans. You've always taken my words above and beyond. Around the world and back again. With trust. I am forever grateful. 2x" the Compton rapper wrote to his supporters.
DAMN. was released on April 14 and sold 603,000 units in its first week, marking the highest first-week sales of 2017. It sold another 239,000 units in its second week, and sold 170,000 in its third week.
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This ? over here in a prison pose for a certification picture. Black people, I swear.
Man, if y'all would've told me 7 years ago K Dot would be the highest selling artist of the year, I would've dropped you where you stand. Congrats to the Duck.
Sidebar: I just learned that battle rapper B Dot was on them songs with him back in the day. Now he's coming up. Gotta love it. -
I dont listen to Kendrick cause I just cant get into his style but I do know dude got bars and makes deep records with depth and substance and I cant help but be happy about someone with real bars going double platinum so props to Kendrick for real.
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Always happy to see the success of good artists and good music .
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He deserves it
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DAMN.
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Leader of the New School...Sorry Drake
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Congrats....
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Props, Cole next
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Can ? stop crying about the state of hip hop. This ? Kendrick was literally outselling every mumble rapper on that mumble rappers debut week and Damn had been out for weeks or month. Jay just went plat. Cole put an average album out and went plat. Big Sean stepped his game up and sold fairly well
Same thing with venues. These mumble rappers are opening up shows or performing in clubs. Meanwhile Cole, Kendrick, and Jay all have arena tours doing well selling out most major cities. Sure the golden era is over but the best music typically is selling the most and bringing the largest crowds. -
MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14 wrote: »Can ? stop crying about the state of hip hop. This ? Kendrick was literally outselling every mumble rapper on that mumble rappers debut week and Damn had been out for weeks or month. Jay just went plat. Cole put an average album out and went plat. Big Sean stepped his game up and sold fairly well
Same thing with venues. These mumble rappers are opening up shows or performing in clubs. Meanwhile Cole, Kendrick, and Jay all have arena tours doing well selling out most major cities. Sure the golden era is over but the best music typically is selling the most and bringing the largest crowds.
These dudes will go platinum no matter what because they have a large white hipster fanbase that will buy it. Same with Eminem.
This isn't 15 years ago where new artists could go plat of a hit single. You have to actually have a large fan base and be established.
Eminem, jay, Kendrick and Cole will go plat even if the album is trash. -
Quote me on this. Eminem's next album will be pure extremadamente garbage and will still go plat within 3 months
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Didn't like this album, but this is dope!
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Busta Carmichael wrote: »Quote me on this. Eminem's next album will be pure extremadamente garbage and will still go plat within 3 months
? said 3 months, like Encore don't exist. -
Props to his new accomplishment
..AND to him posing in front of the Dutch flag
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Props to his new accomplishment
..AND to him posing in front of the Dutch flag
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I knew it had nothing to do with the Netherlands man, lol -
Not a fan but I give props when deserved
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Hell yeah!
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the kids love em
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Double plat?? Props but it seems a little inflated. I want him to be great tho so no shade.
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Album is dope, he deserves it.
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Busta Carmichael wrote: »MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14 wrote: »Can ? stop crying about the state of hip hop. This ? Kendrick was literally outselling every mumble rapper on that mumble rappers debut week and Damn had been out for weeks or month. Jay just went plat. Cole put an average album out and went plat. Big Sean stepped his game up and sold fairly well
Same thing with venues. These mumble rappers are opening up shows or performing in clubs. Meanwhile Cole, Kendrick, and Jay all have arena tours doing well selling out most major cities. Sure the golden era is over but the best music typically is selling the most and bringing the largest crowds.
These dudes will go platinum no matter what because they have a large white hipster fanbase that will buy it. Same with Eminem.
This isn't 15 years ago where new artists could go plat of a hit single. You have to actually have a large fan base and be established.
Eminem, jay, Kendrick and Cole will go plat even if the album is trash.
Wait so now you're knocking these ? for having a portion of their fanbase be white in a country where African Americans make up 12% of the population? White fanbases also like these mumble rappers as well and support them. But regardless of race there is a loyalty that these rappers have to the point their fans buy their albums more than the lower quality rap. -
WELL DESERVED **SALUTES**
