J. Cole’s 2011 album Cole World: The Sideline Story and 2013’s Born Sinner were certified Platinum on Tuesday (February 9) in accordance with the RIAA‘s new certification guidelines totaling sales of 1 million units sold each.
The RIAA announced new certification rules on February 1 which includes official audio and video streams as part of the total singles or albums sold.
The Fayetteville, North Carolina rapper’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive was named Platinum the day the RIAA announced their new guidelines which gave the Roc Nation artist Platinum status for all three of his studio albums.
Nicki Minaj’s The Pinkprint is now certified Multi-platinum totaling sales of two million units sold while Future’s Dirty Sprite 2 and Kid Ink’s My Own Lane both earned Gold certifications totaling sales of 500,000 units sold per each respective project.
Kendrick Lamar‘s Grammy-nominated album To Pimp A Butterfly was previously certified Platinum under the RIAA’s new guidelines as well as Big Sean’s Dark Sky Paradise and Wale’s Ambition.
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hahah kendrick cant even do j cole numbers. The nerve of these kendrick fans to even talk like that hasbin close to drakes level is sickening.
Because numbers a dictate skill lol
Newsflash: TPAB is already certified platinum.
I feel sorry for you. I’m not even denying drake’s talent, he’s a great performer… but to say kendrick is a “hasbin” just because he doesn’t have the level of mainstream success that drake has is the most foolish thing I’ve ever heard. Kendrick is a rappers rapper. Any true hip hop head will tell you he makes better music with more substance than drake hands down. Drake is the hit-maker of today. Kendrick makes music that will be thought about and remembered for years to come. Music that actually makes you THINK. Music that has a deeper meaning behind it, and not just the latest hit at the club that gets the ladies wet. Bro, get your priorities straight. And I’m not even saying that drake is wack, obviously he’s talented to get as far as he has. But your opinion of kendrick tells me that either (a. you don’t actually listen to his music, (b. you do, but are just an ignorant ass retard who thinks sales=talent, or (c. your too stupid to understand or appreciate art when you hear it.
What you haters fail to realize is Kendrick is going to walk away with at least 4-5 out of 11 Grammys….As much as I love my hometown J-Cole, He just can’t compete with that! Plus…J-Cole can’t come from the SOUL like Kendrick…He is 1/2 after all….. JS
J Cole can’t come from the soul like Kendrick??? With that statement, I now see you just talking. You don’t listen to Cole… He don’t come from the soul lol lol lol silly rabbit tricks are for kids!
Numbers don’t dictate skill but look at any streaming music outlet. More people to J COLE’s WHOLE album as opposed to people just listening to Kendrick SINGLES. Nowadays we can actually see the number of people actually listening to what songs, which is a better way of judging what the people like. FhD was a better album to me but they both dope artist.
Go straight to jail and do NOT pass go!
damn officer ricky still dont even got 1. maybe with these new reals he has a chance of going gold once again.
Tru rick Ross is pathetic
His albums aren’t all platinum, this is that fake new platinum where they include streams and other bullshit into sales. smh
Why sshouldn’t streams count? Especially since that’s how most music is consumed & distributed.
Who buys CD’s anymore tho? errbody streamin
Fake platinum bout to be the new platinum, times have changed fam
I do not see the appeal of Kendrick at all. He’s not bad, but I think he’s very overrated. Honest opinion from a golden era hip hop head
You know what you and 123 are? Hipsters who turn on a rapper when they achieve success.
I agree, Kendrick is very overrated. Drizzaveli all day. #DrakeIsLoveDrakeIsLife
My thoughts exactly. He is not a bad rapper but he is hugely overrated! All that corny weird voice he uses? And TPAB? I tell you, if anyone without hype had released that album, it would have been straight Wood! My opinion of him has constantly gone downhill since Section 80. On the other hand, my opinion of J.Cole has been on the up since Cole World
Actually, it’s Drake who’s overrated.
“I tell you, if anyone without hype had released that album, it would have been straight Wood!”
You can argue the same for quite a few records out there (‘Yeezus’ comes to my mind first).
only because of the jay z cosign
nope his album with jay on it is the worst one
Very good comments in this feed, salute!
I wouldn’t be surprised if his new album FOREST HILLS DRIVE – LIVE goes platinum- everything he touches does. I’m sure it will sound even better on vinyl so I wanted to share the link to the limited edition stuff for all you Cole World fans out there // http://smarturl.it/JColeStore
Everyone has their favorites. My choice is Cole, although I do recognize Kendrick and Drakes talent. There is something about Cole that I believe separates him from the other two. I tried to get into Kendrick, but I don’t feel him like that. He is good, but no better than Wale or Lupe.
Same I agreed with everything until he said Wale. I’m actually not feeling Kendrick or Wale all that much altogether.
I respected your opinion until you said that Wale is better than Kendrick.
.. and you put in a DX daily from 2014. What up with that?