Even though he was knocked from the top spot of Billboard’s Top 200 chart a few weeks ago, that didn’t stop Drake’s VIEWS from becoming certified triple platinum.
The RIAA acknowledged the accomplishment on August 3, signifying that Drizzy had sold three million copies of the LP. This comes only three months after VIEWS stormed onto the music world in April and sold one million album equivalent units in one week.
VIEWS boasts four songs on Billboard’s current Hot 100 chart with “One Dance,” “Controlla,” “Too Good” and “Pop Style” still getting plenty of radio play.
Earlier this year, his Grammy-winning album, Take Care, was certified 4x platinum and his joint project with future, What a Time to Be Alive, passed the one-million mark.
The RIAA adjusted its rules for certification in February to allow audio and video streams to count towards album sales figures.
Recent Hip Hop singles to receive certifications include gold awards (500,000 units) for DJ Khaled’s “I Got The Keys” with Jay Z and Future, the Atlanta rapper’s “Wicked” and Tech N9ne’s “Fragile.” Fat Joe and Remy Ma’s “All the Way Up” gets the digital platinum nod.
B.o.B collected a slew of certifications earlier this month with album awards for The Adventures of Bobby Ray (2x platinum), Strange Clouds (platinum) and Underground Luxury (gold). The Strange Clouds cut “Ray Bands” gets a gold nod while “So Good” is certified twice platinum digitally and his 2010 breakout single “Airplanes” is certified 6x platinum digitally.
Drake has three million more units to go to match that mark after VIEWS’ triple certification mark.
Let the hate begin in 5,4,3,2,1…. #DrakeIsLoveDrakeIsLife
You a girl? Because that hashtag is mad suspect.
Girl or guy, definitely a bitch.
And the new streaming laws are bullshitt. The same 50000 drake fans just keep streaming his garbage over and over so some how that means he a platinum artist?
At this point all the hate is pointless. It’s like niggas trying to break bullet proof glass with a sling shot. with the ghost writing accusations and rappers dissing drake and still nothing stopping him what’s the point . Fucken Meek had the perfect opportunity to try at least slow him down but I guess his Rolex was more important
Drake and all his fans can eat a certified triple platinum dick.
no way bitch made fake drake could go platinum with physical sales alone, this streaming bullshit counting as sales is fucked, when is he gonna die in a fiery plane crash?
There you have it folks. Proof positive that even a corny mixed boy from Toronto can release an album littered with emo lyrics and outsell everybody. Had this been the nineties without a doubt drake would’ve been laughed out of hip hop. He’d be a one hit wonder@ best. Fuck the streams too while were @ it.
Drake goes triple platinum while the rest of these rappers cant even go gold. Kendricks last album untiltled garbage didn’t even go gold yet. Drake is a god in this rap game all these other rappers are so beneath his level its just pathetic. All these rappers you hipster nerds praise are all pathetic and irrelevant compared to the real rap god. The fact that some of you have the audacity to claim drake is not running the rap game shows how delusional you are.
The comment by this clown above me just proves that real hip-hop heads aren’t listening to Drake. This fuckshit above me doesn’t even respect hip-hop culture and it’s history. Should be pistol whipped.
Very true. But he lives with his mom in a igloo somewhere in norther Canada Ese. Out there Drake is a real nigga. LOL. This tween in skinny jeans loves Vanilla Ice and Hammer. You are wasting your typing Holmes…
STREAMS! Not actual cd sales. This nigga went plastic
So if this was the streaming rule in the 90’s, and the Internet was as is today, MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice would be triple donkey dick diamond crusted giraffe penis. They would still be more real and talented than the Canadian mocha Oreo Vanilli queer bait.
Bruh? You just had to use my screen name? Lol. I read this like it was written by a 16yr old kid named Chad. Lmfao!
For somebody without a dick pretending to be heterosexual those fake streaming numbers are very impresive
– worst album ever
– drake is a fake face
– ppl buying his shit LOL, pretty dumb.
album sounds horrible, whats wrong with the ppl ?
ppl licking that fakefaces azz. ROFL. poor poor.
Well deserved. Views is a hip-hop classic.