DJ Khaled celebrates 17 new RIAA certifications; sold over 75 million records
GRAMMY Award-winning global music mogul DJ Khaled has garnered a staggering seventeen new certifications from the RIAA for a bevy of culture-defining hits, amplifying his recent Diamond certification for ‘I’m The One’ featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne. This avalanche of achievements speaks to his continued influence on Hip-Hop as one of its most reliable and consistent hitmakers.
Among these awards, he scored an 8x platinum certification for ‘Wild Thoughts’ featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, 5x platinum certifications for ‘I’m On One’ featuring Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne and ‘Every I Chance I Get’ featuring Lil Baby and Lil Durk as well as 4x Platinum certifications for ‘Do You Mind’ featuring Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, August Alsina, Jeremih, Future, and Rick Ross, ‘For Free’ featuring Drake, and ‘Popstar’ featuring Drake, a 3x platinum certification for ‘No Brainer’ featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, and Chance the Rapper, a 2x Platinum certification for ‘Wish Wish’ featuring Cardi B and 21 Savage], and Platinum certifications for ‘Take It to the Head’ featuring Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne and ‘No New Friends’ featuring Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne.
He gathered Gold certifications for the singles ‘Beautiful’ featuring Future & SZA, ‘Let It Go’ featuring Justin Bieber & 21 Savage, ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ featuring Nas, JAY Z, and James Fauntleroy, ‘Welcome to My Hood’ featuring Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne, and T Pain, ‘I Wish You Would’ featuring Kanye West and Rick Ross, and ‘I Wanna Be With You’ featuring Nicki Minaj, Future, and Rick Ross in addition to a Gold plaque for his ‘We The Best Forever’ album.
As much as this victory lap deserves celebration, Khaled remains as focused on the future as ever. Be on the lookout for more music, news, and surprises soon.
