Best Rap Songs That Went Diamond

How Many Diamond Albums Does Eminem Have? Eminem has two diamond-certified albums and three diamond songs.

Love The Way You Lie was awarded the distinction a year ago on Match 8, 2022. The single featuring Rihanna has sold more than 13 million copies solely in the United States.

It is the second single from Eminem's seventh studio album Recovery and was released on June 18, 2010.  A huge commercial success, it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #2 and went on to lead the chart for 7 weeks.

The official music video, directed by filmmaker Joseph Kahn, featured American actress Megan Fox was a huge sensation. It has gained 2.5 billion views on YouTube over 13 years.

Rappers Who Went Diamond includes Wiz Khalifa with the release of "See You Again". The iconic song also features Charlie Puth.

The tribute single was made following the heartbreaking death of Fast and Furious star Paul Walker.

See You Again was the best-selling song of 2015 globally, raking up about 20.9 million units in sales and track streams, selling 11 million copies in the US alone.

Released on March 10, 2015, "See You Again" spent 12 non-consecutive weeks at the No. 1 spot on US Billboard Hot 100, being the second longest-running number-one single just behind Lil Nas X's Old Town Road.

The song was a huge commercial success, winning many awards and earning three nominations at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.

God's Plan is the lead single from Drake's fifth studio album Scorpion. It was released on January 19, 2018, through Young Money and Cash Money.

The song debuted at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated February 3, 2018, making it the artist's fourth song to feature in the chart, and stayed on the top for 11 weeks.

The official music video uploaded to Drake's official YouTube channel was also viral as it showed the rapper donating a whopping $175,000 in Miami to strangers.

God's Plan garnered multiple award nominations and also won Best Rap Song at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards held on February 10, 2019.

As of December 8, 2022, the song was sold over 15 million copies in the United States and was acknowledged as a Diamond record by the RIAA.

Old Town Road By Lil Nas X broke the record for the fastest song in history to be certified Diamond. It got the certification within a year of release.

The single was initially released independently on December 3, 2018, but as it gained mainstream attention, it was later re-released by Columbia Records in April 2019.

The song has been widely labeled as a Country Rap. In 2019 the single simultaneously featured on Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs but was removed from the latter claiming it didn't meet the elements of country songs.

Debuting the Billboard Hot 100 charts on March 16, 2019, the song spent 19 consecutive weeks at the top, breaking the record previously held by Louis Fonci's Despacito.

The song received critical acclaim from most of the critics and was later nominated for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in which it won Best Pop Duo/ Group Performance and Best Music Video.

Sicko Mode is the third track from Travis Scott's third studio album, Astroworld. It was Diamond certified in the US by RIAA on 9 December 2020.

The song was composed in collaboration with Canadian artist, Drake, and was released by Epic Records in August 2018.

Sicko Mode debuted at the fourth spot on Billboard Hot 100 and later topped the chart on 8 December 2018, becoming the rapper's first No.1 Single on the Hot 100 chart. It was also the first hip-hop song to spend 30 weeks in the top 10.

The official music video was uploaded to Travis's YouTube channel on October 19, 2018, and has amassed over a billion views. It depicts the artist's work ethic showcasing they're clear of the competition as they get into 'sicko' mode.

Nicki Minaj discography has many gems but Super Bass eclipses them all. The song is the fifth single for Minaj's debut studio album Pink Friday.

It was the 65th song to be Diamond certified on November 9, 2021, with 10 million sales in the US.

As per Nicki, the lyrics depict a playful romance between a couple.

On May 14, 2011, Super Bass debuted on Billboard Hot 100 at #98 and peaked at #3 spot 14 weeks later, It was also Nicki's highest charting solo until "Anaconda" overthrew it in 2014.

The official music video features a vibrant and colorful theme, just like Nicki desired. It was released on Nicki's official YouTube channel and has gained over 971 million views.

Lucid Dream By Juice Wrld was Diamond certified by the RIAA on February 4, 2022. It sold 10 million copies in the United States.

The emo-rap track is one of the most streamed songs on Spotify, raking up over 2.22 billion streams on the platform. It is also one of the defining tracks by this rapper from Chicago who died young.

The song was released on May 4, 2018, as the third track from the rapper's debut studio album Goodbye & Good Riddance and has been deemed as the singer's signature song.

Lucid Dream explores the emotions of the artist after going through a breakup. To avoid having frequent visions of his ex in dreams, Juice seeks to control his dream for the good.

The track debuted at #74 on Billboard Hot 100 accumulating 10 million streams and 4000 digital downloads in its first week. It later made its way up to the 2nd spot on the chart.

Not Afraid is another iconic single from his album, Recovery. It was released on 27 April 2010 via Interscope Records.

As per the singer's manager, the song bears an optimistic message to overcome any obstacle and depicts Eminem's transition from drugs and violence.

The song debuted at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the 16th song in the history of charts to do so. 

The song was a huge commercial success, and on June 2014 it was certified Diamond by the RIAA, making him the first artist to achieve diamond status for two songs.

At the 53rd Grammy Awards, "Not Afraid" earned nominations for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Solo Performance, in which it won the latter.

Bodak Yellow was awarded Diamond certification on March 2021. Cardi B is the first female rapper to achieve a Diamond status on a single.

The hip-hop track is the lead single from her debut studio album Invasion of Privacy.

In the song, Cardi recalls her past and depicts how she built an empire with her peerless work ethic.

Bodak Yellow featured at the #1 spot on Billboard Hot 100 chart for three straight weeks which made her the second female to reach the top with a solo song.

Its accompanying music video upload on YouTube made Cardi the first female rapper to have two songs that reach a billion views. 

Stronger by Kanye West (Ye) is his biggest hit. It is the second single from the third studio album, Graduation, which was released on 31 July 2007.

Kanye dubbed the song an "emancipation" as it enabled him to release his frustrations over the mistakes he made in the previous year. The song debuted on the US Hot 100 charts on August 8, 2011, and peaked at the top spot for straight one week.

The rapper reportedly expressed dissatisfaction with the track even after its release as a single, as he and his team of engineers mixed the track over 75 times.

In 2008, the song went on to win the Grammy Awards for Best Rap Solo Performance and was also dubbed as one of the best songs of the year by Rolling Stone.

The single was certified 10x Diamond by the RIAA on October 6, 2021, in the US.

Additional rap songs that have been Diamond certified include:

• Timber by Pitbull Ft. Kesha
• Lose Yourself by Eminem
• Sad by XXXTentacion
• Life Is Good by Future Ft. Drake
• Drip Too Hard by Lil Baby
• The Box by Roddy Ricch
• Trap Queen by Fetty Wap
• Thrift Shop by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
• Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke Ft. T.I. and Pharell Williams