What Is a Diamond Album in Hip Hop
A diamond album is an RIAA certification for 10 million units consumed in the United States, combining pure sales, on demand audio and video streams, and track sales. For rappers, the threshold is the same as for other genres, but the path to diamond usually depends on streaming equivalent units, viral catalog longevity, and playlist driven replay. The RIAA updated its certification rules to include on demand streams, which changed how legacy rap albums qualify for diamond status
