Obtaining a platinum album in any musical genre isn’t easy but in 2014, it’s damn near impossible.
Forbes has exposed the ailing music scene with a new report that shows no artist’s album released this year has gone platinum. BeyoncĂ©’s self-titled dominance was released last year and Lorde’s media darling presence has since stalled, leaving only Disney’s Frozen soundtrack with a shiny plaque.
With a little help from the RIAA, we’ve compiled the last fifteen Hip-Hop albums to go platinum–and the list is pretty segregated. The last couple of albums on the list weren’t even released this decade. Hopefully all struggle rappers are taking notes.
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Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Released: November 5, 2013
Drake – Nothing Was The Same
Released: September 20, 2013
Kanye West – Yeezus
Released: June 18, 2013
Jay Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail
Released: July 4, 2013
Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Released: October 22, 2012
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist
Released: October 9, 2012
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Released: April 2, 2012
Drake – Take Care
Released: November 15, 2011
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV
Released: August 29, 2011
Jay Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
Released: August 8, 2011
Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Released: November 22, 2010
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
Released: November 19, 2010
Eminem – Recovery
Released: June 18, 2010
Drake – Thank Me Later
Released: June 15, 2010
Eminem – Relapse
Released: May 15, 2009
…it’s an Eminem album!
