Lauryn hill becomes the first female rapper to score a diamond album

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[Devil Plisken…CMS]

I’m confident it’ll stay that way. I’ve always said in order to pass a certain threshold sales wise you simply have to reach multiple demographics

For example...

If women weren’t fukking with you probably weren’t going platinum, If honkeys weren’t buying your music the most you could probably go was double etc

For all the streaming & hype of today’s artist I simply don’t see a female rapper hitting that kind of sales mark without male fans. The reason Lauryn got that mark was it was the female bible, honkeys liked it and men respected & enjoyed her music

Never Again

 

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I’m confident it’ll stay that way. I’ve always said in order to pass a certain threshold sales wise you simply have to reach multiple demographics

For all the streaming & hype of today’s artist I simply don’t see a female rapper hitting that kind of sales mark without male fans. The reason Lauryn got that mark was it was the female bible, honkeys liked it and men respected & enjoyed her music

Never Again

Artists are actually selling less in streaming era compared to the cd era.

 

[get these nets]

She's an emcee, but would this be considered a rap album? She walked away with a lot of hardware on her Grammy night, and those aren't all hop hop category awards.

JERSEY STYLE




Glad that she had a good enough contract that she received what she was supposed to get for her work. Apparently she did because she lives quite comfortably and doesn't have to jump through industry hoops.

 

[JustCKing]

I still don't think anyone realizes how huge this is. Lauryn Hill broke through all kinds of barriers and cracked ceilings to get where she was at. Think about it, how many Black women who were both dark skinned and rocked dreads were winning Grammys over Madonna, setting first week sales records, and ultimately going diamond. Lauryn was covering Time and Rollingstone magazine dead smack in the Pop star explosion. She didn't look like or carry herself like the typical Pop star. Lauryn sang and rapped in an era where the biggest female rappers didn't look nor sound like her.

She also stood out in Hip Hop during a year where quality Hip Hop was dropping weekly. This was the year that Pun and X dropped debuts. Jay Z had his commercial breakthrough. Kast went to another level commercially, critically, and artistically. No Limit was a juggernaut. CMR broke through.

Last, the news of Lauryn going diamond should also include the news of The Score going 7X platinum.

 

[reserved_one]

She could’ve had multiple diamond albums

 

[boskey]

She's an emcee, but would this be considered a rap album? She walked away with a lot of hardware on her Grammy night, and those aren't all hop hop category awards.

 

[mson]

Nice!

 

[Ziggiy]

I still don't think anyone realizes how huge this is. Lauryn Hill broke through all kinds of barriers and cracked ceilings to get where she was at. Think about it, how many Black women who were both dark skinned and rocked dreads were winning Grammys over Madonna, setting first week sales records, and ultimately going diamond. Lauryn was covering Time and Rollingstone magazine dead smack in the Pop star explosion. She didn't look like or carry herself like the typical Pop star. Lauryn sang and rapped in an era where the biggest female rappers didn't look nor sound like her.

She also stood out in Hip Hop during a year where quality Hip Hop was dropping weekly. This was the year that Pun and X dropped debuts. Jay Z had his commercial breakthrough. Kast went to another level commercially, critically, and artistically. No Limit was a juggernaut. CMR broke through.

Last, the news of Lauryn going diamond should also include the news of The Score going 7X platinum.

Lauryn Hill accomplishments go overlooked because of her later reputation but goddamnit if that woman wasn’t a fukking unicorn




Salutes to her. 10 million sold and she didn’t have to strip naked or do Buss it challenges to get it

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

to the brehette

and considering we're in the streaming era that hates old rappers to get over the hill is crazy

 

[REdefinition]

Dope. I hope it stands so she can be the example of the highest selling female rapper and not one of these thots chicks. Also, wouldn't this be her 2nd diamond album if you count The Fugees The Score?

 

[JoelB]

Incredible album that deserved to sell 10m's

 

[Donny]

Well deserved one of my all time favorite albums

 

[mobbinfms]

She's an emcee, but would this be considered a rap album?

Of course not.

 

[UserNameless]

I still don't think anyone realizes how huge this is. Lauryn Hill broke through all kinds of barriers and cracked ceilings to get where she was at. Think about it, how many Black women who were both dark skinned and rocked dreads were winning Grammys over Madonna, setting first week sales records, and ultimately going diamond. Lauryn was covering Time and Rollingstone magazine dead smack in the Pop star explosion. She didn't look like or carry herself like the typical Pop star. Lauryn sang and rapped in an era where the biggest female rappers didn't look nor sound like her.

She also stood out in Hip Hop during a year where quality Hip Hop was dropping weekly. This was the year that Pun and X dropped debuts. Jay Z had his commercial breakthrough. Kast went to another level commercially, critically, and artistically. No Limit was a juggernaut. CMR broke through.

Last, the news of Lauryn going diamond should also include the news of The Score going 7X platinum.

An amazing , amazing feat .. true trailblazer . As wild as it sounds , it often goes overlooked .

She could’ve had multiple diamond albums

That’s what’s even more amazing . She walked away like y’all got it ...


The Unplugged album had gems tho . She spit one of the best verses I’ve heard recorded on wax from ANY rapper on that album .