Tyga and Offset have accomplished a major feat as artists by achieving their first-ever RIAA Diamond-certified record. The two rap stars received the certification for their smash hit ”Taste”, originally released in 2018 on Monday, September 24.
Taking to social media, Tyga expressed his gratitude for all the fans who made the diamond certification possible.
“Taste just went diamond 10x platinum. Thank you to everyone that streamed it and twerked to it,” Tyga wrote on X (Formerly Twitter). He also posted a video of where he received his RIAA plaque along with Nima Etminan, CEO and COO of EMPIRE Records.
“Get a #Taste of your first RIAA Diamond certification! Congratulations @Tyga on this incredible milestone!” RIAA wrote in response.
Offset also shared his excitement about becoming one of the latest members of the “Diamond Club.”
“Went diamond today God is good” Offset’s post on X (Formerly Twitter). He also shared another post from Chart Data as evidence that the track had moved ten million units so far.
According to the RIAA, a Diamond certification is given to artists whose songs have moved 10 million units with “one equivalent song unit is equal to a single digital song sale, or 150 on-demand audio and/or video streams.”
Produced by D.A. Got That Dope, “Taste” landed at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming a summer anthem that still has staying power. In an interview with Billboard, D.A. spoke about creating the classic track.
“The beat that I sent him was the same as the one you hear on the radio, what he changed is he sped up the tempo a few [BPM]. I recommended Offset because he’s one of the best rappers in the game,” D.A. recalled. “You just don’t ever hear weak Offset verses. He also has a lot of buzz and momentum, so I thought that’d be the perfect feature to push the record over the top and make it a smash.”
Currently, Tyga is out performing on the second leg of Nicki Minaj‘s Pink Friday 2 World Tour. Meanwhile, Offset recently welcomed the birth of his child whom he shares with his estranged wife Cardi B.
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