By ANI
WASHINGTON: American rapper and songwriter Eminem has made historical past by turning into the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) new King of Gold and Platinum Singles.
According to Deadline, RIAA revealed that the rapper has now change into the No 1 awarded act for singles within the 64-year historical past of the Gold and Platinum program.
Thanks to 73.5 million new certifications, the Oscar winner’s profession haul at present sits at 227.5 million, which consists of 166 million single certifications and 61.5 million album certifications, reported the outlet.
He has additionally change into one in all solely seven artists with three or extra Diamond-certified albums for gross sales of at the least 10 million models within the U.S.
Eminem broke out in 1999 along with his second album ‘The Real Slim Shady’, which featured the basic single ‘My Name Is’, then hit the stratosphere along with his 2000 follow-up ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’.
Recently, he was a part of the historic Super Bowl Halftime Show that additionally featured Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J Blige and Kendrick Lamar.
