After ‘Stronger’ and ‘Ni**as In Paris’, Kanye West Has Got a Shot at Bagging Another Diamond Certification
Kanye West’s comeback after his controversies has caused a stir in the music industry. The 46-year-old rapper has become the talk of the town again, but this time for the right reasons. His song ‘Flashing Lights’ from the timeless album ‘Graduation’ recently received a whopping 1 million streams on Spotify and made its way into the global Spotify chart. Ye’s surprise appearance at the ‘Utopia’ concert was also a highlight of this year, as no one saw it coming. And now, the ‘Donda’ creator has crossed another milestone.
Ye has two prestigious diamond certifications for his songs ‘Stronger’ and ‘Ni**as In Paris’. With his songs getting enormous streams lately, the rapper is eligible for yet another diamond certification.
Kanye West is up for a third diamond certification
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Ye, despite his history of getting industry backlash, has always been praised for his talent and creativity as a musician. And now achieving another milestone with his 2008 song ‘Heartless’, he received a whopping ten million sales. The song is now eligible for getting a diamond certification owing to the enormous sale.
‘Heartless’ is from one of Ye’s hit albums ‘808s & Heartbreak’, which got a lot of attention because of the rapper’s break-up with Alexis Phifer. Ye also experimented with auto-tune in this album, which he believed was necessary to generate a sound that resonated with his heartbreak. The album received a great response from both fans and critics and also won the Urban Music Awards USA in 2009. As fans of the ‘I Wonder’ singer are finally seeing the stars align, the anticipation surrounding Ye’s upcoming album has only mounted up.
With new updates doing the rounds on the internet every other day, it is safe to say that Ye’s upcoming chartbuster is not too far.
Updates on Kanye West’s upcoming project
On the stage of Travis Scott’s ‘Utopia’ concert, Ye might have revealed that his new album is on its way. Ever since the event, fans have been anticipating the release of this new studio album with bated breath. This album will feature a mix of ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ and ‘The Life of Pablo’ as per ‘Info Dump’ by GoodAssSub. This album will also feature some of the unreleased songs from the rapper’s early days.
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The album will include Ye’s 2004 debut studio album ‘The College Dropout’ along with ‘A Little Bit of Turbo’. West is giving his all for this upcoming project and is passionately working to develop the lyrics of this intensive-rap album.
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