Rap-Up.com || Kanye West’s ‘Fantasy’ Certified Platinum

It’s taken nearly eight weeks, but Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy has hit a new milestone, according to the RIAA.

The Chicago rapper’s latest album has been honored with platinum certification, indicating that the LP has shipped a million units since its release in the U.S. in late November. This marks ‘Ye’s fifth consecutive album to hit the milli mark, following The College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation, and 808s & Heartbreak.

“THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR MAKING MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY OFFICIALLY PLATINUM!!!” tweeted an elated Kanye.

Let’s have a toast to Yeezy.

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23 Comments

Yeah
January 16th, 2011 at 1:49 pm
Congrats

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H•A•M
January 16th, 2011 at 1:55 pm
Congrats to Yeezy! He certainly deserved it.

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x
January 16th, 2011 at 2:02 pm
congrats ‘Ye!!

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Stre3t Danc@
January 16th, 2011 at 2:19 pm
Go Yeezy!

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Banana
January 16th, 2011 at 2:23 pm
In a couple of months he can add Watch the Throne to his collection of platinum plaques

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Mr Xclusive
January 16th, 2011 at 3:13 pm
blah blah blah

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Icebreaker686
January 16th, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Very deserving of platinum!

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blackguyfromNY
January 16th, 2011 at 4:23 pm
wait how did nicki get platnum before kanye lol
either congrats for both i bought both

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Orlando
January 16th, 2011 at 4:42 pm
hate 2 say it kayne but nicki beat u week & half ago but u guys r still sellin hard congarts……………..

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Banana
January 16th, 2011 at 5:02 pm
@blackguyfromNY

Certification is based on units shipped and whether the label wants to pay for the certification(the process of verifying the shipping of 1 million cost money). I assume both nicki and kanye shipped 1 million units weeks ago but with nicki being a new artist its a good idea to get the certification done quickly to further promote the album. Establish artist are not so quick to certify their album. For instance eminem has not bother to have recovery certified even though it has sold over 3 million units.

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dankingkemp
January 16th, 2011 at 5:51 pm
That’s Awesome….)d

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Kyle
January 16th, 2011 at 6:33 pm
Good for him, he deserves it for this album!!!

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blackguyfromNY
January 16th, 2011 at 7:45 pm
@banana
ok i understand. thanks dude……

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Heminem
January 16th, 2011 at 8:18 pm
Don’t know how Nicki went platinum first. According to NielsenSoundscan ‘Ye has sold more.
But according to NielsenSoundscan neither have sold 1 million yet.

All i know is the RIAA calculates differently. I think they base it on shipments, not sales.

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The Beast
January 16th, 2011 at 8:29 pm
Congrats Kanye. You definately deserved it after all the troubles you went through the last year, and the incredible masterpiece you have created.

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Brionna
January 17th, 2011 at 12:53 am
Congrats Kanye

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felipe
January 17th, 2011 at 5:06 am
congratulations for my idol yeezy

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Tev
January 17th, 2011 at 6:00 am
Lets Go Kanye!!! TEAM KANYE !!

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Ponyo
January 17th, 2011 at 7:23 am
Kanye went platimum before nicki. This is all a gimmick to fool da public. Kanye album was sold out da first day in stores.

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Brittany
January 17th, 2011 at 10:05 am
this is the nicest pic i’ve ever seen of him

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noi
January 17th, 2011 at 12:34 pm
the last 3 didn’t deserve platnium

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John
January 18th, 2011 at 4:44 am
Yeezy ye, yeezy yo. Way to go. You definitely didn’t let those dream killers kill your self-esteem, you used their hate as the steam to power your dreams.

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Devonte
January 18th, 2011 at 10:23 am
kanye is the best rapper of the generation point_____.

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