4:44 Album - *JAY-Z* (06/30/17).

Affirmative StoneColdMikey. @Preach2Teach banned from this thread.

 

[achewon87]

JAY-Z‘s new 4:44 album was only released last Thursday night (June 29), but the LP has already been certified platinum on Wednesday, July 5, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

Pictured above is Hov and RIAA Chairman and CEO Cary Sherman with the plaque for the album. “Props to JAY, he’s done it again!” said Sherman in a statement. “Another Platinum album adds to an already iconic career.”

This is Hov’s 13th platinum album plaque, more than any other artist in RIAA history. He’s also the only rapper with 10 or more platinum albums to his name.

If you recall, something similar happened with Jay’s last album. Magna Carta Holy Grail was pre-delivered to a million Samsung customers back in 2013, and the RIAA actually changed its rules to allow the album to be certified platinum the same day it was released.

In a statement to XXL, Vice President of Communications Cara Duckworth explains the RIAA’s certification process as so: “Under the program’s rules, the artist needs to be compensated and there needs to be demonstrated consumer demand in the United States, either for an on-demand stream or a sale. A sale counts toward a certification if purchased directly by the customer or a business can purchase the album or song and offer it to fans who must take affirmative steps to acquire the album or song. Fans participated, took action and downloaded JAY-Z’s album offered by SPRINT.”

4:44 was released for pre-existing Tidal and Sprint customers. It’s since been made available for free download. The album is coming to iTunes and Apple Music this week, and physical copies (with three bonus tracks, including “Adnis”) are on the way as well.

http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/07/jay-z-444-album-platinum/

 

[LcnsdbyROYALTY]

already

Did I not call this? :lol:

 

[metal face terrorist]

Illbot kick @Preach2Teach out

 

[Busta Carmichael]

Drake, Rihanna, Eminem and several others went platinum on streams. No one batted an eye.

Now when Jay goes platinum these Eminem stans wanna question it smh.

Of course it's hit more than a million streams u dumb muthafucka. It's the most talked about album for the past week.

 

[MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14]

Drake, Rihanna, Eminem and several others went platinum on streams. No one batted an eye.

Now when Jay goes platinum these Eminem stans wanna question it smh.

Of course it's hit more than a million streams u dumb muthafucka. It's the most talked about album for the past week.

This isn't going plat on streams. They are counting a nigga singing up for Tidal for 4:44 as an actual album purchase. They aren't counting every 10,000 streams (or whatever the threshold is) as 1 unit regarding the sprint purchases. So his combined streaming numbers + the sprint downloads (1 download=1 album sale) is what got him platinum. This is the same cheat code he used for MCHG. Sprint literally bought jay a plaque.

 

[DarthRozay]

Drake, Rihanna, Eminem and several others went platinum on streams. No one batted an eye.

Now when Jay goes platinum these Eminem stans wanna question it smh.

Of course it's hit more than a million streams u dumb muthafucka. It's the most talked about album for the past week.

streams aren't counted the same way as sales though, as far as I know. I believe it's 1,500 streams = 1 sale, plus there's the fact that it's only available on Tidal and not the other more popular ones like spotify and apple. but it looks like they counted all the albums that were downloaded for free from the website as "bought by sprint"

 

[Busta Carmichael]

Lol ah ok.

Well U2 did the same with iPhones right?

 

[Breezy_Kilroy]

Drake, Rihanna, Eminem and several others went platinum on streams. No one batted an eye.

Now when Jay goes platinum these Eminem stans wanna question it smh.

Of course it's hit more than a million streams u dumb muthafucka. It's the most talked about album for the past week.

This isn't going plat on streams. They are counting a nigga singing up for Tidal for 4:44 as an actual album purchase. They aren't counting every 10,000 streams (or whatever the threshold is) as 1 unit regarding the sprint purchases. So his combined streaming numbers + the sprint downloads (1 download=1 album sale) is what got him platinum. This is the same cheat code he used for MCHG. Sprint literally bought jay a plaque.

Don't matter... went plat

 

How could we have become so different, @"Preach2Teach"? Why can we no longer understand each other? What did we do wrong?
Warned @"Preach2Teach" (0 points for 1 week) for "Kicked from thread: Not welcome"

 

[Busta Carmichael]

Btw I honestly think it will go plat of physical sales anyways.

Alot of pre orders been made already.

 

[Go figure]

Just because some old guy takes a picture with Jay and a platinum plaque does not make this album platinum lol how is it even possible when the album hasn't been released yet? whole worlds going fucking mad a tell ya, you stans have took it to a whole new level congratulations.

Ur a lil too invested over an artist u dont like

We call this, "hating"

 

[DarthRozay]

Lol ah ok.

Well U2 did the same with iPhones right?

lmao yeah, I mean you could argue they're using/abusing the system since their such big artists but *kanye shrug* fuck it, doesn't really make a difference to me personally what it's sales certification is.

 

[Busta Carmichael]

How could we have become so different, @"Preach2Teach"? Why can we no longer understand each other? What did we do wrong?

Warned @"Preach2Teach" (0 points for 1 week) for "Kicked from thread: Not welcome"

"Why can we no longer understand each other?"

 

[Turfaholic]

Anybody know where to watch The Story Of OJ vid? I can't find a real vid on youtube.

 

[vageneral08]

Btw I honestly think it will go plat of physical sales anyways.

Alot of pre orders been made already.

It's already platinum

 

[KnowReasonForPeace]

100 new post of hating incoming with the i don't care but replies.

 

[LcnsdbyROYALTY]

Anybody know where to watch The Story Of OJ vid? I can't find a real vid on youtube.

Jay don't put shyt on youtube fam. I might up it to one of my Drives

 

[Listencloser]

Think I just popped up like a fetus? Naw!

Pregnant pause.

Give you some second thoughts.

There’s room on the bandwagon, don’t abort.

 

[Listencloser]

Nigga came sharp this album.