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Jay-Z's New Album '4:44' Gets Officially Certified Platinum!

Jay-Z's New Album '4:44' Gets Officially Certified Platinum!

Jay-Z‘s thirteenth studio album, 4:44, is officially certified Platinum!

The 47-year-old rapper’s first new album since 2013′s Magna Carta Holy Grail, which was released almost exactly four years ago, has reached 1 million albums sold and/or streamed in the U.S.

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“Props to JAY, he’s done it again! Another Platinum album adds to an already iconic career,” RIAA Chairman and CEO Cary Sherman expressed in a statement after presenting Jay with his plaque on Wednesday (July 5).

With 4:44 achieving Platinum status, Jay-Z has earned 13 Platinum (or higher) solo studio Album Awards in the United States – more than any other hip hop artist in the history of RIAA’s Gold & Platinum Program.

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