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Posted by Robert
Rap News Network
3/5/2004 12:04:52 PM
Tags and topics realted to this article include Outkast.
Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP" and OutKast's "Speakerboxx/The Love Below" were each certified in February by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for U.S. shipments of 9 million copies. The sets are fast approaching elite diamond status, which the RIAA bestows on releases that have shipped 10 million copies.
It took Eminem's sophomore Web/Aftermath/Interscope less than three years to reach the nine-times platinum mark, while the OutKast set did it in about six months. While it may seem that the Atlanta hip-hop duo is lapping the Detroit rapper at a rapid pace, it should be noted that the RIAA counts each disc of a multi-disc title towards its awards. While by no means shabby, it means that only 4.5 million two-disc "Speakerboxx/The Love Below" packages have actually reached the shelves of U.S. retailers.
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