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RIAA 5x Platinum Rap & Hip-Hop Artists

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Name the rap/hip-hop artists who have been certified at least 5x by the RIAA. I did ocassionally add more R&B type artists who were more recent and are occasionally classified as hip-hop. Object is most certs, not artists. Total certifications and number of certified albums shown.

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superfly360

7 months ago

If Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit are included, maybe Linkin Park, Rage Against the Machine, and Post Malone should be as well?

bnabreaker

2 years ago

This is an extremely broad definition of “rap” music haha

kidcanada

6 years ago

Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit? Really?

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darin

6 years ago

Reply to kidcanada

Kid Rock definitely raps and LB is a rap-rock band.

victor_pavao

4 years ago

Reply to darin

Is Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton really considered rap and hip-hop?

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darin

4 years ago

Reply to victor_pavao

it’s a judgment call. Boyz II Men actually refers to themself as a type of hip-hop. Toni Braxton has won hip-hop related awards.

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