RIAA 5x Platinum Rap & Hip-Hop Artists
DirectionsName 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.
Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit? Really?
Kid Rock definitely raps and LB is a rap-rock band.
Is Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton really considered rap and hip-hop?
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.