50 Cent’s 2003 smash hit “In Da Club,” produced by Dr. Dre has officially been certified diamond by the The Recording Industry Association of America, marking the New York legend’s first diamond-certified song.
50 Cent celebrated the achievement on X, posting the cover art on Instagram from his 9x-platinum blockbuster Eminem’s Shady Records debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’ alongside a graphic of the diamond certification and the video on X.
“In Da Club has officially reached Diamond. 10,000,000 singles sold. The 43rd Hip Hop song to go Diamond, 121 songs of all time to do it. I feel good I’m that thing 50cent.” he wrote in the caption.
In Da Club has officially reached Diamond 💎 10,000,000 singles sold. The 43rd Hip Hop song to go Diamond, 121 songs of all time to do it. 🤨I feel good, I’m that thing 50cent #bransoncognac #lecheminduroi pic.twitter.com/MS5T6DWlKq
— 50cent (@50cent) November 1, 2023
In a separate post commemorating the moment he wrote, “Diamonds are forever. Yo that thing 50 cent is no joke.”
The song additionally surpassed over 1.3 billion Spotify streams and 1.9 billion YouTube views on its music video. The 2003 single continues to average around 43 million streams per week worldwide.