Cardi B’s ‘Am I the Drama?’ Already Earned Platinum Certification by the RIAA on Release Day

Cardi B has overmuch to observe connected Friday (Sept. 19): She released her long-awaited sophomore medium Am I the Drama? and it’s already certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The 23-track task features the nine-time platinum smash “WAP” with Megan Thee Stallion and the five-time platinum deed “Up,” some of which topped the Billboard Hot 100. The Bronx MC antecedently defended her decision to see them connected Am I the Drama?. “WAP and Up are 2 of my biggest songs, my fans person been asking maine to enactment them connected an album, and radical hunt for them connected IOP each the time… they merit a home,” she wrote connected X. “I fto haters marque maine not taxable WAP for the Grammy’s and astatine this constituent I’m giving my fans what they want!”

“Congratulations @iamcardib! Her marque caller medium #AmITheDrama? is retired present and already RIAA certified Platinum, featuring the certified 9x Platinum deed #WAP and 5x Platinum #UP @AtlanticRecords,” the RIAA wrote connected X.

Cardi besides made RIAA past successful 2022 with her 2018 debut medium Invasion of Privacy, with each 13 tracks being certified platinum oregon higher, which made Cardi the archetypal pistillate rapper to execute the feat. That accomplishment further extended her archetypal grounds arsenic the archetypal pistillate creator to person each way connected an medium certified gold. She’s besides the archetypal pistillate MC to person aggregate diamond-certified singles, with her 2017 breakout smash “Bodak Yellow,” “I Like It” featuring J Balvin and Bad Bunny, and “Girls Like You” with Maroon 5.

See the RIAA’s announcement astir Cardi’s latest accomplishment below.