50 Cent has three RIAA diamond-certified albums in the United States as of the most recent public certification records: 'Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2023), 'The Massacre' (2023), and 'Curtis' (2023). Each album was certified diamond for combined U.S. sales and streaming units equal to 10 million album-equivalent units. This status makes him one of the few hip-hop artists with multiple diamond albums from a single era. Below, this article defines RIAA diamond criteria, places these certifications in historical context, and compares his discography to similar performers, drawing only on verifiable certification data and widely reported sales milestones.
