According to the RIAA, Nicki Minaj‘s “Chun-Li” single off her forthcoming Queen album has been certified Gold.

The Young Money Barbie has also released a teaser at how the J. Reid-produced song was made by releasing 3 parts from her upcoming The Making Of Queen documentary.

“Chun-Li has been certified GOLD. Thank you to everyone for your support. got on the mic & made this song up in 5 mins just having fun @ 4 in the morning. Then took about an hour to put words to the melody. Released it 2 days later. We captured it all on video. Thinking about putting that part of the documentary out early so you guys can get a real glimpse into my world. Love you so much & can’t wait to share this album with all of you who’ve waited so patiently & been so supportive.”

You can check out a sneak peek at how “Chun-Li” was created after the jump below. Congratulations to Nicki for going Gold!

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In his newest Billboard achievement, Drake has tied with his boss and mentor Lil Wayne thanks to his latest single, “Nice For What“, entering in the top 10 of the Radio Songs chart.

This brings Drizzy‘s total of top 10 hits on Billboard‘s all-genre Radio Songs chart to 20, which is the same total as Weezy, making them both own the title of having the most Radio Songs top 10s among solo males.

They also both sit joint third overall on the Radio Songs chart as Mariah Carey is in second place with 23 top 10 entries and Rihanna is in first place with 29 top 10 appearances. You can check out the list below!

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2 years after being certified triple Platinum, the Recording Industry Association Of America have confirmed Drake‘s Nothing Was The Same album has now gone quadruple Platinum.

According to the RIAA, Nothing Was The Same surpassed 4 million in sales and streams on April 2nd after it was first released on September 24th, 2013.

Congratulations to the 6 God on this amazing accomplishment!

According to the RIAA, David Guetta‘s “Hey Mama” single featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha and Afrojack was certified triple Platinum on March 19th.

This means that the collaboration has surpassed over 3 million in sales and streams after it was first released back in 2014 on Guetta‘s Listen album.

Congratulations to Guetta, Nicki, Bebe, and Afrojack on this amazing achievement. Click here to watch the official visual for “Hey Mama“!

According to Billboard, Drake has become the very first male solo artist to have 2 songs reach 10-weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard “Hot 100” chart.

This week, Drizzy‘s “God’s Plan” single has stayed at No. 1 for the tenth week in a row and back in 2016, his “One Dance” single featuring WizKid and Kyla was also at No. 1 for 10 weeks.

“God’s Plan” is now just the 36th song to have been at No. 1 for at least 10 weeks in the Hot 100 history and the fifth track to have spent its first 10 weeks at No. 1, so a big congratulations to the 6 God is in order!

7 months after reaching triple Platinum status, Ariana Grande‘s “Side To Side” collaboration with Nicki Minaj has now been certified quadruple Platinum.

This means that the Max Martin, Alexander Kronlund and Savan Kotecha-co-produced single surpassed over 4 million in sales and streams officially on March 9th after it was first released back in 2016.

Congratulations to Ariana and the Young Money Barbie on this amazing achievement. Click here to watch the official visual for “Side To Side“!

After going No. 1 with “God’s Plan“ and breaking records with the first 24-hour streams, Drake has broke yet another record.

Drizzy‘s “Diplomatic Immunity” song, which also appears on his Scary Hours EP along with “God’s Plan“, debuted at No. 7 on Billboard’s “Hot 100” chart.

This means that the 6 God is now the first ever music artist to have 2 tracks debut in the top 10 of the “Hot 100” at the same time, so a big congratulations is in order to him on this amazing achievement!

In related news, Drizzy Drake has also surpassed JAY Z for having the most “Hot 100” top 10 appearances among rappers. JAY previously held the record with 21 entries and now Drake has a total of 22 entries after his 2 new entries.