For many artists, no matter the genre of music, dreams of their albums reaching the definitive of Diamond Status. The certification of Diamond can only be obtained through the surpassing of 10+ million albums sold. Very few artists’ albums ever make it that far or has officially been confirmed by the RIAA that ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’ is certified Diamond.

For an album to ever rare not alive to ever see it reach that level. For Eminem, his sophomore studio effort released in 2000 each that level is an absolute honor for the artist, this just means their album can now be considered as one of the elites, a classic. Even with the way the industry is nowadays with all the illegal downloads and piracy; this is seriously a huge achievement for the Detroit emcee. Honestly it also means that he has a plethora of loyal and dedicated fans.

‘The Marshall Mathers LP’ was officially released on May 23, 2000. That album alone spawned smash single that included: ‘The Real Slim Shady,’ ‘The Way I Am,’ and the Dido sampling and assisted ‘Stan.’  Featured guests on Em’s sophomore studio release included Dr. Dre, D12, Xzibit, RBX, Sticky Fingaz and the late Nate Dogg. Production on the album was handled by Dr. Dre, Mel-Man, The Bass Bros., and the Flavor Unit.

24hourhiphop.com congratulates Eminem for reaching such a grand status and now being considered one of the elites.

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