Cardi B's new album, Am I the Drama? has been certified platinum by the RIAA — and it's only been out a day.
Upon the release of Cardi's long-awaited sophomore LP on Friday (September 19), the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced that Am I the Drama received platinum certification status thanks to the success of the rapper's older singles "WAP" and "Up."
The nine-time platinum "WAP," which features Megan Thee Stallion, was released in August 2020, and the five-time platinum "Up" was released the following February, with both songs peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Excluded from the Am I the Drama? tracklist were previously released Cardi tracks "Enough (Miami)," "Like What (Freestyle)," "Bongos" featuring Megan Thee Stallion, "Toot It Up" featuring Pardison Fontaine and "On Dat Money" featuring Rob49.
Although the certification is a big win for Cardi, the streams of "WAP" and "Up" will not be recognized in her first-week numbers on the Billboard 200, as the songs were not a part of the album's release window. Cardi mentioned this herself in a post on X back in June, while calling "WAP" and "Up" two of her "biggest songs" that "deserve a home" on her second album.
"I let haters make me not submit WAP for the Grammys and at this point I’m giving my fans what they want!" she wrote.
This isn't the first time Cardi B has made RIAA history. Her debut album, Invasion of Privacy, was the first female rap album to have all tracks certified platinum or higher.
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