YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN DROPS ‘SLIME CRY’ TODAY

HISTORY MADE: 124 RIAA CERTIFICATIONS CROWN HIM THE MOST CERTIFIED RAP ARTIST EVER

16 JANUARY 2026 (TORONTO, ON) — YoungBoy Never Broke Again releases his new album Slime Cry today, marking another milestone in a career already redefining modern music benchmarks. He now has more certifications than any rapper.

According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), YoungBoy has now amassed 124 RIAA certifications with 140.5m units – Behind only Elvis Presley, and significantly above (in order of certifications): Kanye West, Morgan Wallen, Drake, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Eminem, Chris Brown, Justin Bieber, Kenny Chesney, Rihanna, and Elton John.

This is a pace unmatched by any major artist at the same age. What typically takes legacy superstars decades to achieve, YoungBoy has compressed into less than ten years, placing him in the top tier of all-time certified artists while still in his mid-20s. The RIAA has also officially recognized YoungBoy NBA as the most successful rapper of the decade, holding the record for the most RIAA Platinum-certified albums between 2015 and 2025.

With Slime Cry, YoungBoy continues to redefine what sustained, fan-driven dominance looks like in the streaming era. His rise—driven largely by direct-to-fan engagement rather than traditional radio and industry promotion infrastructures—has reached levels that many peers did not achieve until ten years later in their careers.

Across his catalog, YoungBoy has generated over 30 billion global streams, including 9+ billion on Spotify and 16+ billion YouTube views, surpassing both Drake and Taylor Swift on the platform. He is also the artist with the most Gold-certified songs in music history, eclipsing the combined totals of Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, and Michael Jackson—underscoring the unmatched depth and engagement of his catalog.

At comparable points in their careers: Drake is estimated to have held roughly 45–60 RIAA certifications at age 26; Taylor Swift approximately 60–80 certifications, while The Weeknd and Travis Scott had not yet had any RIAA success. YoungBoy’s totals at the same age exceed all of them by a wide margin.

Additional career benchmarks include YoungBoy as the youngest artist ever to earn 100 Billboard Hot 100 entries; the rapper with the 10th-most charting songs in Billboard history (106); and the most Gold-certified songs of any artist, all-time.

Beyond recordings, YoungBoy’s ‘Make America Slime Again Tour’ stands among the highest-grossing hip-hop tours in U.S. history, selling 500,000+ tickets across 42 shows and generating over $75 million in gross revenue. The achievement places him alongside elite touring acts such as Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, and 50 Cent.

YoungBoy Never Broke Again is no longer projecting future greatness—he is already operating at a historic scale.

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