Jay-Z's latest album, 4:44, has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), reflecting one million equivalent album units earned in the U.S.
It is the hip-hop artiste’s 13th platinum-certified studio album.
One equivalent album unit, as recognized by the RIAA, is equal to one album sale, 10 tracks sold from an album, or 1,500 on-demand audio and/or video streams from an album.
The RIAA revamped its Gold & Platinum Awards Program on February 1, 2016, growing from a pure album sales certification process to one that includes tracks and streams.
4:44 was released on June 30 by Roc Nation, and was initially exclusively available as a stream to existing customers of Tidal and Sprint.
However, by July 2, the album was also offered as a free download — sponsored by Sprint — via the website 444.tidal.com.
Customers who wanted the download album were required to submit an email address and use the promotional code “SPRINT” in order to receive the album.
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