Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR’s “$$$4U” Goes Platinum

After years of many one-off collaborations on one another’s initiatives, Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR lastly got here collectively for a full listening expertise. On Valentine’s Day, 2025, the Canadian musicians put out $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, a 21-song behemoth mixing Toronto-tinged R&B and a few hip-hop.

It went onto turn out to be a business success, promoting 246,000 models first week. Contemplating the dearth of dominance on the charts by the rap style, that is a powerful feat though Drake’s completed significantly better. That was adequate to debut at primary, and it will mark PND’s first and Drizzy’s 14th. That put him in a tie with Jay-Z for essentially the most chart-topping rap data on the Scorching 200.

To at the present time, it stays on the listing, sitting at twenty eighth.

General, the venture has been holding up within the 9 months it has been in the marketplace. Because of this, it is gone licensed platinum by the RIAA. It achieved that standing right now the truth is, based on their web site. That signifies that album has bought a complete of 1 million models in the USA.

Nevertheless it’s not simply the album that is getting a plaque this week. A handful of tracks are receiving their first certifications or have seen a bump.

“NOKIA,” the venture’s largest hit, is now two occasions platinum. After that six tracks are actually gold. Those who have moved 500,000 models embrace “CN TOWER,” “SOMEBODY LOVES ME,” “DIE TRYING,” “GIMMME A HUG,” “SOMETHING ABOUT YOU,” and “SPIDER-MAN SUPERMAN.”

It is a terrific achievement for Drake and PND, however particularly for the previous, who’s had a tough couple of weeks. He is going through two class motion lawsuits alongside Adin Ross and Stake for alleged predatory playing. Furthermore, whereas not a defendant, he’s in focus in Spotify’s alleged botting scandal, spearheaded by Snoop Dogg‘s cousin, RBX.

Moreover, on a much less critical word, The Boy solely obtained one Grammy nomination for subsequent yr. The aforementioned “SOMEBODY LOVES ME” is up for Greatest Melodic Rap Efficiency. It is acquired robust competitors from “luther,” “WeMaj,” “Proud Of Me,” and “Wholeheartedly.”