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Cardi B, winner of the Favorite Hip-Hop Song award, poses in the Press Room at the 2021 American Music Awards.
🎵 She likes DIAMONDS, stunting, shining... it's no wonder @iamcardib has earned another Diamond single certification! "I Like It" feat. @JBALVIN & @sanbenito is officially 🔟✖️💎 certified‼️ #RIAATopCertified @AtlanticRecords pic.twitter.com/iV8Ji6B7Ys
— RIAA (@RIAA) December 13, 2021
Cardi not only becomes the first woman rapper to have three diamond single certifications, she joins Katy Perry as the only two women to ever accomplish such a feat.Her previous two diamond singles are “Bodak Yellow,” which is also off her debut studio album, Invasion of Privacy, and her Maroon 5 collab“Girls Like You.”
“I remember like it was yesterday when this song went #1 and now it’s Diamond,” she wrote.“I honestly just can’t believe this is happening! I’m so proud to have two songs off my debut album go Diamond. I hope I can achieve the same or even better on my next one.”
Oooo and don’t forget over a billion views on YouTube 😘 I gotta go back in time pull up the stats! https://t.co/UJ47Z71dAW
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) December 14, 2021
Cardi and J Balvin also shared a brief moment over Twitter in response to the news.
OMMMMMMGGGGGGG 😤😤😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 @sanbenito @JBALVIN !!!!!!!!! https://t.co/95D472QsjV
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) December 13, 2021
Love queen https://t.co/PY7U5LdYit
— J BALVIN (@JBALVIN) December 13, 2021
Cardiadjustedher Twitter header to reflect her two diamond single certifications, but that will need to be changed once again.
