For these celebratory diamonds, there are more than 50 official songs and albums released by rappers that hit the achievement—no features on other artists' songs. More recently, 50 Cent ...

The official diamond award was unveiled by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1999. In the years since then, it has been bestowed sparingly — only if a song has moved at least 10 ...

Joan Baez has spent the past 60 years singing protest songs. While many from her generation gave up on social justice ...