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– The singer has added another gold certification from the United States.
– The Grammy Award-nominated singer, whose song “Come Closer,” featuring Canadian heavyweight rapper Drake, was the first to receive a gold certification in the US, built on that momentum with “Essence,” featuring Tems (which has since gone platinum), and on Monday August 8th, 2022, the singer added another gold with Beyonce’s “Brown Skin Girl,” in which he and Blue-Ivy Carter were featured.
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– Brown Skin Girl” is a single from the ‘Lion King: The Gift album‘, which was produced by Beyonce. It has officially sold over 500,000 units in the United States.
US Certifications (@RIAA): @Beyonce, @SAINtJHN, @wizkidayo & Blue Ivy, BROWN SKIN GIRL Gold (500,000).
— chart data (@chartdata) August 8, 2022
NEWS 🎉 @Beyonce, @SAINtJHN, @wizkidayo, & Blue Ivy’s “Brown Skin Girl” has been certified GOLD in the United States for sales of 500,000+ units! 📀
It is Wizkid’s fourth song to be certified gold or higher. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/o0azQCuHwb
— WIZKID SOURCE (@WizkidSource) August 8, 2022
Wizkid has become the first African Artiste to have 4 certifications in USA
Essence – 2x Platinum
Come Closer – Gold
Brown Skin Girl – Gold
One Dance – 8x Platinum.
He is the first African Artiste to have 10 certifications in the UK. pic.twitter.com/kDORB2xIh1
— Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) August 9, 2022
.@wizkidayo has now earned 3 RIAA-certified songs as lead artist:
• “Come Closer” — GOLD
• “Essence” — 2X PLATINUM
• “Brown Skin Girl” — GOLD
Octuple-platinum “One Dance” is his fourth overall certification.
He has sold 11M RIAA units across all credits. pic.twitter.com/HeFcHGgbJg
— WIZKID SOURCE (@WizkidSource) August 9, 2022
