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<blockquote data-quote="UPROXX" data-source="post: 29056" data-attributes="member: 81"><img src="https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Lil-Durk.jpeg?w=1024&amp;h=436&amp;crop=1" alt="Lil Durk 7220" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Getty Image“The trolls slowed down speed that up,” Lil Durk tweeted on Tuesday. “I’m finna drop my deluxe this week I need to get pissed off real fast.” The Chicago rapper is gearing up to release the deluxe edition of his new album <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/lil-durk-7220-tracklist-gunna-future/" target="_blank">7720</a> — an album that has already brought plenty of success his way. Not only was 7220 his first-ever album to <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/lil-durk-first-no-1-album-7220/" target="_blank">debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200</a> (and <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/lil-durk-7220-returns-no-1/" target="_blank">return there a month later</a>), but he also boasted that as a result of the album’s impressive streaming numbers — and his albums previous — Alamo Records <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/lil-durk-40-million/" target="_blank">renegotiated his deal for another $40 million</a>. At the same time, some of those prior albums crossed another impressive threshold.According to @chartdata on Twitter, Durk’s 2020 album The Voice has officially been certified platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), which means it’s shipped/sold over 1,000,000 equivalent units. In addition, his King Von collaboration “Still Trappin” also met that benchmark, while a number of older singles collected gold certifications with 500,000 equivalent units sold. They include “How I Know” with Lil Baby, “Spin The Block” featuring Future and Young Thug, and “Stay Down” which features 6lack, bringing his total number of certifications to 12 platinum and 30 gold, <a href="https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.70384/title.lil-durk-8-platinum-gold-plaques-7220-deluxe" target="_blank">according to HipHopDX</a>.Meanwhile, Durk isn’t taking all this success for granted. Earlier this month, he launched a new program through his Neighborhood Heroes Foundation to <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/lil-durk-hbcu-program-chicago-teens/" target="_blank">introduce students to HBCU opportunities</a>.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/lil-durk-7220-deluxe-edition-certifications/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

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