Yasiin Bey's 'The New Danger' Goes Gold...13 Years After it's Released

Yasiin Bey's polarizing sophomore LP, The New Danger, has just been certified gold...13 years after the album was released.  

According to Forbes, The New Danger officially earned its gold certification this week, meaning that the LP passed the 500,000 units sold mark in album sales and sales equivalents (aka streaming.)

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This is the second Yasiin Bey (or Mos Def) album to be certified gold in the United States. His 1999 debut Black on Both Sides was certified gold in 2000.

While most people viewed that debut as a classic, the more experimental The New Danger got mixed reviews upon its release, despite the fact that "Sex, Love & Money" got a Grammy nomination that year.

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It's been an interesting week for Yasiin. On Wednesday, he gave an inspiring interview on Ebro in the Morning. The next day he dropped a new single.

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Source: Forbes