Akon’s ‘Smack That’ With Eminem Is Officially Diamond — His First One, 20 Years After ‘Konvicted’
Akon just picked up the one plaque that was missing from his wall.
The RIAA has certified “Smack That,” Akon’s 2006 record featuring Eminem, Diamond — 10 million units in the United States — according to the RIAA’s Gold & Platinum database. The certification is dated November 13, 2026, and it is the first Diamond single of Akon’s career. The Hype Magazine reported the milestone as it landed on a date Akon fans already had circled: today, November 14, marks exactly 20 years since he released “Konvicted” on November 14, 2006 — the album “Smack That” led.
“Smack That” was the lead single from “Konvicted,” produced by Eminem, who also appears on the record. It never actually topped the Billboard Hot 100 — it peaked at No. 2 and held that spot for five consecutive weeks — while two of the album’s other singles, “I Wanna Love You” featuring Snoop Dogg and “Don’t Matter,” both went to No. 1. Twenty years later, the No. 2 record is the one wearing the Diamond.
The whole album got a lift in the same RIAA update. “I Wanna Love You” and “Don’t Matter” were both raised to 6× Platinum, and “Konvicted” itself has been certified 6× Platinum since January 18, 2022. “Smack That” had been sitting at 3× Platinum since May 11, 2007 — the climb from three million to ten million is nearly two decades of sales and streams stacking up.
For Eminem, the certification adds another Diamond record to a catalogue that already includes three Diamond singles of his own — “Lose Yourself,” “Not Afraid” and “Love the Way You Lie” with Rihanna. This one comes as the producer and featured artist on somebody else’s classic.
Diamond is the highest certification the RIAA gives a single, and only a small class of records ever gets there. Akon built a run of multi-Platinum singles across the 2000s — and now, 20 years to the day after the album that defined that run, he finally has his Diamond.
Source: RIAA Gold & Platinum database; announcement reporting by The Hype Magazine. Cover photo: Akon performing in Kansas City, August 2026 (The Pitch KC).
