56. "Yet it took Illmatic almost two years to go gold" In response to In response to 39
During that period:
Black Moon didn't go gold. Smif-N-Wessun didn't go gold. Kool G Rap has never gone gold in his entire career. Jeru The Damaja didn't go gold. Gang Starr didn't go gold. Lords of the Underground never went gold. Nine never went gold. King Just never went gold. M.O.P never went gold. O.C. never went gold. Fat Joe never went gold. Pete Rock & CL Smooth never went gold. AZ's album didn't go gold (single did though). Big L didn't go gold. DAS EFX didn't go gold. Grand Puba didn't go gold. Mic Geronimo didn't go gold. De La Soul didn't go gold.
And many others.
Are you going to act like people weren't bumping their albums?