G Herbo Achieves His First Solo Platinum Plaque With "Went Legit"

BY Zachary Horvath
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Jun 11, 2019; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago rapper G Herbo throws out a ceremonial first pitch prior to a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Nationals at Guaranteed Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports via Imagn Images
G Herbo's last month or so has been very exciting and good things are continuing to come his way with this RIAA certification.

G Herbo's 2026 is off to an incredible start and its thanks in part to one of his newest hits. "Went Legit," which is produced in part by Southside and also samples Kanye West's "Drive Slow," has just went platinum. The track appears on his 2024 mixtape, Greatest Rapper Alive.

If you remember, the project initially released on an app that gave his fans access to exclusive content. Eventually, though, in April 2025 the Chicago native put GRA on all streaming platforms.

G Herbo isn't a complete stranger to RIAA certifications, though. He's got five in his name thanks to contributions on Nardo Wick's "Who Want Smoke??" Pooh Shiesty's "Switch It Up," and Young Dolph's "1 Scale."

He's also got two directly tied to his name. Herbo has a gold plaque for his PTSD album and a platinum one for its namesake song featuring Juice WRLD, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Uzi Vert.

So why is this accolade for "Went Legit" noteworthy?

Well, as you can see above thanks to a post from XXL, it's G Herbo's first solo platinum plaque ever. He's officially gone platinum with no features.

G Herbo Engaged To Taina Williams

Herbo recognized his own achievement on his Instagram writing "THANK GOD FRFR" alongside a screenshot of RIAA's entry for "Went Legit."

Speaking of posting to his social media recently, Herbo had another exciting announcement to share there. On New Year's Eve, Herbo finally proposed to his long-time girlfriend Taina Williams and she said yes!

Per iHeart, he dropped to one knee at the Brooklyn Chop House in Miami. Him and Williams have been an item since 2019 and share two children. They have a son, Essex, who was born in 2021, and a daughter, Emmy, born in 2022.

Herbo documented the momentous evening with a couple of posts with one captioned, "LAST NIGHT WAS 1 OF THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE… I MANNED UP I BOSSED UP & I MADE THE SMARTEST DECISION EVER BY MAKING @latainax3 SIGN A DEATH ROW CONTRACT!!! THIS SH*T 4 LIFE NOW," he joked. "LOVE YOU MAMIIIII &&& S/O TO MY BROTHERS 4 BEING BY MY SIDE AND MAKING THIS SH*T SPECIAL 4ME."

About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.

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