LiAngelo Ball Just Went PLATINUM With “Tweaker”
November 18, 2025 • KMOB1003 — Where Legends Break & Underdogs Rise
The middle Ball brother just pulled off the most audacious glow-up of 2025: from G-League benchwarmer to RIAA-certified platinum recording artist in under eleven months.
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On Monday, November 17, 2025, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) confirmed what the streets already knew: “Tweaker” by Gelo (LiAngelo Ball) is officially PLATINUM — 1,000,000 units sold. That puts the 26-year-old in an ultra-exclusive 2025 club alongside Drake, Lil Tecca, BigXthaPlug, and Mariah The Scientist — the only five hip-hop/R&B artists to reach platinum this year.
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“I was in the G League, that’s 3K a month. That sh*t wasn’t holding nothing. When I got paid for music, it wasn’t a hard decision.”
— Gelo on Bagfuel
Dropped January 3, 2025, “Tweaker” debuted at No. 29 on the Hot 100. The HPLA-directed video — Lonzo and LaMelo cruising LA in a yellow Hummer — hit 5.6 million views in its first week. Def Jam inked an eight-figure deal within days, Lil Wayne laced the remix, and the debut album League of My Own landed in July. The rest is platinum history.
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KMOB1003’s Take
Middle child syndrome is officially canceled. LiAngelo Ball just turned “overlooked” into a platinum plaque and reminded every athlete with a dream that the bag can be bigger when you switch lanes. The Ball family didn’t just win basketball — they won culture.
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