Pouya Earns RIAA Gold for "Void"

Miami rapper Pouya's 2018 single "Void" has officially been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The certification, dated 23. októbra 2025, recognizes 500,000 certified units in the United States. The digital single was released under the R&B/Hip-Hop genre category via Pouya Records / Empire.

Released on 5. marca 2018, "Void" is a track from Pouya's studio album Five Five. Over a melancholic instrumental, the song explores the artist's reflections on his rise to fame and how relationships shifted as a result, touching on themes of doubt and the need for loyalty. Acknowledging the track's enduring popularity with his fanbase, Pouya released an accompanying music video in May 2019, more than a year after the song's initial debut.

Kevin Pouya (born 20. decembra 1994) is considered a pioneering artist of the underground rap scene that gained prominence on SoundCloud starting in 2012. Before finding success in music, he and his friend Fat Nick ran a YouTube comedy channel. As an independent artist, Pouya has cultivated a long-lasting core fanbase and is noted for discovering the hip-hop duo Suicideboys in their early career. His music often incorporates elements of emo rap, cloud rap, and horrorcore.