RIAA Gold Album award for Ice-T album The Iceberg/Freedom Of Speech... Just Watch What You Say. Released on Oct. 10, 1989, the album went Gold for 500,000 copies sold on April 11, 1990.*
Ice-T's third album featured singles "Lethal Weapon", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart, "What Ya Wanna Do", and "You Played Yourself". The album peaked at #37 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and #11 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop chart. The album also charted in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG to Excellent condition
- Award made in 1990
- Presented to album art designer
- All original
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- RIAA "R hologram" style awards were made from 1990-97
- Great collectors item for any Ice-T fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is an RIAA Gold Album award made in 1990, making it about 35 years old. It is presented to Mary Ann Dibs, who is credited in the album notes as the album art designer.
The award is in VG to Excellent condition with only very minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It has its' original backing board with Fitzgerald Hartley manufacturer label.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com