RIAA Platinum Maxi-Single Award for TLC track "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg". The maxi-single was released on Jan. 17, 1992 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA later that year on May 17 for one million copies sold. Remember TLC's Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (1971-2002) with this award.
The trio's first single off their debut album Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip, "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" was released as a maxi-single and hit #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts. It also reached #3 in Canada and charted in the UK and Europe. As songwriters, Dallas Austin and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes were nominated for the Best R&B Song Grammy award in 1993 for the track.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Maxi-Single Award
- Award from 1992
- In VG condition
- Presented to recording studio/mastering facility
- All original award
- RIAA "R hologram" awards were made from 1990-97
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collector's item from any TLC fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Platinum Maxi-Single award that would have been manufactured in 1992, making it about 33 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory® Mastering, the facility in New York City where the album was mastered.
The award is in VG condition with only a few minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. The award is all original and although the manufacturer sticker has been torn off, its' construction indicates it was made by Ill Eagle Enterprises. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio.
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