RIAA 3x Multi-Platinum Album award for Hammer (previously known as MC Hammer) album Too Legit To Quit . Released on Oct. 21, 1991, it was certified 3x Multi-Platinum on Jan. 8, 1992 for three million copies sold.*
Singles from Hammer's fourth album included "2 Legit 2 Quit", "Do Not Pass Me By", "This Is the Way We Roll", and "Addams Groove". The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart . It also charted in Australia, the UK, Germany, Canada, Japan and other countries. "Addams Groove" also picked up a Grammy award nomination.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 3x Multi-Platinum album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1992
- Presented to recording studio
- All original
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
- RIAA "R hologram" awards were made from 1990-97
- Great collectors item for any MC Hammer / Hammer fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA 3x Multi-Platinum award that was manufactured in 1992, making it approx. 35 years old. It is presented to a The Hit Factory® Mastering, the studio facility in New York City where parts of the album were recorded, along with its' owner Ed Germano.
This award is in VG condition with minor frame and plexiglass wear. It is all original with Ill Eagle Enterprises manufacturer label. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com
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