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Wild Thing - The First Rap Single Certified Platinum
Wild Thing was the first rap single ever certified platinum. The song stalled out at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart beat out by Paula Abdul's Straight Up. Radio's cold reception to Wild Thing was possibly due to rap music bias or possibly due to immoral objections.
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