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The first rap group to go Platinum was the Sugarhill Gang in 1979. They were on an independent label, Sugarhill Records , that eventually made Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five famous.

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Nikki Minaj sorry but Da Brat was the first solo female rapper to go platinum.

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Run DMC - Raising Hell (1986)

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NAS was the first rapper to go platinum?

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The Brat.. (Shante Harris)

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RUN DMC - "King Of Rock"

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LL Cool J

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