Spice Girls album of 1997 and was certified 8× Platinum by the IFPI for sales in excess of 8 million copies. That same month the Spice Girls attracted a crowd of 500,000 when they switched on the Christmas lights in Oxford Street, London. At the same time, Simon Fuller started to set up million pound sponsorship deals for the Spice Girls with Pepsi, Walkers, Impulse, Cadbury's and Polaroid. In December 1996, the group won three trophies at the "Smash Hits" awards at the London Arena, including best video for "Say You'll Be There". In January 1997, the group released "Wannabe" in the
Spice 1 (album) Spice 1 (album) Spice 1 is the self-titled debut album by American rapper Spice 1, released April 14, 1992 on Jive Records. It was certified gold by the RIAA.The album was produced by Ant Banks, Blackjack, E-A-Ski & CMT and Spice 1. It peaked at number 14 on the "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 82 on the "Billboard" Top Heatseekers. One single, "Welcome to the Ghetto", peaked at number 39 on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at number 5 on the "Billboard" Rap Songs. Along with singles, music videos were produced for four songs: "In My Neighborhood",