. "\"The Rapper\" is a song by The Jaggerz, written by band member Dominic Ierace, better known as Donnie Iris. Released as a single, it reached No. 2 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1970 (see 1970 in music) for selling over a million copies."@en . . . . "The Rapper"@en . "161.0"^^ . "\"Born Poor\"" . . "Gold (RIAA)" . . .