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| Rap fans bombard family's phone | Rap fans bombard family's phone |
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| Thousands of rap fans have been bombarding an Oldham family with calls - ever since their phone number featured on a famous rap track. | Thousands of rap fans have been bombarding an Oldham family with calls - ever since their phone number featured on a famous rap track. |
| US rap artist Soulja Boy included the ex-directory number in his latest hit, Kiss Me Thru The Phone. | US rap artist Soulja Boy included the ex-directory number in his latest hit, Kiss Me Thru The Phone. |
| Since its release, Gerry Matley and Catriona Howard Smith's have received about 60 calls a day from people hoping to speak to the 18-year-old star. | Since its release, Gerry Matley and Catriona Howard Smith's have received about 60 calls a day from people hoping to speak to the 18-year-old star. |
| The couple said they had "to let fans down" by saying he was not from Oldham. | The couple said they had "to let fans down" by saying he was not from Oldham. |
| The first seven numbers of the 12-digit number in the rapper's song directs callers straight to the couple's home phone. | The first seven numbers of the 12-digit number in the rapper's song directs callers straight to the couple's home phone. |
| Kiss Me Thru The Phone reached a high position of number six on the UK Singles Chart after its release last month. | Kiss Me Thru The Phone reached a high position of number six on the UK Singles Chart after its release last month. |