oh c'mon it's a commercial, let the dude get a check or two
― J0rdan S., Friday, 24 December 2010 01:02 (thirteen years ago) link
Auto-Tune isn't the problem, Murs. You are.
― rihanna rennavated my dick (rennavate), Friday, 24 December 2010 01:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, I'm not mad at him doing a commercial. I'm mad that he DOESN'T HAVE AN ALBUM OUT YET.
― rihanna rennavated my dick (rennavate), Friday, 24 December 2010 01:10 (thirteen years ago) link
im mad that its a corny commercial & that its shilling for mountain dew of all things. yeesh
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Friday, 24 December 2010 01:33 (thirteen years ago) link
i don't really want to get into this, but how is it worse to shill for mountain dew than vodka
― J0rdan S., Friday, 24 December 2010 01:34 (thirteen years ago) link
if yr gonna DROP KNOWLEDGE & be all I AM THE PROPHET RAPPER then shilling for sugar water directly linked to the rise in obesity that incidently disproportionately affects poor ppl & POC? ehhh
it just undercuts the entire message
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Friday, 24 December 2010 01:34 (thirteen years ago) link
diddy has never claimed to be a prophetim cool w/ ice cube repping for st ides
but if chuck d did it id be like, huh?
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Friday, 24 December 2010 01:35 (thirteen years ago) link
get the fuck outta here with POISONING OUR POOR
― J0rdan S., Friday, 24 December 2010 01:35 (thirteen years ago) link
let those barely successful rappers that have turned down endorsement deals cast the first stone
t/s: encouraging people to buy $1 beverages vs encouraging people to buy $89 pairs of jeans
― J0rdan S., Friday, 24 December 2010 01:36 (thirteen years ago) link
& anyway comparing him to chuck d is nonsense -- he's not the dude from the coup
― J0rdan S., Friday, 24 December 2010 01:37 (thirteen years ago) link
ehh. its corny to me. it contradicts his image. if he hadnt set himself up as some sort of mystical everyman prophet here to save rap then maybe i wouldnt be all 'wtf' -- i expect, like, wiz khalifa to do mountain dew commercials. q-tip, even. at least when nike used mos def it didnt seem like such a blatant pandering maneuver
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Friday, 24 December 2010 01:38 (thirteen years ago) link
who is trying to convince ppl to buy 89 dollar jeans? who cares? waste money however you wantdo u want me to bring out diabetes statistics
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Friday, 24 December 2010 01:39 (thirteen years ago) link
lol who is trying to convince ppl to buy $89 jeans? oh idk, any rapper ever that has started a clothing line
― J0rdan S., Friday, 24 December 2010 01:40 (thirteen years ago) link
should we talk about alcoholism
dude you're totally missing the point here
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Friday, 24 December 2010 01:40 (thirteen years ago) link
it's kind of amazing how wack as fuck jay elect has been since exhibit c
― zvookster, Friday, 24 December 2010 01:40 (thirteen years ago) link
if mos def starts shilling jeans, i would be like "what the fuck???"
its how you set yourself up that matters w/ endorsements. if jacka gets into a gap commercial with common ill be like, 'fuck this'
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Friday, 24 December 2010 01:41 (thirteen years ago) link
it's one thing to criticize him for undercutting a persona (legit) it's another to single him out for being detrimental to his community, cuz then you're bordering on the arguments ppl made against jeezy/clipse/cam'ron circa 2005
― J0rdan S., Friday, 24 December 2010 01:41 (thirteen years ago) link
anyway i think you're overselling his image -- the dude's always been kicking around w/ diddy & the like -- obv part of his selling point was like "the conscious gangster!" or w/e but he's not krs or something
― J0rdan S., Friday, 24 December 2010 01:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Can't we separate rappers from their endorsement deals? I don't give a fuck what a rapper does outside the booth, as long as it's not beat up Rihanna.
― rihanna rennavated my dick (rennavate), Friday, 24 December 2010 01:43 (thirteen years ago) link
hes overselling his image & so are his fanshes like the savior of real rap & hes making really goofy & poorly staged commercialsi wouldnt even be mad if it was at least well done.
& no this isnt the same as getting mad at jeezy or clipse, although um there are legit criticisms to be made of those artists & particularly the way they are received, but jeezy never pretends to be anything more than he is -- there's no JAY ELECHAUNUKAH type mystical propheticism to his shit -- he brings exactly as advertised. if he started shilling for mountain dew it would be weird too!
50 cent managed to do this kind of endorsement right, btw
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Friday, 24 December 2010 01:45 (thirteen years ago) link
jordan i cant believe youre defending this corny-ass commercial
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Friday, 24 December 2010 01:46 (thirteen years ago) link
if u want to be a SMART BRINGING UP THE YOUTH rapper then stop advertising for sugar water
imo
there are legit criticisms to be made of those artists
i agree -- but were you making them??
you're still conflating the two arguments tho
― J0rdan S., Friday, 24 December 2010 01:47 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm not defending the commercial itself -- i couldn't even make it thru the whole thing
i'm defending the dude's decision to take a check from mtn dew
― J0rdan S., Friday, 24 December 2010 01:48 (thirteen years ago) link
if yr gonna sell out do it in a way that doesnt conflict w/ your message & ideas imo
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Friday, 24 December 2010 01:48 (thirteen years ago) link
that might be hard unless the dude selling wood jesus pieces is buying commercial air time
― J0rdan S., Friday, 24 December 2010 01:49 (thirteen years ago) link
can we just marvel over how much worse the mountain dew beat is than the original production on that trackit really underlines the mumbo-jumbo ness of the lyrics
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Friday, 24 December 2010 02:37 (thirteen years ago) link
what's the og track?
― The Reverend, Friday, 24 December 2010 09:56 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouSt8tXzBVki blame BOB
― it Terribel !!! (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 15:50 (thirteen years ago) link
i get so confused every time i open this thread and try to understand the first few posts all over again. deej defines "swag nerds" as people that buy new eminem albums?
― hann am0n tana (some dude), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 22:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Omaha Mall [New (Fun) Song in 2010!!]
― it Terribel !!! (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 22:06 (thirteen years ago) link
yah dude read yr typical MOR rap message board & its dudes who think the best albums of the year are by drake, kid cudi, eminem, jcole. this is what rap is to swag nerds on other mbs
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 22:16 (thirteen years ago) link
what are "swag nerds" though? people that nerd out to non-swag-oriented rap?
― hann am0n tana (some dude), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 22:19 (thirteen years ago) link
like wouldn't the people on this board geeking out about lil b or soulja boy be swag nerds, not eminem fans?
duh, they're an arbitrary division of strawmen get with the program
― it Terribel !!! (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 22:20 (thirteen years ago) link
by swag nerds i think he just means rap nerds -- i.e. the goon cru of other message boards
― BIG SANTA aka the sleighdriver (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 22:21 (thirteen years ago) link
does kanye fit too?
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 28 December 2010 22:22 (thirteen years ago) link
― BIG SANTA aka the sleighdriver (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, December 28, 2010 5:21 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
yeah i guess i'm just being obstinate about how NAGL it is to just randomly swap in "fruity swag" for "rap" in any context
― hann am0n tana (some dude), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 22:32 (thirteen years ago) link
lol
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 22:49 (thirteen years ago) link
― it Terribel !!! (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, December 28, 2010 4:20 PM (29 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
these people exist forks
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 22:50 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah y'all need to visit SOHH sometimes lol
― the nutwasher (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 22:56 (thirteen years ago) link
"swag" was a really great word for free stuff, so thanks a lot, u goddamn kids
― resistance does not require a firearm (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 11 May 2011 15:19 (thirteen years ago) link
blame oj da juiceman
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 11 May 2011 16:33 (thirteen years ago) link
lol, this thread
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 4 March 2015 00:46 (nine years ago) link
swag was a fucking terrible word for free stuff, wtf
― brimstead, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 03:51 (nine years ago) link