Remy Martin(R) 1738 Recognizes Black Music Month National Online Poll, XXL Special Issue and Music Showcase Celebrate the History and Future of Hip-Hop Soul Music Luminaries Lil Jon and Jermaine Dupri Escalate Friendly Rivalry In New Heineken Ad Acclaimed Director Allen Hughes Directs 'Jet Bet' Ad … [Read more...]
Remy Martin & XXL, Lil Jon/Jermaine Dupri & Heineken, Mike Jones & Cooyah, Target & Def Jam, H3 & Ben Gordon/Juelz Santana
May 31, 2006 By
Brand America Continues Its Death Spiral
May 31, 2006 By
Since I'm on the brand destruction theme:U.S. troops kill pregnant woman in Iraq U.S. forces killed two Iraqi women — one of them about to give birth — when the troops shot at a car that failed to stop at an observation post in a city north of Baghdad, Iraqi officials and relatives said … [Read more...]
Top Albums: Exit Cam’Ron, Enter Don Omar
May 31, 2006 By
Cam'Ron's Killa Season exited the top 10 albums in the Billboard 200 album chart this week as reggaeton rapper Don Omar entered at no. 7 with King of Kings. This is the highest entry point in the Billboard 200 for a reggaeton album to date. Previously, in 2005, Daddy Yankee entered at … [Read more...]
More Brand Self-Destruction: Cam’Ron Going Down
May 31, 2006 By
I don't have much to say about Cam'Ron but it is interesting to see how his diss campaign against Jay-Z is taking Cam down. If you peep the comments at Nah Right in response to Cam's latest, you'll notice he doesn't really seem to be getting much support. In fact, if you check earlier posts … [Read more...]
Brands: O’Reilly Kills His, Boorman Pretends To
May 31, 2006 By
Famed creator of the term Web 2.0, Tim O'Reilly responds to the controversy over a service mark registration by partner CMP for the use of Web 2.0 in the title of conferences after they sent a Cease & Desist letter to an Irish conference organizer. Lots of details that I just don't want to … [Read more...]
