Tide Coldwater Commercial Features Digable Planets Sample
Via Slang Rap Democracy via Kiss My Black Ads
July 31, 2009
Tide Coldwater Commercial Features Digable Planets Sample
Via Slang Rap Democracy via Kiss My Black Ads
July 31, 2009
Stephen Colbert takes the Black Eyed Peas to task for not having enough products placed in I Gotta Feeling.
July 31, 2009

Amanda Blank – I Love You
Amanda Blank's I Love You is due August 4th on Downtown and is also available as a Vinyl LP.
Related ProHipHop Coverage:
Amanda Blank: Might Like You Better Music Video
July 31, 2009
Black Barbie writes at The Rap Up about Alfamega's recent public denials regarding his well-documented snitchery.
It's a solid critical recap of a series of missteps though links out to some key pieces of the puzzle might help those who haven't been following recent developments in Alfamega's world.
BB also points to Drake & Co.'s cluelessness regarding the effects of the video for Best I Ever Had:
"Somehow, Drake and Kanye (the video’s director) managed to turn a cute love ode into a boob-filled, soft porn mini-movie. Now, don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against boobs…But the entire video took away from the song’s intended meaning. Instead of making women feel special and loved, which is why 99.9% of us loved the song in the first place, it made us feel objectified. And how could it not?"
For his part, Drake claims he learned a lesson from the negative reactions and admits he didn't really take into account the response of the women he had been winning over:
"I guess one thing I didn't consider is what the song personally means to a lot of women…To those women, I apologize. I do apologize. My intention wasn't to put anyone down. It was to make them laugh. I wanted people to see something visually different."
Given the focus of the video, I'm not sure what the visually different part was but it's a good look to apologize, despite what some folks in the rap game on and offline seem to feel.
Though Black Barbie doesn't explicitly frame her posts in terms of branding, I think they're useful discussions to consider regarding these artists' brands as well as the ongoing issues in hip hop business regarding lying about one's past and treating women as objects.
July 31, 2009

Lil Wyte – The Bad Influence
Lil Wyte's The Bad Influence is due August 25 on Asylum Records.
MySpace: Lil Wyte
July 31, 2009
July 30, 2009
Joell Ortiz – Food For Thought
Directed by Court Dunn.
Nice use of a Twitter like graphic, simple shooting and straightforward delivery.
July 30, 2009
The Black Eyed Peas set a record this week on the Hot 100 singles chart for the "longest successive No. 1 chart run by a duo or group in the Billboard Hot 100's history" beating out Boyz II Men's record from the 90s of 16 weeks. "'I Gotta Feeling' is in its fifth consecutive week at No. 1, following 12 weeks at the top by the Peas' Boom Boom Pow'."
Top 10 Singles on the Hot 100:
1. The Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
2. Drake – Best I Ever Had
3. Keri Hilson – Knock You Down feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo
4. Taylor Swift – You Belong With Me
5. Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
6. Sean Kingston – Fire Burning
7. The Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow
8. Lady GaGa – LoveGame
9. Katy Perry – Waking Up in Vegas
10. Jordin Sparks – Battlefield
The Beastie Boys' Too Many Rappers featuring Nas debuts at no. 93.
Available on iTunes:
Beastie Boys: Too Many Rappers
July 29, 2009
July 29, 2009