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Monday, July 20, 2009

When Hip Hop Came to Madison Avenue



Two clips from the early days of the marriage between rap/hip-hop and advertising. Above is Young MC's groundbreaking 1990 commercial for Pepsi Cola. Next is one of the late 1980s spots the Fat Boys did for Swatch watches:

Posted by Manumitted Negro at 12:13 AM

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