Rap + Booze
Tracing the Connection Between The Beats and The Bottles
80% of rap songs contain references to alcohol. (8 percent of rap songs had references to alcohol in 1979, but by 1997, 44 mentioned booze.)
This isn't a coincidence. It is a calculated merger of performers and alcohol companies.
You can't tell me Jay-Z's very public break from drinking Cristal (which did make a somewhat classist/racist remark but also, apparently, did not pay artists for the name-dropping) and move to constantly hyping Ace of Spades isn't lining his pockets. He's not a businessman. He's a business, man!
I realize Jamie Foxx ain't rap.
80% of rap songs contain references to alcohol. (8 percent of rap songs had references to alcohol in 1979, but by 1997, 44 mentioned booze.)
This isn't a coincidence. It is a calculated merger of performers and alcohol companies.
You can't tell me Jay-Z's very public break from drinking Cristal (which did make a somewhat classist/racist remark but also, apparently, did not pay artists for the name-dropping) and move to constantly hyping Ace of Spades isn't lining his pockets. He's not a businessman. He's a business, man!
I realize Jamie Foxx ain't rap.
posted by shane at 11:19 PM
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Say what you will about rappers like Jay Z, Lil Wayne & Kanye. Gotta admit they are serious businessmen. Like you said I'm a business man!
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