I read an article on FoxNews.com by Russell Scott Smith. He wrote about how Hip-Hop artists are naming popular name brands in their lyrics. I can see that. If you like something good enough, you'll want people to know how great it is.
However, the article also included that many of these artists are paid by advertisers to mention their products in the artists' lyrics. I used to hear these artists talk all the time about how they had a message, that they had a story to tell about life on the street or in their 'hood. Uh huh. Now that they're more mainstream, they can be bought. I heard 'Lil Kim's track The Jump Off after reading the article, and it sounds more like a commercial now.
Hmmm ... wonder what I could get for writing a poem about my truck?
Get real!
Now that I've read the article, I'm going to wonder how much the artist got paid if he or she mentions a name brand in the lyrics. So much for artistic integrity.
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