Comments on: What The…? VitaminWater + 50 Cent = Brain Death http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/2007/06/26/what-the-vitamin-water-50-cent-brain-death/ lurking around the watercooler Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:15:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Donovan McNabb Is Cringing In Philadelphia | Celebrity Gossip, Rumors and Scandals http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/2007/06/26/what-the-vitamin-water-50-cent-brain-death/#comment-842 Donovan McNabb Is Cringing In Philadelphia | Celebrity Gossip, Rumors and Scandals Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:36:40 +0000 http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/2007/06/26/what-the-vitamin-water-50-cent-brain-death/#comment-842 [...] QB Donovan McNabb for VitaminWater is a stinker. When we reviewed their recent commercial featuring 50 cent conducting an orchestra, we noted that it was full of tired cultural and racial jokes. that McNabb entry is titled [...] [...] QB Donovan McNabb for VitaminWater is a stinker. When we reviewed their recent commercial featuring 50 cent conducting an orchestra, we noted that it was full of tired cultural and racial jokes. that McNabb entry is titled [...]

]]> By: Donovan McNabb Is Cringing In Philadelphia « Agency Spy http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/2007/06/26/what-the-vitamin-water-50-cent-brain-death/#comment-840 Donovan McNabb Is Cringing In Philadelphia « Agency Spy Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:27:12 +0000 http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/2007/06/26/what-the-vitamin-water-50-cent-brain-death/#comment-840 [...] QB Donovan McNabb for VitaminWater is a stinker. When we reviewed their recent spot featuring 50 cent conducting an orchestra, we noted that it was full of tired cultural and racial jokes. This new spot titled “Power [...] [...] QB Donovan McNabb for VitaminWater is a stinker. When we reviewed their recent spot featuring 50 cent conducting an orchestra, we noted that it was full of tired cultural and racial jokes. This new spot titled “Power [...]

]]> By: 50 Cent Sues Ad Agency | Celebrity Gossip, Rumors and Scandals http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/2007/06/26/what-the-vitamin-water-50-cent-brain-death/#comment-277 50 Cent Sues Ad Agency | Celebrity Gossip, Rumors and Scandals Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:26:07 +0000 http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/2007/06/26/what-the-vitamin-water-50-cent-brain-death/#comment-277 [...] advertising company Traffix Inc. has pissed off Vitamin Water’s main man 50 Cent. The rapper claims the company illegally used his image in a flash game called (get ready for this) [...] [...] advertising company Traffix Inc. has pissed off Vitamin Water’s main man 50 Cent. The rapper claims the company illegally used his image in a flash game called (get ready for this) [...]

]]> By: Christopher Hall http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/2007/06/26/what-the-vitamin-water-50-cent-brain-death/#comment-194 Christopher Hall Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:52 +0000 http://agencyspy.wordpress.com/2007/06/26/what-the-vitamin-water-50-cent-brain-death/#comment-194 I agree with most of the post, but I would hesitate to wholly dismiss the commercial. The fact that the advertisers could convince 50 Cent to drop his hardcore gangsta' image for a few minutes shows a lighter side of the rapper that I think is good for his fans to see. I.e., he's a working entertainer, not an actual cap-busting crime lord. I also enjoy the commercial because I get to hear a good clip of timpani-pounding brassy symphonic music. I also like it because it makes a reference to the viola section, which is often overlooked when wedged between the violins and cellos. Maybe the ad will make symphony music seem just a little more accessible to fans of rap. I agree with most of the post, but I would hesitate to wholly dismiss the commercial. The fact that the advertisers could convince 50 Cent to drop his hardcore gangsta’ image for a few minutes shows a lighter side of the rapper that I think is good for his fans to see. I.e., he’s a working entertainer, not an actual cap-busting crime lord. I also enjoy the commercial because I get to hear a good clip of timpani-pounding brassy symphonic music. I also like it because it makes a reference to the viola section, which is often overlooked when wedged between the violins and cellos.

Maybe the ad will make symphony music seem just a little more accessible to fans of rap.

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