Recording artists are no longer getting million dollar budgets to shoot music videos. So it is no surprise they have to get crafty when funding their visuals.
Cam’ron made it very apparent a liquor brand forked over some dollars to be prominently featured in his newest video “So Bad” with Nicki Minaj. While Killa probably ran out of F’s to give the day of the shoot, he is not the only one guilty of shilling.
Some of your favorite rappers have forced fed us liquor, headphones, cars and more on camera. And worst of all some of you didn’t even know it.
So we present 10 painfully obvious Rap video product placements. All we have to say is shame on you Fat Joe. Let us know who you thought was the most flagrant in the comments section.
Eminem
“Love The Way You Lie”
Apparently Stolichnaya Vodka makes you aggressive?
Fat Joe
“Make It Rain Remix”
Is Alize still on bottle service menus though?
Busta Rhymes
“Pass The Courvoisier Part II”
Busta had the whole country drinking brown juice that year.
Jay Z
“Show Me What You Got”
The jury is still out on whether or not Jay Z holds a minority stake in Armand de Brignac Champagne.
Chester French
“Ciroc Star”
Knowing Diddy, Chester had to pay for those bottles.
Fat Joe
“Pride N Joy”
This time Crack was plugging the very pink Nuvo.
Pitbull
“Give Me Everything”
Pitbull pushed pride out of the way when he poured up his own vodka in the opening scene of “Give Me Everything”.
Wale
“That Way”
Do you know anyone who drinks yellow Nuvo?
Diddy
“Come To Me”
Don’t forget he also sells cologne.
Rich Gang / Birdman
“100 Favors”
We weren’t even surprised when we saw GTV Vodka randomly appear in this video.
