<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Complex Blog &#187; Absolut</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/tag/absolut/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.complex.com/blogs</link>
	<description>Buy.  Collect.  Obsess.  The original buyer's guide for men.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:35:53 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>The 10 Worst Rapper Commercials Of All Time</title>
		<link>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/08/07/the-10-worst-rapper-commercials-of-all-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/08/07/the-10-worst-rapper-commercials-of-all-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>donniek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Absolut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diddy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastern Motors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fat Boys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fat Joe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garnier Fructis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kanye West]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karl Kani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kid 'N Play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MC Hammer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McDonald's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Memphis Bleek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Redman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sean John]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sir Mix-A-Lot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swatch]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/08/07/the-10-worst-rapper-commercials-of-all-time/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Memphis Bleek's embarrassing shampoo ad inspired us to round up some memorable MC product pitches from the last 20 years.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/bleekfructis.jpg' alt='bleekfructis.jpg' /><br />
<font size="1"><em>&#8220;Memph Bleek is&#8230;Reinforced Active Fruit Concentrate.&#8221;</em></font></p>
<p>Perhaps it&#8217;s a sign of web video overload that the release of last week&#8217;s hilariously awful <strong>Garner Fructis</strong> shampoo ad with <strong>Memphis Bleek</strong> went largely unnoticed&#39;either that, or Bleek really is that irrelevant these days. </p>
<p>But in his defense, you can&#8217;t really eat off the rap game any more. And besides, Memph man is far from the first rapper to embarrass himself while endorsing a product (he <em>is</em> the first MC to shill for women&#8217;s shampoo, so throw up the Roc for that). We went deep into the archives to dig up the worst-ever ads featuring rappers. See our cringe-inducing collection, as well as Bleek&#8217;s awesome ad, below<br />
<span id="more-15309"></span><br />
<strong>RAPPER:</strong> THE FAT BOYS<br />
<strong>PRODUCT:</strong> SWATCH<br />
<strong>YEAR:</strong> 1985<br />
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3PySeQyjRKM&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3PySeQyjRKM&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />
Funny how our oldest ad is probably the least offensive. It&#8217;s also funny how the &#8220;stiff=white; fun=black&#8221; tropes haven&#8217;t changed much over the last 20 years. </p>
<p><strong>RAPPER:</strong> KID &#8216;N PLAY<br />
<strong>PRODUCT:</strong> SPRITE<br />
<strong>YEAR:</strong> 1991<br />
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/70ceOStqZ2w&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/70ceOStqZ2w&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />
All we can say is: Damn, these muthafuckas are hyped for some muthafuckin&#8217; Sprite. Give &#8216;em a two-liter bottle, they&#8217;re liable to start French-kissing each other.</p>
<p><strong>RAPPER:</strong> MC HAMMER<br />
<strong>PRODUCT:</strong> KFC POPCORN CHICKEN<br />
<strong>YEAR:</strong> 1992<br />
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fkxvxV-S4wM&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fkxvxV-S4wM&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />
Seriously, who directed this ad? David Duke?</p>
<p><strong>RAPPER:</strong> CHICKEN MCNUGGETS<br />
<strong>PRODUCT:</strong> MCDONALD&#8217;S<br />
<strong>YEAR:</strong> EARLY &#8216;90S<br />
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r9oR2EmU854&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r9oR2EmU854&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />
Damn, never thought we&#8217;d see the day. Those McNuggets fucking sold out, big-time. </p>
<p><strong>RAPPER:</strong> REDMAN<br />
<strong>PRODUCT:</strong> KARL KANI<br />
<strong>YEAR:</strong> MID &#8216;90S<br />
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_fO6p0Xbo4U&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_fO6p0Xbo4U&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />
This is actually dope&#39;we just wanted to put an example of a rapper ad done right. &#8220;Old folks put a &#8216;K&#8217; on their pacemaker.&#8221; Props also go to the St. Ides collection and the mid-&#8217;90s Sprite classics. </p>
<p><strong>RAPPER:</strong> SIR MIX-A-LOT<br />
<strong>PRODUCT:</strong> TARGET<br />
<strong>YEAR:</strong> 2005<br />
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/W7yOB8BdpoM&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/W7yOB8BdpoM&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />
Just goes to show that you can live off one gimmick song for the rest of your life. In other words, get ready for a &#8220;Super Glue that hooooooole&#8221; ad in about 20 years.</p>
<p><strong>RAPPER:</strong> FAT JOE<br />
<strong>PRODUCT:</strong> EASTERN MOTORS<br />
<strong>YEAR:</strong> 2006<br />
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/11ED0gFvsZk&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/11ED0gFvsZk&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />
Here&#8217;s the equivalent of George Clooney doing a TV ad in Japan. Don&#8217;t think we weren&#8217;t gonna find this, Joey! We actually have mad love for Eastern Motors and their awesome jingle. This is worth a look for Joe&#8217;s awesome acting skills.</p>
<p><strong>RAPPER:</strong> DIDDY<br />
<strong>PRODUCT:</strong> SEAN JOHN UNFORGIVABLE COLOGNE<br />
<strong>YEAR:</strong> 2007<br />
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uPxaN9E2578&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uPxaN9E2578&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />
What&#8217;s worse: (1) how seriously Diddy takes himself in his cologne ads, or (2) how flagrantly Ryan Leslie has swagger-jacked Puff&#8217;s whole steez. We&#8217;ll go with number two. </p>
<p><strong>RAPPER:</strong> KANYE WEST<br />
<strong>PRODUCT:</strong> ABSOLUT VODKA<br />
<strong>YEAR:</strong> 2008<br />
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ndDdNkonRc8&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ndDdNkonRc8&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />
This shit is so aggressively &#8220;hip&#8221; that it&#8217;s aggressively wack. You know this ad took the brainpower of 16 white people in khaki pants, along with two &#8220;urban&#8221; kids hired to consult them. Viral our ass! </p>
<p><strong>RAPPER:</strong> MEMPHIS BLEEK<br />
<strong>PRODUCT:</strong> GARNIER FRUCTIS<br />
<strong>YEAR:</strong> 2008<br />
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7rm320R56uY&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7rm320R56uY&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />
Bleek can&#8217;t be struggling for money (Hov!), so we wonder how this collabo was born. Our best guess is that Bleek was drunk and high at a club and unwittingly signed on as some balding ad exec pitched him while dancing awkwardly to &#8220;Big Pimpin.&#8217;&#8221; Something like that.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/08/07/the-10-worst-rapper-commercials-of-all-time/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Top Ten Chicks At Kanye&#8217;s After Party</title>
		<link>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/05/14/the-top-ten-chicks-at-kanyes-after-party/</link>
		<comments>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/05/14/the-top-ten-chicks-at-kanyes-after-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 19:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Girls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Absolut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aubrey O'Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kanye West Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Selita Ebanks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/05/14/the-top-ten-chicks-at-kanyes-after-party/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night, a bevy of fine celebrity women came out for the <em>Glow In The Dark</em> celebration. We've got the pictures to prove it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/aubrey1.jpg' alt='aubrey1.jpg' /><br />
If you were persistent enough to brave the crowd at NYC hot-spot 1Oak last night for <strong>Kanye West&#39;s Absolut 100 Glow In The Dark After Party</strong>, you probably noticed that the venue was packed wall-to-wall with celebrity eye-candy.</p>
<p>We did without the faux-Kanye shutter shades&#39;which the event coordinators were handing out&#39;so our vision would be 20/20. Although <em>America&#39;s Next Top Model</em> alums like <strong>Saleisha Stowers</strong> and <strong>Jaseline Gonzalez</strong> were present, as well as Vicki Secret&#39;s model <strong>Selita Ebanks</strong>, it was Danity Kane&#39;s blonde bombshell <strong>Aubrey O&#39;Day</strong> (pictured above) who seemed to be the center of attention. After the jump, see our ranking of the 10 flyest women in the house, with pictures.<br />
<span id="more-12760"></span><br />
<strong>#10 Janice Dickinson: Model Turned Reality Show Nutjob</strong><br />
<img src='http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/janice1.jpg' alt='janice1.jpg' /><br />
<strong>#9 Sara Ramirez: <em>Grey&#39;s Anatomy</em>&#8217;s Thickest M.D.</strong><br />
<img src='http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/sarahr.jpg' alt='sarahr.jpg' /><br />
<strong>#8 Eliza Dushku: Actress/<em>Bring It On</em> Cheerleader</strong><br />
<img src='http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/eliza-1.jpg' alt='eliza-1.jpg' /><br />
#7 <strong>Michelle Trachtenberg: <em>Gossip Girl</em>&#8217;s Evil-Doer</strong><br />
<img src='http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/michelle.jpg' alt='michelle.jpg' /><br />
<strong>#6 Saleisha Stowers: Winner of America&#39;s Next Top Model Cycle 9</strong><br />
<img src='http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/saliesha.jpg' alt='saliesha.jpg' /><br />
<strong>#5 Jaseline Gonzalez: Winner of America&#39;s Next Top Model Cycle 8</strong><br />
<img src='http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/jaseline1.jpg' alt='jaseline1.jpg' /><br />
<strong>#4 Susie Castillo: Former Miss USA turned MTV VJ</strong><br />
<img src='http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/susie-castillo1.jpg' alt='susie-castillo1.jpg' /><br />
<strong>#3 Dania Ramirez: <em>Heroes</em>/<em>X-Men</em> Actress</strong><br />
<img src='http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/dania1.jpg' alt='dania1.jpg' /><br />
<strong>#2 Selita Ebanks: Victoria&#39;s Secret Model</strong><br />
<img src='http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/selita1.jpg' alt='selita1.jpg' /><br />
<strong>#1 Aubrey O&#39; Day: Danity Kane Singer</strong><br />
<img src='http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/aubrey-vert.jpg' alt='aubrey-vert.jpg' /></p>
<p><strong>Related</strong>:<br />
-<a href="http://www.complex.com/CELEBRITIES/Complex-Women/Dania_Ramirez">Complex&#8217;s Dania Ramirez Interview</a><br />
-<a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/04/16/aubrey-oday-is-our-guilty-pleasure/">Aubrey O&#39;Day Is Our Guilty Pleasure</a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/05/14/the-top-ten-chicks-at-kanyes-after-party/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
