No no no no NO! NO, Tay! Check out this ridiculous commercial from Dr. Pepper and "Tay to tha Z".
This commercial just fills my body with rage. And I even like Dr. Pepper. Hell, I liked Tay when I saw his original YouTube clip. Voice is kinda fucked up and the song is repetitive, but he has that underdog geeky charm that makes a person root for him.
Not anymore. This ad is just terrible in so many ways. First wrong move: never, ever spell things with "to tha" in the middle. Second, never try to pull off the Hef jacket and hot ladies on the arm thing if you look 12 years old. It just makes you look like a little shit. Third, if you’re going to try to milk a bit of internet celebrity for all its worth, at least have the decency to switch up the material. We’re tired of hearing about chocolate rain, Tay! Tired! Putting "cherry" on the front doesn’t make it new!
When critiquing an ad, I feel it my responsibility to watch the whole thing before casting judgment. I cannot tell you how hard that was on this one. I just wanted to reach through the monitor and choke the little bitch.
Oh, and "Mista Johnson"? The fact that you rapped about a soft drink officially makes me "harder" and "more street" than you. And I’m a white guy from the suburbs. A white guy from the suburbs that has never tried to make a carbonated beverage sound dangerous. You fucking tool.
So to sum up. Tay, your 15’s over. Go away. Dr. Pepper, I’m switching to Pibb….. oh, and the squirrel getting doused in chocolate? Brilliant!
