Pete Rock & CL Smooth (1995)
Pretty safe to say that Sprite had Hip-Hop in a headlock during the early-to-late 90s with cosigns by dozens of legends. Enjoy this trip down memory lane reflecting some of the cold-funkiest marriages between Hip-Hop and viral marketing. The only two ones that are missing are A Tribe Called Quest’s and Grand Puba’s. Sorry Drake groupies, he didn’t make the list.
NaS & AZ (1997)
The Lost Boyz (1997)
KRS-One vs. MC Shan (1996)
Voltron III f. Common & Mack 10 (1998)
Live performance of Grand Puba’s Sprite verse (Someone please upload the original commercial!)
Heavy D & The Boyz (1990)
good stuff!
jd said this on October 21st, 2010 at 4:07 pm
didn’t they do one with the 5 deadly venoms… mia x, amil, angie mar, roxanne shante and others or was that another soda
89er said this on October 21st, 2010 at 4:12 pm
I loved the voltron one cuz i think i was in elementary school then… 5th or 4th grade
89er said this on October 21st, 2010 at 4:14 pm
I’m sure some 16 year old hipster faggot is gonna come on here talkin reckless, so let me save you from typing this, Skinny Jean Sammy…this is real deal shit right here. You wouldn’t get a commercial if you weren’t dope. Yeah, MC Hammershit aside, these artists all etched a specific place in hiphop, and it shows by their flows on here.
Your Mom's Favorite Pussy Eater said this on October 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
didn’t they do one with the 5 deadly venoms… mia x, amil, angie mar, roxanne shante and others or was that another soda
89er said this on October 21st, 2010 at 4:12 pm
^^^ That was dope! I can’t remember what soda that was for.
Your Mom's Favorite Pussy Eater said this on October 21st, 2010 at 4:23 pm
LOL I remember all of these…wasn’t there a Kris Kross one as well, even a Hi-Five commercial for all the old school R&B heads…
Deli said this on October 21st, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Yall should post the St.Ides commercials too..they just as if not doper
jcrunk said this on October 21st, 2010 at 4:42 pm
lmao.. i remember these! back in my h.s. yrs! i was a hardcore backpacker then who got pissed cuz these dudes did these commercials lol. good shit!
i co-sign what jcrunk said… St. Ides next!!
chuck chizzle said this on October 21st, 2010 at 5:10 pm
this is real deal shit right here. You wouldn’t get a commercial if you weren’t dope.
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lol this is ur culture being SOLD at its best hahahahha
wats dope about rappin like a coon for sprite aka the coca cola company
BillClinton said this on October 21st, 2010 at 5:40 pm
I think Drake’ s one was actually one of the nicest, at least its better than the corny, weird looking voltron one
Andrey said this on October 21st, 2010 at 6:07 pm
LMAO @chuck chizzle’s comment, these are 2dope.
I agree, hopefully, next by popular demand……
St. Ides Promotional Commercials
*Nate Dogg singing
“Just hit the corner store,
you know what I’m lookin for,
St. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIdes”
CaliGrown said this on October 21st, 2010 at 6:28 pm
It just occurred to me……..
World peace will never be achieved until Nas & AZ make another track.
CaliGrown said this on October 21st, 2010 at 6:34 pm
the nas/AZ one was (2)dope
krock said this on October 21st, 2010 at 9:01 pm
Yoooooo! I remember ALL of these from back in the day… except for Heavy D. Why these make me feel a little old when I’m only 27? But thats like 150 in blog years, tho.
riddlah51 said this on October 21st, 2010 at 9:29 pm
haha i guess theres a reason why i like sprite so much cuz sprite is HIP-HOP lol
Ph0netic said this on October 21st, 2010 at 10:39 pm
that was real generic Ph0netic.
DrJase said this on October 21st, 2010 at 10:58 pm
aho-shit, that shit rhymed. finna be a rapper
DrJase said this on October 21st, 2010 at 10:59 pm
Man I wish Nas & AZ woulda connected and did that damn album..
Ya Grandpa's Backhand said this on October 22nd, 2010 at 12:01 am
mc shan vs krsone was sickk
ATL said this on October 22nd, 2010 at 3:00 am
that voltron commercial was cut short here
AB@206 said this on October 22nd, 2010 at 3:29 am
I remember…
ESEUNO said this on October 22nd, 2010 at 7:36 am
When I was in Jr High, I took my portable stereo and placed it next to the TV and captured the Nas & AZ commercial on tape so I could listen to it in my walkman.
I definitely remember most of these. Most definitely the St. Ides commercials should be the next series.
SirCatalyst said this on October 22nd, 2010 at 9:24 am
for the St Ide’s shit, you need to check J-Zone’s ‘Live @ The Liqua Sto’ mixtape
Geebo said this on October 22nd, 2010 at 9:30 am
word to caligrown, give me the st ides commercials!! cube and the geto boyz repping crooked i (no kc)…whaaaaaaaat!?!?
also, anybody got the old rap city freestyle sessions? i’m talking about meth and red chilling in a studio with big lez ripping shit for two hours, or joe cleezy holding it down with boot camp. anybody? buelher?
bushytop said this on October 22nd, 2010 at 10:23 am
Where’s Kool Keith?
David Benn said this on October 22nd, 2010 at 11:50 am
Nice post KNOWxONE.
Pop & Fast Food aren’t cool though. They make the ghetto fat & diabetic yo!!!
Newman said this on October 22nd, 2010 at 12:46 pm
What happened to the AZ in the studio one…? I believe it was AZ..
“I give a pound to my man with the right hand
And I, I keep the Sprite in the left hand
And I push the button when I don’t wanna hear nothin’
I let got when I wanna hear somethin’
This is how we flow when we in the studio
Freestyle with Sprite you know how the rest go
First things first Obey your Thirst
Sprite, Aight!”
M Dot said this on October 22nd, 2010 at 1:18 pm
wow…it’s times like these that make me REALLY envy all who weren’t drooling infants in the mid ninetys…
straightkillah said this on October 22nd, 2010 at 4:06 pm