OT Is Nike appropriating Public Enemy for their basketball commercials?

I can just see the meeting at Wieden and Kennedy, some white hipsters marketing fucks talking about what a good, edgy but somewhat obscure rap song that will sound "cool" to market to low income black neighborhoods. Then they go get some soul food at the Screen Door.

 

Like I said, the original song was about corporations exploiting poor black communities. Meanwhile, this song is marketing overpriced shoes to said community.

 

Wait, what has Nike changed since the song was written? Honestly curious because I literally don't know if they've done anything.

 

Chuck D of Public Enemy explained to Melody Maker in 1991: "'Shut 'Em Down' is about major corporations like Nike taking profits from the black community, but not giving anything back, never opening businesses in black areas. And it's saying that the best way to boycott a business is to start your own."

This should have been used by Big Baller Brand, fuck Nike.

 

It's like calling Ice Cube a sellout because he said "Fuck Hollywood". No He made some classic movies.

 

Nike line:

 

Sure...

I'd be happy to know that Professor Griff was just playing a caricature...

 

For people who will see this...is Chuck D just a "character"??????

 

When did Cube say "fuck hollywood"?

 

Those things are not inconsistent. He just sold out well. He also made some steaming piles of shit.

 

Dude, cube is a sellout. Not so much in music, but those movie choices scream Fuck you pay me.

 

And Kool Aid should use Jonestown in THEIR ads.

 

I have always thought of Public Enemy as addressing social problems in their music and lyrics. Ice Cube was just a rapper talking about his life.

That's the whole crux of the problem here, the song is used basically in direct contrast to the meaning of the song itself.

 

That's like saying "Trixy's not a prostitute! The sex was AWESOME!"

 

That would explain a lot of things.

 

Sell out... If we follow all of ya'lls definition Everyone in here would

so all of you should STFU...

Capitalists....

 

Ah yes, By the Time I get to Arizona, a classic. I prefer Do You Know The Way to the State of California.

 

You don't see the irony in using a song about Nike not supporting black communities for a commercial about Nike?

 

It's actually worse. Burn Hollywood burn:

 

Its clearly evident they were all sellouts who were using the power of political rhetoric to make money. There songs have no meaning if Cube is bending over for Harvey Weinstein and Chuck D is letting Nike use his anti-corporation song to sell Overpriced sweatshop shoes to poor black communities.