Maybe Jay-Z was right. All this rapping about Cristal is starting to get played out.
And AK-47s? That’s wiggidy wiggidy whack.
But Mercedes Benz still is the hottest commodity in hip-hop, based on the number of times (100) it was mentioned in 2005’s top songs. Mercedes topped the American Brandstand chart, which reports how often products appear in the lyrics of top 20 songs on the Billboard chart. Agenda Inc. released the list, which includes some of its brand clients.
50 Cent was the biggest name-dropper, boasting about 19 brands, far ahead of the 13 brands each that Ludacris and The Game mentioned. So what are they yapping about?
TOP 10
Brands mentioned in 2005’s top songs
1.Mercedes Benz
2. Nike
3. Cadillac (includes Escalades)
4. Bentley
5. Rolls Royce
6. Hennessy
7. Chevrolet (includes Impalas)
8. Louis Vuitton
9. Cristal
10. AK-47
