Out The Box Hip Hop Endorsements

Waka Flocka Flame's new toothpaste commercial and more.

Pine Bros. Throat Drops - Just in time for cold and flu season, Pine Bros. Throat Drops is a must have. The company recently signed rapper Waka Flocka Flame to be their new spokesperson. The Atlanta emcee appeared in a new commercial spot to advertise the company's "natural flavored, soft-ish throat drops." The clip featured Flame sitting alone on a couch in a cloud of smoke, saying, "Can't live without my Pine Brothers, straight up." You heard the man.(Photo: Pine Brothers)

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"Got them drops... holla at me" - Waka Flocka Flame may have been the highlight of the 2014 American Music Awards and he wasn't even on the show. The Atlanta MC popped up, of all places, on a 30-second commercial promoting Pine Bros. Softish Throat Drops. Jaws dropped as he plugged, "Can't live without my Pine Bros., straight up... So next time you need some throat release... for whatever reason [vaporizing blowing in background]... Take your Pine Bros." That was an odd pairing to say the least but it proved quite effective because we're talking about it. As Waka shakes things up on Madison Avenue, let's take a look at a few other products endorsed by hip hop stars that made you say, "Hunh?!"-Michael Harris (@IceBlueVa)(Photo: Pine Brothers)

Salt-N-Pepa - Salt-N-Pepa threw back on the custom leathers for the new GEICO campaign. With Spinderella holding down the turntables, the commerical features the ladies bringing the headphones experience to life as they pop up on the football field, in a delivery room, and even as a man mows his lawn to perform "Push It" while the announcer reads, "If You're Salt-N-Pepa, you tell people to 'Push It.' That's what you do. If you want to save 15% or more on car insurance, you switch to GEICO." Not bad for an insurance ad.(Photo: Geico Insurance via YouTube)

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Salt-N-Pepa - Salt-N-Pepa threw back on the custom leathers for the new GEICO campaign. With Spinderella holding down the turntables, the commerical features the ladies bringing the headphones experience to life as they pop up on the football field, in a delivery room, and even as a man mows his lawn to perform "Push It" while the announcer reads, "If You're Salt-N-Pepa, you tell people to 'Push It.' That's what you do. If you want to save 15% or more on car insurance, you switch to GEICO." Not bad for an insurance ad.(Photo: Geico Insurance via YouTube)

Bun B - Bun B flashed his pearly whites this year for a toothpaste commercial. Not the first product you’d expect to see an MC getting behind, the UGK rapper promoted the teeth whitening brand Rembrandt. Appearing in their “Smile To Stand Out” campaign, Bun spoke, “I’m proud of who I am. Most of the guys that I work with, their teeth are golden. My smile is unique and intoxicating.”(Photo: Rembrandt)

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Bun B - Bun B flashed his pearly whites this year for a toothpaste commercial. Not the first product you’d expect to see an MC getting behind, the UGK rapper promoted the teeth whitening brand Rembrandt. Appearing in their “Smile To Stand Out” campaign, Bun spoke, “I’m proud of who I am. Most of the guys that I work with, their teeth are golden. My smile is unique and intoxicating.”(Photo: Rembrandt)

Warren G - The check must have been really good back in 2011 when Warren G shot a commercial spot endorsing erectile dysfunction pills. As Warren sits in a bed with a few ladies, he tells a sad joker who came up limp, "I tried to tell ya to take your Affirm XL but you didn’t want to listen. As you can see, I take my Affirm XL and now I got to regulate." (Photo: Affirm XL)

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Warren G - The check must have been really good back in 2011 when Warren G shot a commercial spot endorsing erectile dysfunction pills. As Warren sits in a bed with a few ladies, he tells a sad joker who came up limp, "I tried to tell ya to take your Affirm XL but you didn’t want to listen. As you can see, I take my Affirm XL and now I got to regulate." (Photo: Affirm XL)

Memphis Bleek - We all know know that Marcy breeds hustlers but in 2010 Memhis Bleek showed and proved he could sell water to a well when he appeared in the Garnier Fructis shampoo commercial. Who knew Bleek was about that life when it came to his shampoos. His endorsement bars included, "You know my lady got…that silky smooth/ You know just how I do/ You can run my fingers through/ Garnier super strong all day, it replenish your glow/ It turn that dull into soft/ so girl tell frizz to get lost."    (Photo: Garnier Fructis)

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Memphis Bleek - We all know know that Marcy breeds hustlers but in 2010 Memhis Bleek showed and proved he could sell water to a well when he appeared in the Garnier Fructis shampoo commercial. Who knew Bleek was about that life when it came to his shampoos. His endorsement bars included, "You know my lady got…that silky smooth/ You know just how I do/ You can run my fingers through/ Garnier super strong all day, it replenish your glow/ It turn that dull into soft/ so girl tell frizz to get lost."    (Photo: Garnier Fructis)

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Cassidy - Cassidy lived up to his name in 2013 when he jacked PSY's "Gangnam Style" and made his own version called "Condom Style." The track and video was created to promote safe sex and provide contraceptives through Condom-nation.org while the brand "Icon" was pushed throughout the visuals. The Hustla earned his check for that one. (Photo: Larsiny Family Entertainment)

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Cassidy - Cassidy lived up to his name in 2013 when he jacked PSY's "Gangnam Style" and made his own version called "Condom Style." The track and video was created to promote safe sex and provide contraceptives through Condom-nation.org while the brand "Icon" was pushed throughout the visuals. The Hustla earned his check for that one. (Photo: Larsiny Family Entertainment)

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Lil Scrappy - Lil Scrappy gave all the praises for his beautiful smile to the Atlanta Center For Cosmetic Dentistry. Putting the Atlanta MC's teeth and mouth back together after getting cracked with a bottle, he stated in his testimonial, "My new style made me more confident on stage, on camera, on TV... Even on a bad night, my teeth are bright."  (Photo: Atlanta Center For Cosmetic Dentistry)

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Lil Scrappy - Lil Scrappy gave all the praises for his beautiful smile to the Atlanta Center For Cosmetic Dentistry. Putting the Atlanta MC's teeth and mouth back together after getting cracked with a bottle, he stated in his testimonial, "My new style made me more confident on stage, on camera, on TV... Even on a bad night, my teeth are bright."  (Photo: Atlanta Center For Cosmetic Dentistry)

Busta Rhymes - 'Oh Really???" That's what Busta had us thinking this summer when he appeared in the commercial selling the new Toyota's Sienna. For some reason we just can't see Bussa Bus rolling in the "Swagger Wagon" no matter how hard he hyped it. "I see the way you do it and the way you get to crackin'/ You pull up, rim shinning/ Trust me I'm digging your wagon." (Photo: Toyota)

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Busta Rhymes - 'Oh Really???" That's what Busta had us thinking this summer when he appeared in the commercial selling the new Toyota's Sienna. For some reason we just can't see Bussa Bus rolling in the "Swagger Wagon" no matter how hard he hyped it. "I see the way you do it and the way you get to crackin'/ You pull up, rim shinning/ Trust me I'm digging your wagon." (Photo: Toyota)

Method Man - Meth probably has had the munchies a few times in his life but it was still weird to see him getting down with the Sour Patch Kids back in 2011. “Coming up out the crack of sofas and fanny packs/ This ain’t a candy rap/ This is where the candy attacks.” Meth created a theme song and video for the mutant candies and helped them get down in a few commercials.(Photo: Sour Patch Kids Candy)

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Method Man - Meth probably has had the munchies a few times in his life but it was still weird to see him getting down with the Sour Patch Kids back in 2011. “Coming up out the crack of sofas and fanny packs/ This ain’t a candy rap/ This is where the candy attacks.” Meth created a theme song and video for the mutant candies and helped them get down in a few commercials.(Photo: Sour Patch Kids Candy)

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Juelz Santana - Juelz Santana made eyebrows raise this year when he showed up on an infomercial promoting “Wake Up Now.” The financial investment program considered by many to be a pyramid scheme featured the Dipset lieutenant saying, “I recently partnered up with a financial company that allows people to manage money, save money and at the same time make money. You knows I’m all about that so I’m here to put y’all on.” He didn’t seem to convincing though, at least not to the Twittersphere.(Photo: Wake Up Now)

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Juelz Santana - Juelz Santana made eyebrows raise this year when he showed up on an infomercial promoting “Wake Up Now.” The financial investment program considered by many to be a pyramid scheme featured the Dipset lieutenant saying, “I recently partnered up with a financial company that allows people to manage money, save money and at the same time make money. You knows I’m all about that so I’m here to put y’all on.” He didn’t seem to convincing though, at least not to the Twittersphere.(Photo: Wake Up Now)

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Snoop Dogg - Snoop showed that he had arrived and could sell anything when house moms across America were singing "Pocket like it's hot" when he revamped his hit "Drop It Like It's Hot" for a Hot Pockets ad spot. Who knew, gangstas get it popping the kitchen too. (Photo: Hot Pockets/Nestlé)