... players in the beverage industry are Coca-Cola Co. and Pepsi-Cola Co.; each company is locked in combat with each other to vie for the loyalty of millions of American beverage drinkers. This "cola war" uses a constant bombardment of radio, magazine, newspaper, and television advertisements as its main weapon with a seemingly endless cache of advertising dollars as the ammunition. (3) With ... street basketball court in New York City, a hangout for better pick-up players. The commercial shows what was caught on film, a delighted crowd watching local basketball legends playing against two...

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... advertising its cola products on television. Television ads have been such a hit for the company in the past, featuring such advertisements as 1993's "Be Young, Have Fun, Drink Pepsi,"" spotlighting NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal; 1997's "GeneratioNext- featuring the Spice Girls and rejuvenating the long-running generation theme; and 1999's "The Joy of Cola- featuring the voices of Marlon Brando, Issac Hayes ... with dark-minded heavy metal musician Ozzy Osborne, allowing viewers to understand the concept of Pepsi Twist. Pepsi even represents different cultures. This can be seen most re...

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... who has ever viewed their MTV reality series knows they are very vulgar and profane as well. Def Jam founder Russell Simmons declared a boycott of all Pepsi products during the NBA All-Star Weekend in Atlanta. He said Pepsi was hypocritical and had disrespected and underestimated the hip-hop community. In an attempt to avoid a boycott, Pepsi agreed to work charities ... ? Many other types of music artists use their surroundings and what is going on around them to make songs. Rap music is criticized because it accurately shows a negative side of American culture. Rap music cannot be blame...

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