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By: ubiquitousmarketing.com » Back to the studios

ubiquitousmarketing.com » Back to the studios — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 21:59:29 +0000

[...] It was only a matter of time until one of the very savvy hip-hop moguls to elucidate umbrage at recent comments from Cristal’s parent company’s managing director. The MD expressed an understandable curiosity that such an antiquated brand (my words, not his) would find patrons in a supposedly forward-thinking hip-hop community. I did not read his comments as denigrating or disrespecting the hip-hop community. Look here for the same take at XXL. [...]

By: fred

fred — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 14:52:42 +0000

What about Jay Z reaction?
why he did that?
is it because he never had any free good from Roederer? business is business and jay-z is one of the best in business…

By: Joe Momma

Joe Momma — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:22:39 +0000

Good work Bol! You’ve done an excellent commentary, as usual.

By: Rey

Rey — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:48:35 +0000

“Freddy Freeloader”?

I just got insulted by someone named Freddy Fucking Freeloader?

*sigh*

I’d say something back, but even I won’t make fun of retarded people.

By: drexelle

drexelle — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:15:24 +0000

I read the article bubbles and bling and I am not sure what you were reading but he clearly has a problem with black people drinking his wine. Why do we always justify ignorant comments. Jay-z was correct he should not patronize this product. Why when people spit on us do we always think it’s raining?

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By: Will T. Bagyou

Will T. Bagyou — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:28:10 +0000

fuck cristal, its ritzy faggot juice…FREE JACOB AND FREE B.M.F.

By: nullus

nullus — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:19:34 +0000

congratulations on your 69th column

By: Blaq Thought

Blaq Thought — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:11:50 +0000

In the immortal words of Rakim – “Sip the juice/i got enough to go around”. I can’t afford Cristal and if I could I don’t think I’d be pressed to drink it because I prefer hard liqour it gets you drunk quicker! Boycotting a drink I can’t buy anyway seems furtile (if not pathetic). All you fellow broke bloggers out their should ignore this trivial shit and move on to the next trivial topic – like T.I. and Tiny or Jacob the Jeweler moving keys.

By: Tha muhfuckin Rapture

Tha muhfuckin Rapture — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:11:15 +0000

*searches pockets for anything resembling a fuck to give*….nope, I got nothin’.

By: Sarutama

Sarutama — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:53:44 +0000

The problem is, Bol really likes white women (as do I, no future in frontin). But what he fails to realize is that you don’t get white women by agreeing with white stand points and being “one of the good ones”. You get white women by being the most ignorant and thugged out or super concous, sandal wearing brother.

By: Freddy Freeloader

Freddy Freeloader — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:41:53 +0000

Bol: The comment, “I’m sure Dom Pérignon or Krug would be delighted to have their business” which was quoted widely in the press surrounding this incident – and again, out of context – comes off more so as him saying, “I bet Dom Pérignon an Krug wish rappers shouted them out more often.”

How does it come off like that? I wouldn’t read it like that at all. Well, maybe you could if you left out the previous “What can you do?”. Who’s pulling stuff out of context now?

The interviewer implied the attention was negative and he didn’t (and still doesn’t) deny that. Obviously bourgeois bull. I’m guessin you’re defending it ’cause no matter what the general consensus is you feel you have to oppose it, which is pretty healthy in most cases but isn’t a good look right now.

Somebody please stop Rey making digital love to Bol.

By: Freddy Freeloader

Freddy Freeloader — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:28:55 +0000

“prodigynius Says: don’t forget, the french look down on everyone no matter the pigmentation of your skin.”

You know the same thing is said about about Americans, right?

By: youngdelta

youngdelta — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:13:30 +0000

bol ur corny!!!!! i think ur secretly a kkk member dog! we should boycott bol!!!!!

By: DJ Lucky Luke

DJ Lucky Luke — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:27:27 +0000

Just like a negro to blow things out of proportion. Don’t trust the French…

By: psycho babble baby

psycho babble baby — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 04:38:57 +0000

I think where racism could apply is that although many white kids embrace hip-hop it is largely stil viewed as black expression. This is true for many hiphop heads, media, politicians, etc. When I say racist I dont mean that in your face KKK type racism. There are all kinds of racisms, from institutional to the kind that might even come across as props.

I’m sure you did not mean all French people look down on others. From my own observations and other sources Africans (especially Algerians) are treated like shit.

In short, I guess what I am suggesting is that often classism is also racism (eg. South Africa, etc).

By: prodigynius

prodigynius — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:08:37 +0000

actually, no where in the article does rouzoad refer to minorities specifically, only the hip hop demographic so you can’t really say that Cristal is racist. Also, a lot of the questions were loaded and worded to bring about grievous amounts of psuedo-racist responses. But on the other hand, Rouzoad could have came out directly and stated that he had no problem with the hip hop community but he didn’t. Like psycho babble previously stated, his comments were classist. i don’t really view them as racist comments, just bourgeois, classist comments coming from a frenchemn representing a french company. don’t forget, the french look down on everyone no matter the pigmentation of your skin.

By: psycho babble baby

psycho babble baby — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 19:41:21 +0000

I dont think Bol is going against the grain nor is he mastahs slave. His views are just pretty mainstream and politically flakey.

By: 5%er

5%er — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:14:10 +0000

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By: st.louis mike

st.louis mike — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 07:37:24 +0000

too, up*