You can always count on a rapper to relay your message..

You can always rely on a rapper to relay your message.. ehm ehm..

During the last US presidential election, the infamous rapper/designer/restaurateur/pimp/actor/entrepreneur, Puff Daddy/P Diddy, Puffy/Sean Combs decided to launch a campaign to encourage teenagers to vote. While the idea behind the campaign is great, the campaign ended up sucking major ass for two main reasons:

a) P Diddy’s listners are not teenagers anymore
b) His campaigne catchphrase was “Vote or Die” LOL!!

Vote or Die? That’s some pretty convincing shit, I'm sold! Sigh… oh those, rappers, always a good source of amusement. But let’s not be mean to P Shitty here, his team is also to blame for not bringing the issue of the gay catchphrase up in the “Vote or Die” boardroom. The team consisted of intellectuals like Jay Z and Fitty cent (50 Cent)...

But if you look deep into the "Vote or Die" campaign, you see some true marketing intelligence. P Diddy sold a ton of "Vote or Die" T-Shirts to many adoring fans, who simply thought he was asking for their vote at the next MTV video awards. Furthermore, having x-gangsters on your voting campaign (Jay Z and Fitty), really shows people that you’re serious about killing them if they don’t vote.

The irony of course is that he’s threatening people to vote, which to me sound a tiny weenie, itsie bitsy… how do I put it?? Undemocratic. Which goes against his real message, which is “Vote or we shoot da shit outa you?”

All being said, I give mad props to P Diddy for giving yet another chance for Mariah Carey to wear a tight shirt… on another note, the booty shorts are hers

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