9. Lil Romeo – Rap Snacks
This is a unique one. Not only was Lil Romeo an endorser for the brand of chips that say “Stay in school” on the bags, touting his face on the Bar-b-quin’ with my Honey flavor, but he was actually the owner. He bought the brand, which sells assorted flavored popcorn and chips in 2007, and then somehow convinced fellow rappers like Young Joc (who faced the Honey Dew Cheese Curls variety) to follow his lead and allow cartoon versions of themselves and their story to be placed on bags. The snacks were sold mostly in inner-city establishments and were available for purchase for a mere 35 cents. That’s probably all anyone would be willing to pay for the “official snack of hip-hop” anyway.
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