After weeks of pre-season contests the 2013 NBA season officially gets under way on Tuesday night. The reigning MVP LeBron James got his public relations…

Peyton and Eli Manning might just be the next two members of YMCMB after their latest DirecTV ad. The Manning brothers recorded their ‘music video’…

    You’re damned if you do, and you’re damned if you don’t. Cheerios released a cute commercial on their YouTube channel with an interracial couple…

Controversial rap collective Odd Future are known for trying to provoke people with their actions. In their latest drama, Mountain dew has pulled an ad…

Mobile phone companies are pushing the content in their commercials into some increasingly sexually suggestive territory. Earlier this year Samsung scored a win with their…

During every Super Bowl, there’s a buzz about the commercials that get banned for being too controversial. Above is a screenshot of the ‘Jesus Hates Obama’ ad, which was banned earlier this year. It happens every year. Nearly 100 million Super Bowl fans gather in front of their televisions not only to watch the game, […]

The 2010 NFL season was just as interesting after the games were over thanks to Nick Javis “Rhyme Reels.” The weekly rapped recaps of every football game became so popular that ESPN eventually took notice.  While Nick’s lyrical dexterity and football knowledge (he played ball at Rutgers) deserve a lot of praise, that infectious beat […]

From TheBVX After ignoring black consumers for decades, companies have realized that urban marketing is smart business. But while we love seeing black folks in media, it defeats the purpose if they die during the opening credits, are complete buffoons or otherwise reinforce negative African American stereotypes.