Waka Flocka Flame managed to upstage the American Music Awards on Sunday night when his new commercial for Pine Bros. throat lozenges aired during the award show. The spot featured the pot-loving rapper surrounded in a cloud of smoke and extolling the virtues of the throat drops to aid against minor throat discomfort. Of course, the clincher was at the end of the 30-second ad, when the rapper shot a knowing glance to the source of the smoke and said, “So the next time you need sore throat relief — for what whatever reason — take your Pine Bros.” The ad quickly went viral, in part due to the sheer randomness of Waka starring in a throat drops ad and the wink-wink allusions to smoking pot.
