This is neither a fever dream nor a Saturday Night Live skit: It’s simply the Pine Brothers trolling the ad world by hiring rapper Waka Flocka Flame as its throat lozenge spokesman. During Sunday’s American Music Awards, Waka made his commercial debut — in what was unquestionably the best part of the AMAs — with a 30-second spot in which he was either encouraging us all to sooth our aching throats or take up smoking weed. The company also announced Sunday night on its Facebook that the ad was banned by WBZ, the CBS affiliate in Boston, Mass. Considering Waka’s last brush with viral fame was hiring a professional blunt roller, it seems 2014 has been a very entrepreneurial year for this rapper.
