Jul 8th, 2008 · A week after Lil Wayne's latest album was released, it had sold a million copies. Robert Christgau says the phenomenal success of Tha Carter III, especially in these dismal times for the music industry, is due to the risky marketing techniques Lil Wayne employed and the playful way he treats traditional gangsta rap themes.
Mar 14th, 2008 · Just days after New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was named as "Client 9" in a prostitution probe, his predicament is lampooned in an ad for cell phones in Canada. The Virgin Mobile ad shows Spitzer with a thought bubble tha reads: "I'm tired of being treated like a number."
Aug 6th, 2005 · The author of Tha Bloc, t.p. Luce, set out to create a portrait of his East Baltimore neighborhood using photos, poetry and stories... with a recipe and a prayer thrown in for good measure.