Close Look Shows Kanye West Ad Is for Absolut
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In music videos, rapper Kanye West has rocketed across canyons and withstood multiple beatings while bound and gagged in a car. Now, he’s promising something even more outrageous: an opportunity for everyday people to be exactly like him.
Advertisements on bus stops, subways, and Web sites offer pills that can transform anyone into Mr. West. Sound too … something … to be true? Actually, it is: The ad campaign is for Absolut.
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