Viral Marketing For New Ashanti Album Is Ill Advised, At Best [Wtf]

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MINI ROUNDUP: ASHANTI PROMO VIDEO DRAMA / TIMBALAND GETS MARRIED
Published 6/12/2008 by ANGEL at CONCRETELOOP.COM
... Ashanti has sparked an outcry over the promotional campaign of her new album, prompting lobby groups and family values campaigners to protest out the front of her record company’s office in Los Angeles earlier this week. ...

Ashanti Would Like You To Buy Her New Album, Decapitate Your Boyfriend
Published 6/12/2008 at Videogum
In order to promote her new album The Declaration, Ashanti put together a fun little video that playfully spoofs a news report. WTFuuuuuuuuuck? (via Jezebel) When you buy Ashanit's new album you're immediately inducted into MS-13. That gang is so crazy, they are always smashing people in the grill like 'plah.' This video is so, so smart. Ashanti should probably open her own marketing school. Good thing they put that disclaimer at the end saying "Ashanti and Universal Music Group don't condone violence of any kind, this is for parody ...

Random Ish: Friday, June 13th, 2008
Published 6/13/2008 by Stone at The Couch Sessions
... - this used to be my store growing up, but I guess nobody needs massage chairs and $500 clock radios in this struggling economy. Tha Carter III is on pace to do 850,000-950,000 in its first week. I’m not surprised. People go for Lil’ Wayne like he’s a part of their family. I know people who are buying multiple copies. I still don’t understand. The N.E.R.D. album, which is more on my level, is hopefully going to do 90,000. Ashanti. Seriously? (via CL) Racism on the campaign trail: Obama monkeys, ...