So, obviously, this isn’t weather-related. But two things happened that needed to be addressed here.
The first is an ad for Kool-Aid that was so ridiculously catchy – and seemingly random – that I had to share it.
Ohhhhhh yeah! @LilJon #Mic #Drop #AllIReallyWantForChristmas #KoolAidManLilJon pic.twitter.com/i4MoCZrU8m
— Kool-Aid (@koolaid) December 17, 2018
You can’t say that beat isn’t catchy. Also, all I really want for Christmas is – literally – everything on my list. Or, you know, I wouldn’t have made the list.
I digress.
If you were apart of the Pop Culture world between 1998 and 2012, Lil Jon was probably apart of your casual conversational references. He became popular of screaming in the background of beats he made for popular rappers. Comedian Dave Chappelle then made a skit poking fun at Lil Jon about it, while exploring his day-to-day lifestyle hollering one-word phrases at people.
Things like “WHAT?” “YEAAHH!” and OOOKAYYY!!” were often hollered by regular people, mimicking Mr. Jon.
He then made the beat “Yeah!” for Usher, solidifying his one-word hollering in Pop Culture lore.
In hindsight, this marriage between The Kool-Aid Man, who once screamed “OH YEAH!” in commercials in the 90s and Lil Jon seems to be a no-brainer. Both are popular for being rowdy and hollering at people.
And both are awesome at a party.
Meanwhile, Macauley Culkin also made an ad. For Google?
#heygoogle Have you ever wondered what Kevin McCallister is like as an adult? Me neither. But just in case you’re curious you should totally watch this #ad pic.twitter.com/uO9qMPrUT3
— Macaulay Culkin (@IncredibleCulk) December 19, 2018
For kids of the 80s and 90s, Home Alone was the ultimate Christmas movie. Kid, left alone, to defend his castle, bea… You know, if you don’t know about Home Alone, I’m not going to spoil it. Go watch the movie, it’s great.
Anyway, the ad tugs at nostalgia while highlighting all of the things that Google can do for Kevin now.
It still feels weird to see Mcauley as an adult, though.
