Nas, Rakim, Latto and GloRilla join Sprite for a new Hip-Hop 50 commercial over The Sugarhill Gang's 1979 classic “Rapper's Delight.” In time for Black Music Month, Nas, Rakim, Latto, and GloRilla take it back to hip-hop's early days in a new Sprite commercial.

The soft drink commercial, dubbed “Icon's Delight,” features a mix of hip-hop figures from across the music's history, delivering a new song based on the Sugarhill Gang's classic “Rapper's Delight.” In it, GloRilla trades verses with legendary New York MCs Rakim and Nas and fellow newcomer, Atlanta rapper Latto.

“Celebrating 50 Years Of Hip-Hop” by Sprite! Featuring GloRilla 📹🦍🔊...

He broke down James' $16 million, six-year deal with Coca-Cola and determined that if Coca-Cola recoups its investment in him, at minimum, then he will have been responsible for having sold 54.4 million 20-ounce Sprites over the course of his contract.

A Sprite is basically an image with a position, size, and rotation. You draw it using SpriteBatch , and once you have your your Sprite s and your SpriteBatch , you have a simple, low-level way to get 2D images on the screen anywhere you want. The rest is up to you. Actor , on the other hand, is part of a scene graph.

Nas, Rakim, GloRilla and Latto have joined forces with Sprite to pay homage to Hip Hop's 50th anniversary with a new ad spot.

Sprite's ties to hip-hop date back to 1986, when rapper Kurtis Blow was cast in the "Now More Than Ever" spot, becoming one of the first hip-hop artists featured in a national, mainstream ad. The commercial inspired the "I Like The Sprite In You" ads featuring popular artists like LL Cool J and Kris Kross.

He broke down James' $16 million, six-year deal with Coca-Cola and determined that if Coca-Cola recoups its investment in him, at minimum, then he will have been responsible for having sold 54.4 million 20-ounce Sprites over the course of his contract.

Sprite's ties to hip-hop date back to 1986, when rapper Kurtis Blow was cast in the "Now More Than Ever" spot, becoming one of the first hip-hop artists featured in a national, mainstream ad. The commercial inspired the "I Like The Sprite In You" ads featuring popular artists like LL Cool J and Kris Kross.

During his time with the company, he helped market Sprite and Powerade by appearing in many commercials and even introduced a limited-edition flavor. Last September, he mutually agreed to part ways with Coca-Cola. The decision came as Coke was reevaluating its finances in response to the pandemic.

The only criteria needed for the hefty check was simply sporting the headphones. Ultimately, James reportedly pocketed $30 million in cash and stock when Apple purchased Beats Electronics for $3 billion in 2014.

male For most of Sprite's publishing history, Sprite was male. Shortly prior to the release of the Eternals movie, it was revealed that it is common for Eternals to change their appearances (and/or gender) upon their rebirth every 20 or 25,000 years or so.