Unsolicited Endorsements in Music

Artists who've made songs of their favorite brands.

Brands Put to a Beat - Since hip hop's earliest days, rap artists have been giving a shout out to their favorite products — from hotels to cars to clothes to liquor. Here's a look at popular products that have been given hip hop love ... even if they weren't looking for it.   (Photos from left: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET, Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Nelly – "Air Force Ones" - Taking a que from Run-DMC's homage to Adidas nearly 20 years earlier, Nelly shouted out this Nike-produced footgear in 2002. And like "My Adidas" before, "Air Force Ones" was a hit.    (Photo: Jordan Strauss/Getty Images for Bud Light)
Busta Rhymes - Busta Rhymes has been picked by Toyota to help hawk their new 2015 Sienna minivan. In the music video for the "Swagger Wagon," which dropped on Friday (Aug. 1), Busta spits alongside the Neubert family, who get their stunt on as they do their best Soulja Boy "Crank That" interpretation.(Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for VH1 Save The Music)
The One and Only - Jennifer Lopez won't let nothing hold her down. Here, the mom, mogul and performer captivates the crowd while on stage at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Young Jeezy – "Air Forces" - Young Jeezy named this hit after hip hop's favorite footgear and thusly rapped about that rubber-bottom life: "I went from old school Chevys to drop top Porsches/You couldn't walk a mile off in my Air Forces/And you ain't did what I did/When you from where I from, you gotta get it how you live." (Photo: Kristian Dowling/Getty Images)

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Nelly – "Air Force Ones" - Taking a que from Run-DMC's homage to Adidas nearly 20 years earlier, Nelly shouted out this Nike-produced footgear in 2002. And like "My Adidas" before, "Air Force Ones" was a hit.   (Photo: Jordan Strauss/Getty Images for Bud Light)

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