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Mr. Janet Sells Out Big Time

Filed under: Music Minute

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The music industry must be getting really desperate for cash money!

Universal just announced that its Island Def Jam branch is teaming up with Procter & Gamble, the big consumer goods giants (P&G makes everything from Charmin toilet paper to Maybelline makeup), on a hip hop label to be named TAG Records. P&G's TAG body spray for men is the inspiration for this label!

A body spray!!!!!

According to the announcement, Jermain Dupri will act as president of TAG Records.

This type of corporate 'sponsorship' of a record label is a first!

We're used to seeing TV content and to some extent movies bastardized by advertisers. But, now music?!

In case you didn't know, the P&G folks are in part responsible for soap operas. Back in the day they wanted a way to push their soap products so they got together with media heads and created programming to put around their commercials.

Anyway, this new venture is a 'win-win' for Universal/Island Def Jam and P&G.

The record company's label artists will get shit loads of support from the marketing gurus at P&G. You need marketing to $ell records!!

P&G will have a direct way to convince young, urban-music-lovin' guys that they need to buy TAG body spray is just for them!

We're not hatin'. We heart capitalism!

[Image via WENN.]

56 comments to “Mr. Janet Sells Out Big Time”

  1. mrsjonas says – reply to this


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    FIRST

  2. kimmyt says – reply to this


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    That TAG body spray smells like sh*t!!

  3. gayskeleton says – reply to this


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    That stinks!

    http://gayskeleton.wordpress.com/

  4. Christine says – reply to this


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    SNAGGLETEETH!!!

  5. Amanda says – reply to this


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    P&G uses animal testing on all their products, even Cover Girl, which the ferocious Tyra Banks blindly supports.

    Don't support them ya'll!

  6. meeee says – reply to this


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    You sound bitter…

  7. Ariel says – reply to this


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    P&G is a HORRIBLE company! They are notorious for cruel animal testing policies! BOOOOOOOOO

  8. Lindsey says – reply to this


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    please look at the picture on this link…this man killed his 3 young children and is still on the loose…please help find him!!

    http://bc.rcmp.ca/ViewPage.action?contentId=3829&siteNodeId=50&languageId=1

  9. Perez's Soul says – reply to this


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    You need marketing to sell anything in the free market and Perez should know that better than McDonald's, since he has sold his soul to the devil and marketed himself like a hamburger.

  10. rae says – reply to this


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    would you also like to point out that p&g are some of the worst culprits of animal testing
    i dont think your peta affliates would be very happy with you letting that slide by x

  11. Sarah says – reply to this


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  12. mimiiiii says – reply to this


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    dirty dirty consumer world we live in

  13. Kody Hammell (kodyhammell) says – reply to this


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    Triangle on his head? A (cult) Scientology reference?????

  14. Kody Hammell (kodyhammell) says – reply to this


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    GaySkeleton = VIRUS!!!!!!! Be warned. :-)

    gayskelton.wordpress.com

  15. mary queen of scotch says – reply to this


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    Is he wearing a ruffled collar?

  16. Matt says – reply to this


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    Come on ya'lls, they just synergizin! See, they just synergizin — that's all that is, synergizin. You gots to synergize these days man! I'm happy for my brothas and sistas (I'm really a white guy mocking black people) you know, gots to be synergizin these days, umm hmm.

  17. Kait says – reply to this


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    Procter & Gamble tests on animals. As a friend of PETA, Perez, you should bash this horrible idea!

  18. Timmy says – reply to this


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    Re: Good for Party All Day Honey! – Well actually, when you have that kind of money, you usually have people telling you that "if yo aint makin monies, you losing monies" which doesn't apply for 2 people worth well over 100 million. This is also usually the reason people with a lot of money end up losing it all. Dumb ideas or investments. In this case Dupri will get a nice paycheck and not be risking any money. Just because you have that much money, doesn't mean you have to sit at home and eat cheetos. Sounds like good work if you can get it.

  19. Jeans says – reply to this


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    No love from me! I am all for making money…but P&G is horrible to animals and uses archaic practices to test their products. Come on Perez….what would your little Teddy think?!?!?!?

  20. whatthehell says – reply to this


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    Uhhh Mayelline is owned by L'Oreal NOT P&G…….ew.

    Just wanted to clear that up.

    COVERGIRL (ew again) is owned by P&G - yes you can get cat food, toilet paper and make-up all from the same P&G building! hahaha

  21. Alish says – reply to this


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    Ha ha, P & G also makes Pampers… insert your own joke here…

  22. NEGRITA says – reply to this


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    HE IS TOO SHORT AND TROLLY FOR JANET. COME JANET MARRY MY BIG BROTHER.

  23. sarah says – reply to this


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    ummm, are you saying all of this so you can have more money, more sponsors? "oh no, I hate animals getting hurt, but i will turn a blind eye if you give me millions of dollars"
    what about your "causes" perez?

    what the fuck.
    why don't you mention how corrupt they are?!?!?
    is it b/c you have gossip girl ads on here, which is sponsored by P&G?
    icky icky poo poo indeed.
    you have lost one viewer today.

  24. Rachel says – reply to this


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    I was going to point out p&g's cruel, excessive, and archaic animal testing, but others have done a sufficient job of beating me to it.

  25. ayatolla of rocken rolla says – reply to this


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    Those are some big azz nostrils. He could vacuume my whole house in one inhalation! I bet if he didnt have ears they would still hold up his glasses!

  26. blynn says – reply to this


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    ooops….FYI Perez….."P&G" is the proud owner of COVERGIRL Cosmetics…Maybelline is Loreal's baby!

  27. Paige says – reply to this


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    You heart capitalism? Clearly you've never taken a sociology class…

  28. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX says – reply to this


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    Janet dosen't deserve to have the title of "Miss" anything.
    She's a dirty skank.

  29. Seeing throught the bullshit. says – reply to this


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    That line before the last line is extremely racist! HA who am I kidding! Half the people who read this site leave racist comments so this is no help!

  30. Natalie says – reply to this


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    P&G does not own Maybelline, L'Oreal does. Get it right!

  31. Avril says – reply to this


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    P&G does not just "test" on animals… they TORTURE THEM!!!
    Perez… you should not EVER mention them on your site!!
    And none of your readers should EVER buy their products!!

  32. uh huh says – reply to this


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    So…Jermaine Dupri is a sell-out for being president of a label sponsored by P&G, but Madonna is not for attaching her new single to a Sunsilk ad?

  33. Zelda says – reply to this


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    WOW! Another act of genius from L.A.Reid!!!! He is SUCH a smart man!!!! If he cared about marketing, why did he fire yjr half of Island that was actually good at marketing?! The label sucks, and L.A. Reid would whore out his own mother to keep his job because he is a talentless piece of shit- that's why Jay-Z ditched his sorry ass.

  34. For People Who Love The Plastics & Rhinoplasty, Jacksons Sure Pick The Ugly To Fuck says – reply to this


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    This guy looks loser skid row ugly.

  35. Jackie says – reply to this


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    Proctor and Gamble does not own Mabelline. L'Oreal Paris does. Proctor and Gamble owns Cover Girl. Do your research.

  36. lester says – reply to this


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    DONT BUY P&G THEY KILL AMIMALS SENSELESSLY!!!!!!!!

  37. Daniee says – reply to this


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    So, he's a sell-out but you LOVE iTunes girl Fiest, I mean indie darling *coughs* Fiest? Huh??

  38. Marcel says – reply to this


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    Hey Dumbass,
    I am from Germany but still I know that Maybelline is owned by L'Oréal and NOT by P&G … P&G sucks it just got Ellen Betrix!!!! *eeewww*

  39. becky says – reply to this


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    The words I want to describe what I'm thinking I better not get on print. Look at this toothful toad. My God, if he doesn look JUST LIKE Janet Jackson. I am just simply DISGUSTED.

  40. m says – reply to this


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    maybelline is l'oreal not p&g…just FYI

  41. kitty says – reply to this


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    F__KING GAG ME…..P&G…….holy marketing mind-fuck.

  42. blah says – reply to this


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    p&g isn't maybelline, it's cover girl and max factor.

  43. cincinnatigirl says – reply to this


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    P&G does not make Maybelline makeup, they produce Cover Girl-get your facts straight.

  44. Lunna Sanz says – reply to this


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    Also Proctor and Gamble are responsible for torturing and killing thousands of animals every year to test their shitty products. DO NOT SUPPORT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  45. Rick says – reply to this


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    this is not the 1st time a major corporation has sponsored a label. Starbucks has been doing it for a bout a year now, they even have Starbucks music stores now. The music industry has officially gone to shit!

  46. mediachickee says – reply to this


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    ummm…P&G does not make Maybelline makeup - they make Cover Girl (L'Oreal makes Maybelline)

  47. Jenny says – reply to this


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    Maybelline is not made by P&G - it is made by L'Oreal

  48. joemalone says – reply to this


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    gross. p & g should stick to what they are good at, legally killing people (cigarettes)

  49. katieshades says – reply to this


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    proctor and gamble also do extensive and horrible animal tesying

  50. shaunalynn says – reply to this


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    Wow I thought i was going to share some info that not everyone knew about but apparently everyone knows that P& G is an awful company and that we should be careful not to give them anymore attention (or money) to support their methods of testing. WOOOT Animal rights ppl you rock.

  51. shaunalynn says – reply to this


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    Oh yeah and just to clarify that l'oreal may not be owned by p&g but they are also advocates to using animals for testing. Peta's list of companies that do and dont test might be a good guide for some of you.

  52. mm says – reply to this


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    maybelline is not part of p&g… it is a l'oreal brand…

  53. Jj says – reply to this


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    GOOO JD!

  54. Konnery says – reply to this


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    I said this would happen for years.. Its due to people stealing music. becuase of it we will have to hear songs about Right Guard and sh*t…. TOld yall not to steal

  55. stop hurting the helpless says – reply to this


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    Proctor and Gamble is evil. Animal testing at its worst. DON'T BUY THEIR PRODUCTS!!!!!!!

  56. Ant says – reply to this


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    Procter & Gamble are EVIL BASTARDS!!! They kill animals by evil methods of ANIMAL TESTING and I can't believe they're trying to take over the music industry. Jermaine Dupri is an ignorant fucker!!! I don't buy Procter & Gamble products and I definitely won't buy their music.