{"id":90430,"date":"2015-06-11T22:39:23","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T20:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=90430"},"modified":"2015-06-11T22:39:23","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T20:39:23","slug":"drake-nas-biggie-rakim-lyrics-to-appear-on-sprite-cans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/drake-nas-biggie-rakim-lyrics-to-appear-on-sprite-cans\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake, Nas, Biggie &#038; Rakim Lyrics To Appear On Sprite Cans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"90431\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/drake-nas-biggie-rakim-lyrics-to-appear-on-sprite-cans\/ccb65e82\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ccb65e82.jpg?fit=658%2C342&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"658,342\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Drake, Nas, Biggie, Rakim Lyrics to Appear On Sprite Cans\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ccb65e82.jpg?fit=540%2C281&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ccb65e82.jpg?fit=640%2C333&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ccb65e82.jpg?fit=640%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Drake, Nas, Biggie, Rakim Lyrics to Appear On Sprite Cans\" width=\"640\" height=\"281\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-90431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ccb65e82.jpg?resize=540%2C281&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ccb65e82.jpg?w=658&amp;ssl=1 658w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sprite has launched a new range of limited-edition soda cans emblazoned with inspirational lyrics by Drake, Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., and Rakim. The 16 can designs comprise the inaugural &#8220;Obey Your Verse&#8221; Lyrical Collection, which will run through summer. Artists were picked &#8220;based on their reputation for being true to themselves through their music and advancing the culture,&#8221; a press release says.<\/p>\n<p>In the press release, Nas, a longtime partner of Sprite, says: &#8220;Legacy means everything to me. When I wrote these lyrics, I never imagined my fans would someday have the opportunity to enjoy a can of Sprite and experience my art in a totally original way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lyrics will appear on individual cans as well as 20-ounce bottles and multipacks. See a table of the featured lyrics below.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"90432\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/drake-nas-biggie-rakim-lyrics-to-appear-on-sprite-cans\/sprite2-table\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sprite2-table.jpg?fit=620%2C489&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"620,489\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sprite2 table\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sprite2-table.jpg?fit=540%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sprite2-table.jpg?fit=620%2C489&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sprite2-table.jpg?fit=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"sprite2 table\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-90432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sprite2-table.jpg?resize=540%2C426&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sprite2-table.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pitchfork.com\" target=\"_blank\">Pitchfork<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sprite has launched a new range of limited-edition soda cans emblazoned with inspirational lyrics by&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pG6fW-nwy","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90430\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}