50 Cent Memes Nike's Kaepernick Ad Using Pics of Eminem, Kanye, and Floyd Mayweather

The 'Kamikaze' saga now includes a Nike ad parody from 50 Cent, because of course. The parody arrives the same day Mr. Porter seemingly confirmed Eminem was prepping an MGK response.

50 Cent, unsurprisingly, has sided with Eminem in the ongoing Kamikaze debate.   

Nike releases new commercial narrated by Colin Kaepernick

Nike has released a two minute commercial narrated by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

In a tweeted and Instagrammed parody of Nike's awesome new Colin Kaepernick ad, 50 let his thoughts be known on what is seemingly shaping up to be a generational disagreement. "This is what they should have did for the campaign," 50 joked when sharing the parody image.

 

He also threw Kanye West and nemesis Floyd Mayweather into the meme-y mix:

50's thoughts arrive the same day we learned that Eminem is apparently planning a response of some sort to Machine Gun Kelly's "Rap Devil" diss cut, which was itself written as a reply to the Kamikaze track "Not Alike." Shady Records producer Mr. Porter, during an interview with Skoglund16 TV, compared Em's forthcoming response to the art of planet-tossing. "Right now, he in there working," Porter said. "We doing something else right now, but trust me, we'll get to it. I'll tell you this: I wouldn't wanna be [Machine Gun Kelly]."

As a reference to Em's own "Rap God," Kelly has recently deemed himself the "Rap Devil," complete with a 666-emblazoned Adidas jersey.

 

The track of the same name was penned by Kelly as a means of "standing up for not just myself, but my generation," he told fans Monday. 
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Here's the full-length Nike ad featuring Colin Kaepernick originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

They did it.

Two days after Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, sparked outrage across social media for being the face of Nike’s new ad campaign, the company has released the full two-minute long spot.

“Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything,” reads the ad, posted to Kaepernick’s Twitter account on Monday.

 

As part of Nike’s 30th anniversary “Just Do It” campaign, the Kaepernick ad was a preview to the full-length commercial set to air during the NFL regular season kickoff game Thursday night. Kaepernick, who was the first athlete to kneel during the “Star-Spangled Banner” to protest police brutality against black people and hasn’t played a game since 2016, tweeted the full video of the commercial on Wednesday.

Other athletes featured in the campaign include tennis champion Serena Williams, New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and pro-skateboarder Nyjah Huston.

The ad prompted many people online to threaten to boycott the company, while some went so far as to throw out their Nike gear or burn it.

 

"Nike's campaign will generate both attention and discussion which is, arguably, one of its central aims," Neil Saunders, managing director of data and analytics firm Global Data, previously told ABC News. "However, it is also a risky strategy in that it addresses, and appears to take sides on, a highly politicized issue. This means it could ultimately alienate and lose customers, which is not the purpose of a marketing campaign."

Yet, despite the backlash, the campaign has proven itself successful, receiving more than $43 million worth of media exposure in less than 24 hours, Bloomberg reported.

NFL executive vice president of communications and public affairs Jocelyn Moore said in a statement on Tuesday, “The National Football League believes in dialogue, understanding and unity. We embrace the role and responsibility of everyone involved with this game to promote meaningful, positive change in our communities. The social justice issues that Colin and other professional athletes have raised deserve our attention and action.”

The commercial ends with Kaepernick saying, “So don’t ask if your dreams are crazy, ask if they’re crazy enough.” As one of the world’s largest sports apparel companies, it seems Nike’s dream is crazy enough.

Check out the full commercial below.

 

Watch the Colin Kaepernick 'Just Do It' Nike ad that's causing all the commotion                    

Nike reportedly will run the commercial during NFL games throughout the season with Colin Kaepernick as one of the faces of the "Just Do It" campaign.

Colin Kaepernick is the new face of Nike's 30th anniversary "Just Do It" campaign. 
On Wednesday, Kaepernick tweeted out the Nike advertisement video with the caption "Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything. #JustDoIt" The video is narrated by Kaepernick and will be played during NFL games, all season long. 
Despite not playing in the NFL since 2016, Nike has continued to pay Kaepernick as part of their endorsement partnership. 
"We believe Colin is one of the most inspirational athletes of this generation, who has leveraged the power of sport to help move the world forward," Nike's vice president of brand for North America, Gino Fisanotti, said in a statement to ESPN. 
Nike reportedly will release a signature Kaepernick shoe and clothing line. Kaepernick currently is suing NFL owners for conspiring to keep him out of the league from him kneeling during the national anthem as a protest against social and racial injustices.

This past Thursday, mediator Stephen Burbank announced that the former 49ers quarterback's complaint against the 32 owners can go forward to trial.

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