Defense employee raps in Pizza Hut Super Bowl ad
February 3rd, 2012 | Defense | Posted by Stephen Losey
Keep an eye on the Super Bowl ads this Sunday, feds, because you might see one of your own. The Washington Post reports that David Johnson, a switchboard operator at the Defense Department, will be rapping about the joys of Pizza Hut pies in the company’s 30-second spot.
Johnson won Pizza Hut’s Top This! contest with a rap he wrote. Pizza Hut then flew him first-class to Santa Monica to record it over a track built from samples of the company’s old “makin’ it great!” jingle. I think my favorite line is, “It’s not about the Benjamins/Just ten George Washingtons” — which one do you like?
And here’s a short “making of” video showing Johnson recording in the studio and on the soundstage filming the ad.
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