Would it really have to be Kronenbourg? Nah, never that. So fine, in fact, that it too was sold out. The problem was it had been doing just fine in recent weeks in store as well. Eazy-E’s notorious banger “8-Ball” was also to be found on this compilation. It was there right from the start – as seen here, in 1987, on the cover of „N.W.A.

In good times as in bad, the pioneers of Gangsta Rap Reality Rap always kept Olde English close at hand. The brand was never in question – draw for the Olde English! We’d have to be packing 40oz malt liquor bottles on the sly – easier said than done – as we breezed past the ticket checker. So at least the beer had to be authentic. We can’t pull Jheri Curls off, Raiders Hats aren’t exactly our thing any more, and Chucks… never really were.

Smuggling Stella, Becks, or Kronenbourg into the screen never came into the question. Ides, or Colt 45?Ī few days ago, after months of anticipation, I was on my way to see “Straight Outta Compton” with a couple of old friends. Colleagues are customers here – we just love our products! “Straight Outta Compton”: 8-Ball, St. If it’s any consolation, our customers aren’t the only ones despairing in the absence of the Old Gold: the staff aren’t enjoying this much either. There are two reasons for this prevailing drought: a tryingly inconvenient supply bottleneck on our side, and an eagerly strong thirst for strong beer on yours. Drinks – we’re talking cult Urban Drinks – also got the black marker treatment.Īs malt liquor lovers among you might already have had cause to find out, Olde English 800 aka 8-Ball is currently sold out again. But the history-hatcheting scriptwriters weren’t content to make just people vanish. MC Ren and DOC’s appearances were both a bit fleeting, and Arabian Prince and Dee Barnes. And the rap anoraks among might even have found a fault or two. The rap fans among you will have long since seen the film by now. biopic that’s worth all the success it’s been enjoying. One of the hip-hop-highlights of the year is rolling in the cinemas right now: “Straight Outta Compton”, the N.W.A.

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