Posted on 08/25/2019 9:56:15 AM PDT by CaliforniaCraftBeer
“Hasbro, the company which owns Monopoly, Play-Doh, Furby, and Power Rangers, now owns Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’, Tupac’s ‘All Eyez Me’, the rapper’s first album [recorded at] Death Row Records, and one of the undisputed best rap albums ever made, Snoop Dogg’s ‘Doggystyle’, Dr. Dre and Suge Knight’s ‘Above the Rim’, and many more classic West Coast hip-hop records from the early 90s...”
(Excerpt) Read more at heavy.com ...
They should acquire rockem sockem robots and make black gangsta version, if they are into that kind of thing.
Yeah, my n-word! We be clownin’ up in this mutha——er with dem GI Joe toys and s—t!
“Teddy Chainsaw Bear, and Bag O’ Broken Glass.”
ROFL Now that is funny
“Straight Outta Baltic Avenue”
It’s a joke from SNL back from the 70’s when it actually was funny. Lookup Dan Akroyd sleazy toy company CEO.
LOL, perfect.
One might guess that they had a heck of a lot of cash sitting there, and getting nothing on interest via the bank. Is DRR worth $4 billion? That would be a curious question.
“Colonel Tran’s Secret Police Confession Kit”....
‘Bag-O-Broken-Glass’ has been my favorite toy since childhood! ;)
Joan Face: Alright, Mr. Mainway. But surely even you can see the danger in this next costume, which you call Johnny Combat Action Costume. This is an actual working rifle!
Irwin Mainway: An M-1, yeah.
Joan Face: I mean, this is a deadly weapon, and you’re selling it to children!
Irwin Mainway: The ammo’s not included. I mean, this is a very popular item, you know? Give the kid a little something extra! Field glasses, a little helmet there, the gun, you know, it makes ‘em feel like a real general! I mean, this product is very popular in Texas and Detroit!
‘Irwin Mainway’ played by Dan Akyroyd on SNL. He was a sleazy toy manufacturer who sold seriously dangerous toys to kids.
Jane Curtin was interviewing him in a ‘60-Minutes-type’ format.
HIL-arious skit! :)
OK. I gotta go watch that skit now, LOL! A perennial favorite.
Those days were comedy gold, Jerry! GOLD! *SMIRK*
Does anyone make an accurate article title anymore?
Death Row went broke 14 years ago. This is about Hasbro buying Eone
An entertainment outfit
Death Row is not much except they acquire the masters not owned by performers
Title sounds like wow.....Suge Knights old biz just sold for 4 billion
https://www.dailywire.com/news/51003/hasbro-introduces-monopoly-socialism
You and I....not many will pick that up....this sort of misleading article headlines is so common in today’s media is everywhere culture
Yeah...pretty much 24/7 clickbait..
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