Finally, Snoop Dogg Uses "Drop It Like It's Hot" to Sell Hot Pockets With "Pocket It Like It's Hot"

I'm not typically a fan of celebrity endorsements for food. I don't think that Marilyn Manson knows anything about Absinthe, Toby Keith should probably stop marketing chicken fried steak, and Ozzy Osbourne should just stick to real butter. But when I saw Snoop Dog scratching on a microwave turntable while...

By Scott Reitz

October 12, 2012

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I'm not typically a fan of celebrity endorsements for food. I don't think that Marilyn Manson knows anything about Absinthe, Toby Keith should probably stop marketing chicken fried steak, and Ozzy Osbourne should just stick to real butter. But when I saw Snoop Dog scratching on a microwave turntable while dropping rhymes in Pocket Like It's Hot I began to rethink my stance on the issue.

I might even rethink my lunch plans.

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