Ja Rule did the commercial as a way to help the small business during this time.
The internet is reacting to a bizarre commercial that has surfaced featruing Ja Rule promoting a local greek restaurant.
A little over a minute long, the commercial finds Ja promoting a Los Angeles Greek deli named Papa Cristo’s Greek Grill. Superimposed in front of gyros — he declares that Papa Cristo has the “best motherf**king gyros” — and scenes from the restaurant, the rapper attempts to pronounce a number of Greek dishes the deli offers including tzatziki, oktapodakia, and avgolemono soup.
“Come on down to Papa Cristo, you can’t even pronounce the food, it’s so go**amn good,” the rapper says toward the end of the video.
As CNN noted, the commercial is actually for a new TBS reality TV show called Celebrity Show-Off where, “Each week, celebrities face. off to see who can produce the most compelling content from their homes.” Ja’s commercial is a part of a show he’s doing called Pitch Perfect. In the video below, he explains how the commercial was inspired by his want to help out small businesses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tH2PH0PBI4
A number of people have since reacted to the video online.
Bro how i just find out that Ja Rule did a commercial for Papa Cristos 😭 this my spot https://t.co/JKaf02OB2k
— dumbfoundead (@dumbfoundead) June 22, 2020
And, of course, even 50 Cent had something to say about it.
👀this is what happens when you fuk with me, i’ll have you and your whole label selling Gyro’s 🤨go ahead try me! #bransoncognac #lecheminduroi pic.twitter.com/7bfpo4fDUC
— 50cent (@50cent) June 22, 2020
this nigga ja rule ain’t even have no shoes on pic.twitter.com/SumSMkAWQB
— lil charizard (@nsa1im) June 22, 2020
Ja Rule before filming the commercial pic.twitter.com/npgEF8zi5U
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) June 22, 2020
👀this is what happens when you fuk with me, i’ll have you and your whole label selling Gyro’s 🤨go ahead try me! #bransoncognac #lecheminduroi pic.twitter.com/7bfpo4fDUC
— 50cent (@50cent) June 22, 2020
Ja has since responded to the commercial’s spread on social media.
Thanks for making my commercial trend!!! With your help we raised money for @nokidhungry and will be doing so every week on @celebshowoff so vote for ya boy!!! Show premieres tomorrow on @TBSNetwork Opaaa!!! 😂🤣😭 pic.twitter.com/TfqVz99TwS
— Ja Rule (@jarule) June 22, 2020
In related news, Ja said he wanted to square off against 50 in a Verzuz battle. While Fat Joe was broadcasting on Instagram Live with Swizz Beatz a couple months back, Ja called Joe to deliver the news. “Ja Rule is saying he loves hip-hop first and foremost,” Joe told Swizz. “He wants to do this for the culture.”
Unfortunately, 50 isn’t interested in participating.
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