Video: Wendy’s drive-thru rap goes viral
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I’ve always assumed that one of the best things about being a celebrity is all the free “schwag.” College freshman Blake Mankin knows something about that, but he managed to skip an important step—actually being famous. The aspiring hip-hop artist, known as Mr. B., spit his mad lyrical flow during a visit to a Wendy’s drive-thru, where his performance not only impressed employees—earning him and his posse their meals, complete with barbeque sauce, on the hizzouse—but also took online viewers by force and by Frosty, thanks to this video:
Closing out the category, I’ll take “Wendy’s Raps” for $200, Alex. The clue: an ’80s employee training video for the fast food chain complete with “grill skills.”
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