It’s Super Bowl season again! While some are excited for the game this weekend, others are more interested in watching this year’s much-anticipated Super Bowl Ads. And you can’t blame them! Super Bowl ads contain the best, the worst, the funniest, and even the craziest content brands can come up with it.
Every year the ads are different from each other. Last year, the ads focused on multiculturalism and reaching for your dreams. This year though, it seemed advertisers played it safe by showcasing famous personalities, touching on inoffensive causes, and just plain attention-grabbing content.
One of the ads that stood out is Doritos Blaze vs Mountain Dew Ice featuring actors Peter Dinklage and Morgan Freeman in one heated rap battle.
Dinklage lip synced Busta Rhymes’ verse featured in Chris Brown’s “Look At Me Now” as he promotes Doritos Blaze. While Freeman cooly belts out Missy Elliot’s “Get Ur Freak On” released in 2001, for Mountain Dew Ice.
These guys were so good at it that people gave it the thumbs up — including Missy Elliot herself!
Dinklage brought the heat. But Morgan's swag is #ICECOLD💯🌬 pic.twitter.com/S1a7GgSZJx
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) January 30, 2018
Daaayyyuumm commercials has stepped their Mo-fkin game up big time..😵👍🏾
— isiah parker (@Worldsfinest45) January 30, 2018
Watching Tyrion rap Busta is amazing
— Don Jenver (@TJECS206) January 30, 2018
ayyy! now that's a commercial right there😎
— Julz West (@ItsJulzWest) January 30, 2018
I love Peter Dinklage and he nailed this
— James Dean (@jamesd7004) January 30, 2018
Peter Dinklage rapping and Morgan Freeman doing a Missy Elliot number is peak advertising.
This is the best thing I’ve seen today. pic.twitter.com/LIk6mM46ce
— Odunayo (@OdunEweniyi) January 30, 2018
This may be the greatest commercial ever created
— Elizabeth Noll (@ElizabethNoll) January 30, 2018
Two teaser ads were released last month as a sneak peek to this upcoming rap battle that people were already saying it’s going to be one hell of a commercial. And they didn’t disappoint!
The first one was a 15-seconder teaser with a caption that reads:”Mess with Peter Dinklage and new Doritos Blaze, you’re gonna get burned. The battle goes down.”
A week later, they released another teaser with Busta Rhymes coaching Dinklage and Missy Elliot practicing with Morgan Freeman.
We’ll definitely have this ad on repeat! *grabs popcorn*
I can’t stop watching!
— Cameron Schultz (@CameronSchultz) January 30, 2018
I will watch this for the next seven days and seven nights.
— Odunayo (@OdunEweniyi) January 30, 2018