Why do icp drink faygo

Fans of Faygo know they're firmly on the side of calling it "pop" — so much so that they officially call their strawberry flavor Redpop.

The Detroit Sign Factory says the Feigenson brothers' creation was given the nickname "pop" because of the sound the bottles made when they were opened, and even though that definitely served to help popularize the term, they didn't invent it. The Online Etymology Dictionary says "pop" as a term for flavored, carbonated beverages dates back to , when it was first used in a letter to describe "A new manufactory of a nectar, between soda-water and ginger-beer So sorry, Faygo, you didn't come up with the term, but you did make it popular — and you helped spur on one of the English language's great debates.

In , The Detroit News looked at not just the history of Faygo, but the impact they've had on the industry. At the time, Faygo products were sold in most states east of the mighty Mississippi, but the innovations that happened at their plants changed the industry from their relatively small distribution all the way up to giants like Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

The first thing they introduced to the industry was the twist-off cap, now used by pretty much every large soda or pop company. The other was a bit more complicated, and took some heavy lifting from Faygo's chemists.

Until the s, Faygo had a limited shelf life. No one wants to see their product wasted, so Faygo turned to a group of chemists to find out what was happening and what could be done about it. They found the water contained chemicals that were harmless, but cut down on how long the CO2 lasted in the bottles. A little bit of hard work later, and Faygo chemists created the water filtration process that gives carbonated beverages their long shelf life today. Celebrity endorsements are nothing new, and you can tell a lot about a product based on who they get to advertise.

Pepsi had Joan Crawford guiding their business decisions, after all, and that just says "class. Today, Faygo is most well-known for their association with the Insane Clown Posse , but it's important to note that's absolutely not a formal arrangement — or an arrangement Faygo condones.

Their actual advertising is even more impressive, and there's a surprising group of high-profile people who have done ads for them over the years. Joan Rivers was one of their most prolific spokespeople, doing a ton of commercials for them throughout the 'fa80s.

And even earlier than that, the Detroit Kid Show says Faygo had one of the most popular mascots of '50s television: the Faygo Kid, a cowboy character always on the lookout for Faygo. To say that the Insane Clown Posse is a little outside of the mainstream is an understatement, so how does Faygo feel about being so connected to a group who gives an endorsement they didn't want, and who might have such a strong connotation attached to them that they might turn others off from the product?

After all, Faygo is such an ingrained part of ICP's culture that they include the brand in many of their lyrics and spray fans with the drink from the stage — that's called a " Faygo Shower. The New York Times looked at how Faygo felt about it. Matthew Rosenthal, head of Faygo's marketing, was polite but non committal when asked how they felt about this unsolicited endorsement.

Rosenthal said, "We wish them the best," but also noted that just based on their lyrics alone, they're not the sort of family-friendly bunch Faygo really wants representing them.

I think it's long overdue. Violent J has commented on the subject, saying : "We wish they would do a limited edition Faygo pop run with us. Maybe one day, when they get a new CEO, they might change their way of thinking. But whoever's in charge now wants to steer clear of Insane Clown Posse.

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