Breakdancing Abe Lincoln Cable Commercial (1992)

[chazraps]

Found this on a tape from January 1992 recorded in the Boston area, and no mention of it existed anywhere on the internet so I decided to upload it.

Apparently in 1992, upstart cable company Cable Me decided the best way to spread the word about their cable packages for $5 a month was through a breakdancing President Abraham Lincoln. It's a bit of a stretch to say that $5 for cable, put Abe Lincoln in the commercial, and have him rap and breakdance all somehow makes sense, but this is one of the weird places local media would go to in the early 90s.

You also get the classic "My name is ______ and I'm here to say..." trope that people who write raps for commercials that haven't listened to rap since the 80s always include.

This is a real commercial -

[Saiyanic Panic]

That can't be right. That's how Fred Krueger raps and he's got his finger-claw on the pulse of the culture.

My favorite thing about that Lincoln commercial is them still extolling the virtues of "Honest Abe~♫" while selling me on New Jack City.

[saneiac]

Mar 11, 2024 14:58:45 GMT -5 chazraps said:

You also get the classic "My name is ______ and I'm here to say..." trope that people who write raps for commercials that haven't listened to rap since the 80s always include.

I've had this one in my head since childhood.

[legendkiller1985]

[Natural Born Farmer]

Are we not going to talk about Abe's sick bars?

"$5 on cable goes a long, long way!"

Poetry.

[floundertime]

Don’t forget, Cinemax has New Jack City and more!

Btw more is code for skin-a-max with classics like Emmanuel in Space and Co-Ed Confidential!

[fg]

$5 for what I’m assuming is cable installation. Because even back then, there was no way cable was that cheap.

Now of course, the price for cable installation and cable itself has sadly SKYROCKETED.

[Bobeddy]

I see your Abe Lincoln breakdancing and rapping about cable and raise you...

[Ronny Rayguns Is All Elite]

Mar 12, 2024 3:59:12 GMT -5 Saiyanic Panic said:

That can't be right. That's how Fred Krueger raps and he's got his finger-claw on the pulse of the culture.

My favorite thing about that Lincoln commercial is them still extolling the virtues of "Honest Abe~♫" while selling me on New Jack City.

Since we're bringing up Freddy related rap songs:



This actually being on the official soundtrack amuses me Greatly.


My hometown hero The Fresh Prince also showed Fred some love although they couldn't get the New Line Cinema Endorsement