Although I shed a tear every time hip hop culture is coopted by the likes of JC Penny (of all places?!?), the website is actually, pretty, dare I say cool.

But the use of Black Sheep is very odd. Doesn't B2K resonate with the kids these days?

I love how those JC Penney commercials went out of their way NOT to have any black kids in them–very interesting. And I know ya'll have seen the Target commercials jacking “Baby Got Back.” It sounds like they even got Sir Mix-A-Lot to do them?

Here's a shortened list of songs that have been used in TV commercials in the past 3 or 4 years. If you want to see more, check out http://www.songtitle.info/

Warning: If you are depressed by corporate usage of good music, please do not read.

JC Penney = Black Sheep “The Choice is Yours” and MVP (Stagge Lee) “Roc Your Body” (not that that is actually that good of a song)
Target= Sir Mix-A-Lot “Baby Got Back”
Sunkist = Blackalicious “Reanimation”
Purell Hand Sanitizer = MC Hammer “Don't Touch This” (The only one I think is hilarious)
Diet Coke = Lyrics Born “Callin Out”
Mitsubishi and Sears = Nikka Costa “Everybody Got Their Something”
Mitsubishi = Deltron 3030 “Positive Contact”
Chevrolet = Ice Cube “Roll All Day”
Moutain Dew = Punjabi MC “Beware of the Boys (Mundian to Bach Ke)”
Pepsi = Biz Markie “Just A Friend”
T-Mobile = Outkast “Happy Valentine's Day”
Volvo = Dialated Peoples “This Way”
Target = Digable Planets “Rebirth of Slick”
Hershey's = Gorillaz “19-2000″
Nabisco (Oreo Double Delights) = Marvin Gaye “Can I Get A Witness”
Red Lobster = Stevie Wonder “Master Blaster”
Gatorade = Doug E. Fresh “Keep It Going”