While the Cristal people continue to feel the wrath of a hip hop boycott, Remy Martin has never been shy about its efforts to remain a fixture in the urban market.
The company’s most recent attempt – a Black Music Month promotion asking consumers to vote for their favorite hip hop soul artist of all time – netted 6,000 hits on its website.
A leaderboard featuring the top 17 artists and 38 songs was posted and updated daily until polls officially closed on June 30th.
Tupac received the most artist votes, while his classic single "Hail Mary" was voted the best hip hop soul song in history. Artist runners-up Jay-Z and the Notorious B.I.G. finished second and third respectively, but also left their mark on the song list; in all, 14 of the top 38 tracks can be attributed to either Jay, Biggie or Pac.
Here are some other results from the 1738.com poll:
• Following Tupac, Jay-Z and Biggie, NAS and Eminem rounded out the top five artists.
• The Queen of Hip Hop Soul herself, Mary J. Blige, was the poll's most prominent female, finishing at No. 6 on the artist list and gaining recognition for three of the top 38 tracks (No. 21 "Be Without You,” No. 24 "My Life" and No. 26 "Real Love").
• Mariah Carey joined Blige as the only other woman to grace the top 17 artists, at No. 17.
Remy Martin's additional Black Music Month efforts included an exclusive New York City VIP kick-off party hosted at the Canal Room, with a live performance by Keyshia Cole, as well as sole-sponsorship of Hip-Hop Soul magazine, a special issue from the publishers of XXL.
The company’s most recent attempt – a Black Music Month promotion asking consumers to vote for their favorite hip hop soul artist of all time – netted 6,000 hits on its website.
A leaderboard featuring the top 17 artists and 38 songs was posted and updated daily until polls officially closed on June 30th.
Tupac received the most artist votes, while his classic single "Hail Mary" was voted the best hip hop soul song in history. Artist runners-up Jay-Z and the Notorious B.I.G. finished second and third respectively, but also left their mark on the song list; in all, 14 of the top 38 tracks can be attributed to either Jay, Biggie or Pac.
Here are some other results from the 1738.com poll:
• Following Tupac, Jay-Z and Biggie, NAS and Eminem rounded out the top five artists.
• The Queen of Hip Hop Soul herself, Mary J. Blige, was the poll's most prominent female, finishing at No. 6 on the artist list and gaining recognition for three of the top 38 tracks (No. 21 "Be Without You,” No. 24 "My Life" and No. 26 "Real Love").
• Mariah Carey joined Blige as the only other woman to grace the top 17 artists, at No. 17.
Remy Martin's additional Black Music Month efforts included an exclusive New York City VIP kick-off party hosted at the Canal Room, with a live performance by Keyshia Cole, as well as sole-sponsorship of Hip-Hop Soul magazine, a special issue from the publishers of XXL.
