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Dr Dre - Under Pressure for HP
Earlier today, Small Pro, rhetorically, asked where Dr. Dre got the mask that he wears in the above commercial for his new HP laptop. Being the closeted comic book nerd that I am, the answer seemed rather obvious to me: DC Comics' Mr. Terrific, a somewhat obscure character from the "Justice Society of America." Check it out:
The similarities between the two go well beyond the T-shaped masks that they both wear, however. Let's take a look:
| Code Name: | Mr. Terrific | Dr. Dre |
| Superpower: | Invents gadgets that are years ahead of current technology | Invents beats that are years ahead of current production techniques |
| Garishly clad mentor(s): |
The Original Mr. Terrific
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The World Class Wrecking Cru
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| Supervillain Archnemesis: |
Roulette
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Jerry Heller/Suge Knight
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The connection is undeniable, right? Were Dr. Dre actually taking cues from DC Comics, it would be a bit of turnabout as Aftermath labelmate Eminem unwittingly served as the inspiration for the comic book and film Wanted. And it wouldn't be the first time Dre dressed up as a superhero, as he portrayed Batman in the video for Eminem's Without Me.
And for those wondering, the beat from the HP commercial is from a song off of Dre's upcoming Detox album:
Dr. Dre and Jay-Z - Under Pressure
8/16/2010 8:45:50 PM posted by Fresh