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Sex, Drugs, And McDonald's Make For A Deliciously Insane Music Video

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Garth Johnston

Published Apr 19, 2012

Modified Apr 19, 2012

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And that is just the tip of the iceberg.

 

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Garth Johnston

Published Apr 19, 2012

Modified Apr 19, 2012

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There are 242 McDonald's in New York City and as far as we can tell, the rappers Buckwheat Groats filmed their spectacular, month-old, music video "Million Dollar Menu" in, like, half of them. And oh, the things they did in those McDonald's... We totally understand the desire to dunk lobster in sweet and sour sauce, but what is that woman about to do with that French Fry?

Dong necklaces, bootie shaking on tables, lobsters, drugs, cops, steaks, knives, dipping sauces on boobies, flying fries, wasted Ronald McDonald impersonators doing very bad things, smiling children, burgers in butt cracks. This video has it all and we're... lovin' it? In this funny interview with Impose, the guys behind this depraved masterpiece talk about how they made it. For starters, "There were no plants in this video. The only people who were hired to be in this video were the babes and we didn’t pay them a dime."

That said, we're a little worried about what it says about us that we could instantly recognize so many of those McDonald's locations. Something's wrong with you when you can recognize the First Avenue and 14th Street McDonald's by the back of its front doors. Still, for what it is worth, we're told these are the McDonald's the video was shot in:

And now you know!

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