The results of a Facebook contest will send Miami Rap Star Pitbull to Alaska.
A promotion by Pitbul who is also known as Armando Christian Perez in collaboration with Walmart and Sheets Energy Strips promised to bring the rapper to whichever Walmart obtained the most "likes" on its Facebook Page.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Phoenix writer David Thorpe wrote a column in which he encouraged people to "like" the Walmart in Kodiak, Alaska. His apparent motivation was that he thought it would be "funny to exile" the rapper to the more remote Walmart in the country. Kodiak wound up winning the contest with over 70,000 "likes." Kodiak only has a population of 6,100 and the surrounding borough only has a total of 14,000 habitants.
As part of the promotion, Pitbull will spend time in the community and with Walmart employees.
"I heard that Kodiak, Alaska, has the most likes due to someone who thinks he was playing a prank," the rapper said in the announcement video. "But you gotta understand, I'll go anywhere in the world for my fans." Pitbull punctuates his statement by extending an invitation to the "prankster."
According to the Associated Press, Thorpe has stated that he intends on traveling to Kodiak to see Pitbull.
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