A McDonald's employee in Chicago has reportedly been fired when it was found that he was replacing the toys in Happy Meals with copies of his mixtape. Music Times places extra emphasis on "reported" because the story hasn't appeared on too many reputable news organizations, although the hilarity behind it would certainly justify one. Regardless, it ended up on Power 105's blog and that's good enough for us.
Even if it isn't real, it's worth a chuckle.
The alleged protagonist, Tyshaun Granger, is a high school student in Chicago, apparently trying to take a page out of Drake's book, literally starting from the bottom. He reportedly replaced the toys with paper slipcases featuring a burnt copy of his disc. The title of the album, Tales of A Real N*gga, was scrawled on the front in a sharpie.
Reasons not to believe this news piece: Although there is a photo of the alleged emcee included with the story, wearing a McDonald's polo...we have to wonder where the publication got it, as Granger hadn't committed a crime, therefore didn't require an actual mug shot. Unless, you know, he widely distributes photos of himself at work (the man in the image also appears to be much older than a high-schooler).
The second suspect piece of information is the quote supplied by Sarah Platt, the mother who filed a complaint with Mickey D's.
"I bought my son a Happy Meal and inside came a mysterious cd," she said. "I, like any other parent, would assume the CD was for children. I played the CD in my car for my son while we drove home and Lord Jesus have mercy on Tysahun, the mixtape was dreadful. Not only was it completely inappropriate, but it was also the weakest set of bars I've ever heard."
There's still hope however: Music Times did some research and found one smidgen of suggestion that the story is true. Someone (perhaps a practical joker) opened a page for Granger on discogs.com, a wiki-like page for tracking music releases. It features just Tales Of A Real N*gga, including details such as the label being "McDonald's" with the ID number "hm001." Two commenters have claimed to have found the disc in their children's meals, with one claiming he now works at a local Taco Bell.
