{"id":32275,"date":"2026-08-08T10:47:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32275"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:47:39","slug":"til-that-american-rapper-pusha-t-wrote-the-mcdonalds-im-lovin-it-jingle-in-2003-and-before-it-released-he-had-to-choose-between-500000-or-future-royalt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32275","title":{"rendered":"TIL that American rapper Pusha T wrote the McDonald\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m lovin\u2019 it\u201d jingle in 2003, and before it released, he had to choose between $500,000 or future royalties. He chose the upfront sum and missed out on tens of millions of dollars, with his work becoming one of the most recognized jingles ever."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/todayilearned\/comments\/1viluab\/til_that_american_rapper_pusha_t_wrote_the\/\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/external-preview.redd.it\/J8qKEC3dKMMA-NfUCqspw2-MUtDq5QsHlnEp_DsHqtU.jpeg?width=320&amp;crop=smart&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=fce29369b0e4176c4b3c3383db79257786fcefcd\" alt=\"TIL that American rapper Pusha T wrote the McDonald\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m lovin\u2019 it\u201d jingle in 2003, and before it released, he had to choose between $500,000 or future royalties. 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