Tampa’s own Big Cheese has been nominated for Best Original Song or Jingle in IFC’s The LoCos Awards. The awards honor the best and bizarre in local late night TV ads and their stars.
The star at the helm of Car Credit Tampa’s success is none other than hip-hop artist Jakeem Johnson, better known as Big Cheese. A St. Petersburg native, Big Cheese stumbled upon viral-video stardom with his comedic collection of YouTube videos and parodies.
This article appears in Jul 7-13, 2011.