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Percent of the recommended daily allowance of vitamins C, B-2, B-3, B-5, B-6 and B-12 provided by Pimp Juice, a new energy drink marketed by Nelly and named after his hit single. Does it offer social sustenance? The Rev. Paul Scott, founder of the Messianic Afrikan Nation in Durham, N.C., thinks not, particularly after spotting the suggestion on the product’s Web site that Pimp Juice goes well with vodka. “As black men, we should be building a nation of strong black leaders,” Scott declares, “not a nation of super-energized, drunk pimps.”

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