Sometimes the universe aligns two passions perfectly: eating and music. There are songs that have stood out for their food lyrics and made our stomachs grumble (even though some of these songs are not really about food). Here are some of the best.
1. “Big Poppa” Notorious B.I.G.
“So we can steam on the way to the telly go fill my belly/A t-bone steak, cheese eggs and Welch’s grape/Conversate for a few, cause in a few, we gon’ do/What we came to do, ain’t that right boo?”
Chewwwww!
2. “These are the Times” Dru Hill
“Been thinking bout you all the time/ Morning noon and supper time (baby)/ Tear you up in little pieces/ Swallow you like reeses pieces/ Come on girl you know I need it”
3. “Put On” Young Jeezy
“Big wheels, big straps / You know I like it super-sized / Passenger’s a redbone, her weave look like some curly fries / Inside fish sticks, outside tartar sauce / Pocket full of celery, imagine what she tellin’ me / Blowin’ on asparagus, the realest sh*t I ever smoked.”
Is this a grocery list?
4. “Birthday Cake” Rihanna
“He want that cake, cake, cake, cake, cake, cake…”
I know for sure this is not really about food.
5. “Milkshake” Kelis
“My milkshake brings all the boys the the yard/ and they’re like/ it’s better than yours/ damn right it’s better than yours…”
6. “Sardines” Junkyard Band
I had to rep for DC and put some old school go-go on the list. The repeated “sardines and pork and beans” is an immediate turn up chant.
7. “Brown Skin “ India Arie
“Apparently your skin has been kissed by the sun/ You make me want a Hershey’s kiss, your licorice/ Every time I see your lips/ It makes me think of honey-coated chocolate/ Your kisses are worth more than gold to me/ I’ll be your almond joy, you’ll be my sugar daddy”
8. “Candy Rain” Soul 4 Real
“My Love Do You Ever/ Dream Of Candy Coated Raindrops/ Youre The Same My Candy Rain”
Now bring on the soul food!
Despite collard greens being the new thing for white people to cook with, we’ve been cooking greens so long it’s made it’s way into several of our songs:
9. “Collard Greens and Cornbread” Fantasia
“Oh ain’t gon lie, boy you got me out of my mind in L.O.V.E./I go crazy when you love me/Got me acting a mess/Even got the nerve to say I’m better than my momma’s /Collard greens and cornbread yea”
10. “Cornbread, Fish & Collard Greens” Anthony Hamilton
“Cornbread, fish, and collard greens/ I got what you need/ If you want it / If you want it”
11. “Collard Greens” ScHoolboy Q Feat. Kendrick Lamar
“oh (oh) luxury / chidi -ching-ching could buy anything, cop that / oh (oh) collard greens/ three degrees low, make it hot for me…”
12. “Fried Chicken” Nas Feat. Busta Rhymes
“Mrs. Fried Chicken, you was my addiction/ Dripping with high cholest-/ Like Greeks with his falafel, Italian with his tomato pasta/ what tori is to a rasta/ Trapping me; you and your friend mac’ and cheese/ Candy yams and collard greens…”
13. “Peaches & Cream” 112
“Peaches & cream/ I need it ’cause you know that I’m a fiend”
I’m still too young to talk about this one…
14. “Chicken Grease” D’Angelo
“I’m like that old bucket of crisco/ thats sitting on top of the stove/ simmer to a sizzle like the days of old…Fried til it’s burned and crisp/ Say we be cooking so the funkers can raise their fist like this!”
15. “Formation” Beyonce
“If he f**k me good, I take his ass to Red Lobster.
…I got hot sauce in my bag.”
Swag.
16. “MC Hammer” Rick Ross
“She thinking Phillipe’s, I’m thinking Wing Stop/ Fiending lemon pepper, I got my thing cocked.”
No list about food and music would be complete without the culinary connoisseur Ricky Rozay. Honestly what food hasn’t he rapped about? (here is a list, it needs updating though)
Bon Appetit!
