Ludacris likes fried chicken. So does Snoop. But not all black people like fried chicken. This might seem obvious, but apparently no one told Fuzzy Zoeller.
At the 1997 Masters, Tiger Woods became the first African-American to win a major professional golf tournament. He won an ugly green jacket and the right to choose the menu for the next year's Masters banquet. Fellow golfer Zoeller suggested, "Tell him not to serve fried chicken next year. Got it? Or collard greens or whatever the hell they serve."
Maybe Zoeller listens to too much hip-hop, where fried chicken is the cuisine of the gods, and confused Woods with a dirty south rapper. Zoeller's comments might have seemed less racist if Trick Daddy had won the Masters, since he's a self-described "collard green, neckbone-eatin-ass nigga." Woods selected cheeseburgers, french fries and vanilla milkshakes.
A-Side Trick Daddy "In Da Wind"
Hip-hop is not very healthy. Trick Daddy raps about "growin' up eatin' spam sandwiches / sugar water and mayonnaise sandwich." Few rappers extol the virtues of organic fruits and vegetables, despite the fact that heart disease is the leading cause of death for black men in the America.
African-Americans are disproportionately affected by nearly all diet-related health complications, including diabetes, obesity, and cancer. This can be attributed to the fact that black men eat fewer fruits and vegetables than any group, only 3.5 servings per day, according to the National Cancer Institute.
Dead Prez "Mind Sex"
Dead Prez promotes healthy eating by incorporating veggies into date night. "How bout we start / with a salad, a fresh bed of lettuce with croutons / Later we can play a game of chess on the futon."
Chris Rock "No Sex in the Champagne Room"
"Cornbread - Ain't nothin' wrong with that."
B-Side Jay-Z "Girls, Girls, Girls"
The way to a rapper's heart is through his stomach. Jay-Z brags about the culinary skills of his rainbow coalition harem: "Now that's Spanish chick, French chick, Indian, and black / That's fried chicken, curry chicken, damn I'm gettin' fat."
Sugarhill Gang "Rappers Delight"
Hip-hop has been speaking on food from the beginning, with the final verse of the "Rappers Delight" dedicated to a barbecue gone bad: "Have you ever went over a friends house to eat / and the food just ain't no good? / I mean the macaroni's soggy, the peas are mushed / and the chicken tastes like wood."
Puff Daddy "It's All About the Benjamins"
Puff's tastes are a bit more bougie than his down south country bumpkin counterparts, bragging about his "three course meals: spaghetti, fettuccini, and veal." Puff also remembers his animal's dietary needs, promising, "I get a 50-pound bag of ooh for the mutt."
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