Ep.8: Masta Ace

The Big Rap Cookbook podcasts explores the connection between food and hip hop through interviews with MC's, DJ's & Producers. And we are back for Season 2! On this episode: Press1 delves into the "forgotten cuisine" of his Turkish Cypriot roots, guides us through his career as a chef including his most embarrassing moment and everyone gets into a three way battle royale about the ethics of hunting....  Bon appetit! Instagram: @pressuno @bigrapcookbook Hosted by:  @samuelhemingway & @boodafrench Podcast music by: @thelastskeptik Music Featured: Press1 - "Selfish" Press1 - "Lemonade & OJ" Places Mentioned: The Begging Bowl, Peckham, London Maddy's Fish Bar, New Cross, London Hart's Bakery, Bristol The Athenian, Bristol BOX-E, Bristol The Ethicurean, Bristol The Pig, Bristol St Nicholas Market, Bristol www.bigrapcookbook.com

The Big Rap Cookbook podcasts explores the connection between food and hip hop through interviews with MC's, DJ's & Producers. And we are back for Season 2! On this episode: Ivan Ave, fresh off his Norwegian Grammy nomination joins us on zoom from oslo to teach us about classic Norwegian dishes, his deer hunting aspirations and the inspiration behind his food lyrics. Big fan of Ivan so it was a pleasure to connect with him on this one!   Bon appetit! Instagram: @ivanavenu @bigrapcookbook Hosted by:  @samuelhemingway & @boodafrench Podcast music by: @thelastskeptik Music Featured: Ivan Ave - "Now You See Me" Ivan Ave - "Running Shoes" www.bigrapcookbook.com

The Big Rap Cookbook podcasts explores the connection between food and hip hop through interviews with MC's, DJ's & Producers. And we are back for Season 2! On this episode: The king of the bass lines, Kev Brown joins us to talk about pop's legendary BBQ's, Crab flavoured crisps, how Pete Rock gets down in the kitchen and what's on the menu at Red Lobster. Bon appetit!  Instagram: @kevbrownpictures @bigrapcookbook Hosted by:  @samuelhemingway & @boodafrench Podcast music by: @thelastskeptik Music Featured: Kev Brown - "Alone Again" Kev Brown - "Montenegro" Places Mentioned: Applebees Red Lobster Chesapeake Bay Boombap Festival www.bigrapcookbook.com

The Big Rap Cookbook podcasts explores the connection between food and hip hop through interviews with MC's, DJ's & Producers. And we are back for Season 2! On this episode: Detroit Hip Hop legend, Phat Kat schools us on the Air Fryer, reminisces on the early days of Detroit hip hop open mics in a Chinese restaurant and talks us through his favourite TV Chef's.  Not one to be missed!! Instagrams: @phat_kat_aka_ronnie_euro @bigrapcookbook Hosted by:  @samuelhemingway & @boodafrench Podcast music by: @thelastskeptik Music Featured: Phat Kat - "Get It Started" Guilty Simpson - "I Must Love You" Places Mentioned: Rhythm Kitchen @ Stanleys Chinese Restaurant, Detroit Sweet P's, Ipswich, UK Buddy's Pizza, Detroit www.bigrapcookbook.com

The Big Rap Cookbook podcast explores the connection between food and hip hop through interviews with MC's, DJ's & Producers. And we are back for Season 2! On this episode: Drummer for the Du-Rites, author of Root for the Villain, host of the Red Bull podcast Give the Drummer Some and MC in a previous life, J-Zone. As the lucky few of you who own a copy will know, J contributed a recipe to the first issue of our cookbook and we got to spend some time with him in Manhattan back in 2018. We still recount the stories he told us to this day so it was only right we got him on the podcast to tell them himself! We spoke about his Greg Nice inspired weight loss program, how he stays fuelled to play drums and his unique way of whipping up meals at home using his favourite takeaway spots.   A big shout out to The Last Skeptik for providing us with the intro & outro music! Instagrams: @jzonedontig @bigrapcookbook Hosted by:  @samuelhemingway & @boodafrench Podcast music by: @thelastskeptik Music Featured: Nice & Smooth – "Funky for You" The Du Rites - "Can't Buy Groove" The Du Rites - "Du-Vibrations " Places Mentioned: Eva's Kitchen, Manhattan www.bigrapcookbook.com

The Big Rap Cookbook podcasts explores the connection between food and hip hop through interviews with MC's, DJ's & Producers. On this episode: MC, Producer, coffee fiend - Oddisee joins us for the last episode in series one and what a way to end it! We speak about the origins and highlights of Sudanese food, what Oddisee used to take in his packed lunches and, of course, Coffee! Thanks to everyone who's listened to the first series of the podcast and of course, the guests! Episode 2 and issue two of the Cookbook, soon come! Instagrams: @oddisee @bigrapcookbook Hosted by:  @samuelhemingway & @boodafrench Podcast music by: @thelastskeptik Music Featured: Oddisee – "Slow Grooves" Oddisee - "Rights & Wrongs" Oddisee - "No Skips" Places Mentioned: Honest Chops, Brookyln  www.bigrapcookbook.com

The Big Rap Cookbook podcasts explores the connection between food and hip hop through interviews with MC's, DJ's & Producers. On this episode: A certified legend is in the building. Masta Ace joins us to catch up on how we survived through lockdown, how changing his diet help with his battles with MS and the Food & Drug industry.  He also schooled us on the benefits of sea moss gel and gave us an insight on his emergency food stash when on tour. Instagrams: @mastaacepics @bigrapcookbook Hosted by:  @samuelhemingway & @boodafrench Podcast music by: @thelastskeptik Music Featured: Marco Polo – "Nostalgia" (feat. Masta Ace) Crooklyn Dodgers - "Crooklyn" Phonte - "Expensive Genes" www.bigrapcookbook.com

The Big Rap Cookbook podcasts explores the connection between food and hip hop through interviews with MC's, DJ's & Producers. On this episode: We speak with producer, MC and podcast legend - The Last Skeptik. Born and raised as a vegetarian who later introduced meat into his diet, Skeptik has a very interesting and informed perspective on food. As a well travelled man, we picked his brains on his favourite countries to eat and also discussed his brief stint as a chef in the states. Instagrams: @thelastskeptik @bigrapcookbook Hosted by:  @samuelhemingway & @boodafrench Podcast music by: @thelastskeptik Music Featured: The Last Skeptik - "You Make Me Wanna (Kill)" www.bigrapcookbook.com

The Big Rap Cookbook podcasts explores the connection between food and hip hop through interviews with MC's, DJ's & Producers. On this episode: We speak to Nottingham MC, Producer and Chef, Juga-Naut. Few people embody the Big Rap Cookbook project like Chef Jugs who is just as capable in the kitchen as he is in the mic booth.  Juga-Naut gave us the lowdown on his culinary upbringing,  a food tour of Nottingham cities best places to eat and even schooled us on the best ways to fry plaintain & octopus.  Instagrams: @juganaut @bigrapcookbook Hosted by:  @samuelhemingway & @boodafrench Podcast music by: @thelastskeptik Music Featured: Raekwon ft. Masta Killa  & Inspectah Deck - "The Musketeers of Pig Alley" Gangstarr ft. Nice & Smooth - "DWYCK" Juga-Naut - "Bone Marrow" Juga-Naut & Sonnyjim - "Duck Season" Juga-Naut ft. Cappo & Vandal Savage - "Duppy Feedback" Places mentioned: Shanghai Shanghai, Nottingham Mandarin restaurant, Nottingham Cafe Coco Tang, Nottingham Homeboys, Nottingham The Loft Movie Theatre, Nottingham Rough Trade, Nottingham www.bigrapcookbook.com

The Big Rap Cookbook podcasts explores the connection between food and hip hop through interviews with MC's, DJ's & Producers. On this episode: Chicago's own Chris Crack gives us a culinary tour of his hometown and reminisces on mum's famous breakfast's growing up. Chris tells us the story behind his beef with Papa Johns, why he became vegetarian but why he will never go vegan and close encounters of eating possum.  He also gave two Brits an extensive education into what a biscuit is! Instagrams: @chriscrackndc @bigrapcookbook Hosted by:  @samuelhemingway & @boodafrench Podcast music by: @thelastskeptik Music Featured: Chris Crack - "Everything You Imagine Is Real" Chris Crack - "Black People Can't Be Racist" Eminem - "The Real Slim Shady" Chris Crack "Jealousy in Jokes" ft. Tree & Conway The Machine www.bigrapcookbook.com