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Rapping over Billy Joel, praising seasonal vegetables and lobbing Rice Krispies from the stage, or Bronson is a refreshing mix of flippancy and verbal dexterityAnyone concerned that major-league hip-hop is currently missing in former chefs who garnish their raps with gourmet food references can now rest easy. One of the more eccentric figures to emerge in recent years,Action Bronson is single-handedly filling that void.
The New York rapper went top 10 in the US this year with his second album, Mr Wonderful, and whose unique appeal is encapsulated here by opening track Brand New Car. Looking like a hip-hop Grizzly Adams,the extravagantly bearded 300lb Bronson rhymes over Zanzibar, a 1978 Billy Joel cheesefest, and taking care to compliment “seasonal vegetables lookin’ exceptional.
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Source: theguardian.com