Bun B has declared Atlanta’s food scene incapable of holding a candle to the culinary fare in his native Houston; and the women of the A caught a stray in the process.
During a recent appearance on the Kickin It With The OGs podcast, the rapper turned restauranteur was asked to compare the two cities; which he did along the lines of the opportunities, quality of life and even traffic.
When host Aristotle asked which city he would say was better, however, Bun B gave the honor to Houston, even throwing in that he would choose his city’s women over the ladies of Atlanta.
“We do have better looking women,” the rapper said starting at the 42:00 mark. “And y’all just missing food. Y’all got great restaurants with ambiance and experience and all of that. But ain’t nobody mama cooking in y’all shit. I don’t feel like that in Atlanta. Now I could be dead ass wrong; I used to come here back in the day.”
He continued: “Right now, I think Atlanta’s restaurant scene is too built around experience. They want people to come in and they want it to look like it’s going down and sound like it’s going down. People dancing and everything, but that’s what you going for. You’re not really going… like you might get some wings or mac & cheese, but you not really going…”
While Aristotle conceded that Atlanta’s food scene could use some improvement, he pointed out that Houston does also put an emphasis on the experience that comes with their food. To which Bun B replied: “We do, but the food back it up though. That’s the thing: our food can back it up. Because you gotta look at where we are: you got a lot of people that live in Houston who are either from, or have deep roots in Louisiana.”
This isn’t the first time this week that Atlanta comparisons made by rappers have made headlines.
Lil Boat also took particular aim at people from the Bronx and Queens: “I feel just people on those outskirts — Queens, Bronx — do they even come to [Manhattan to shop]?”
His comments quickly caused a stir among New Yorkers, including fellow rappers Juelz Santana and Fivio Foreign.
“WE all Love Atl But did @lilyachty SAY say the flyes [ninja emoji] N the Most TRENDSETTERS Came from ALT WOW Much love bro,” Juelz wrote on Instagram.
He also highlighted the fashion imprint that both himself and fellow Dipset star Jim Jones have had on Hip Hop culture, as well as the impact of other fashion-forward NYC figures like A$AP Rocky and Fabolous.
Fivio, meanwhile, hit back on X: “How Yatchy say ATL dress better then ny w a whole NY fit.”
However Killer Mike soon jumped in and somewhat defended him by highlighting the A’s long-running sartorial influence.
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Crediting the OutKast legend with pioneering one of Hip Hop’s most iconic looks, he wrote on X: “I have Zero Interest in this lame ass debate BUT, Big Boi Started the Throw Back Jersey Trend with that cold ass Houston Astro’s Jersey.”
He added: “Kanye (Atlanta Born) set the record straight on that, God Bless Him. Honorable Mention the ‘Flip Flop’s and Sox’ look was Some shit from the Dungeon Family.”
The Run The Jewels lyricist also shared a screenshot of Big Boi rocking said Astros jersey in Goodie Mob’s “Black Ice (Sky High)” music video in 1998.
