2 Chainz and Keith Lee clash over fame and restaurant reviews
Rapper 2 Chainz defended the perks of fame in a debate with food reviewer Keith Lee on Kirk Franklin's "Den of Kings," AllHipHop reports. Lee stood by judging restaurants on how they treat regular customers. HotNewHipHop says some fans felt let down by the rapper's view.
Rapper 2 Chainz and food reviewer Keith Lee disagreed over fame and restaurant service on the latest episode of Kirk Franklin's "Den of Kings," AllHipHop reports. The debate has spread online, HotNewHipHop says.
"I'm an entertainer, and obviously we get perks that other people don't get. That's just period, my boy," 2 Chainz said, according to AllHipHop. He pointed to skipping airport lines as an example.
HotNewHipHop reports that 2 Chainz said he has worked too hard in life to wait 40 minutes to get into a restaurant. He pushed back on Lee by saying famous people always get special treatment.
Lee is known for viral reviews of small, family-run restaurants. A good review can flood a business with customers, HotNewHipHop notes. Because staff may treat him differently once they know who he is, Lee sends family members in to order first. He said on the show that he dislikes service that is not the same for everyone.
Lee defended that practice, AllHipHop reports. It lets him judge what paying customers can expect, not what staff would do for a famous guest. 2 Chainz also asked whether Lee's diet as a former athlete shaped his views on food. Lee said he has a deep love for cooking and cooks for his family all the time, HotNewHipHop reports.
The talk touched a business 2 Chainz built beyond music. He and a partner had pursued franchises of his Atlanta restaurant Esco outside the city, AllHipHop reports.
Some viewers pushed back at 2 Chainz online, HotNewHipHop says. Some felt his view went against what he had stood for in the past.
Where outlets agree AllHipHop and HotNewHipHop agree that 2 Chainz and Keith Lee debated how famous people are treated at restaurants on "Den of Kings."
Where they differ AllHipHop says the pair discussed Lee's criticism of 2 Chainz's restaurant Esco, while HotNewHipHop says Lee was not the reviewer behind the negative reviews of the rapper's restaurants and names another reviewer.