Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner: Reggae’s Toppa Top Food Tunes

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December 9, 2014


BONUS TREAT: Capleton “Mi Food”
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Food is the “staff of life,” as Capleton proclaims at the opening of this Goldfinga-produced track from 2000. Unlike the other tracks in our smorgasbord of tunes, this record is not a linear tribute to Jamaican cuisine because Capleton’s food is ganja (though he does make numerous references to food of an edible variety as well, leaving the track open for interpretation). The desire for weed gnaws away at Capleton on “Mi Food,” revealing an individual you wouldn’t want to cross, similar to the hunger-pained actors on Snickers commercials who turn into an angry Joe Pesci from Goodfellas, or a fired up Robin Williams coaching a football team. – Richard “Treats” Dryden