It stings pleasantly, the heat tempered by our 24-ounce bottles of Corona. I just like regular shit,” he says as we dig into the deli’s spicy special sandwich, one of his go-to meals in the area: shredded chicken cutlet, jalapenos, tomato, cheese, and lettuce on a roll. But while these rappers delight in shaking up hallowed culinary spaces, Wiki takes a different approach by staying resolutely at the street level. Plenty of rappers have plunged headfirst into the food game, imbuing gourmet culture with their rowdy enthusiasm-most notably, Action Bronson and Snoop Dogg. ![]() ![]() They’re the site of his drunken brawls and quiet dates one even became his daily bathroom outpost when his own apartment’s facilities broke last year. They are the first place he goes in the morning-usually for a bacon, egg, and cheese-and the last stop after a night out. I’ve told Wiki he can pick any restaurant he wants, and on our walk over we pass a string of sleek, trendy, and surely delicious spots with names like The Butcher’s Daughter and LuAnne's Wild Ginger All-Asian Vegan. ![]() I’m sitting with Wiki at the Mott Corner deli in Chinatown, a few days after the release of No Mountains in Manhattan.
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