Moneybagg Yo + Ari Fletcher Are Going Nearly Vegan
Memphis rapper Moneybagg Yo and Ari Fletcher are going to add a wild twist to their food porn for the next 30 days. The hip-hop pair have announced plans to switch up their diets and go on a near-completely vegan diet with fall in full swing.
Moneybagg Yo + Ari Fletcher Are Going Nearly Vegan
It all started with Ari going to her Twitter page to reveal her plans to completely switch up her eating habits. In addition to falling back from traditional animal-based cuisine, she also restricted other types of tasty foods.
“30 days of meat, nothing fried, no pasta, no bread. Only fish/shrimp, veggies, brown rice, fruit and water. PRAY FOR ME.”
Fortunately, she won’t take this journey on her own. Fletcher’s ride or die boyfriend Moneybagg Yo is riding with her.
“Ima do it wit u, pray for us”
Rihanna Follows JAY-Z’s Vegan Blueprint
Earlier in the year, R&B superstar Rihanna made a major business move in the vegan industry. The Barbados native has reportedly taken a page from JAY-Z's book and further invested in a growing Black-owned company.
Vegan food brand Partake has raised almost $5 million from donors. This is Rihanna’s first investment that isn’t a personal venture, and it seems she’s done it by pitching some major funds to the company. Many other big stars have invested in the company as well, including Hov.
The allergy-friendly food brand closed a $4.8 million series A funding round in late December, led by investors including Rihanna (her first investment beyond personal ventures), Kevin Johnson’s Black Capital, Seattle Seahawks’ Bobby Wagner, Black Star Fund, Once Upon a Farm CEO John Foraker, CircleUp Growth Partners, FF2032 and Marcy Venture Partners. More than 50% of Partake Foods’ total $7.5 million in funding has come from Black investors such as Jay-Z’s VC fund, Marcy Venture Partners, and Grammy Award-winning singer H.E.R. (Forbes)
NLE Choppa Is Living A Healthy Lifestyle Too
Rap newcomer NLE Choppa isn't thinking twice about trying a vegan option at a local fast food spot. The hip-hop star has singled out some of the biggest spots ranging from McDonald's to Taco Bell over the iconic brands' determination to offer vegan options for customers.
Choppa went to his social media pages and didn’t mince words. The hip-hop heavyweight shunned the fast food places for trying to dig into vegan consumers’ pockets and encouraged those types of customers to seek out alternative options.
“McDonalds, Burger King, And Taco Bell Yall foul for trying to make vegan food. Do not eat that sh*t find a great vegan spot near you, not a commercial fast food place, or get groceries and cook it yourself, also grow your own food to cook. Love y’all 💜” -NLE Choppa’s Twitter
Summer Walker’s Vegan PSA
In summer 2018, R&B crooner Summer Walker admitted she had dealt with an uphill battle going vegan. She made a desperate plea on social media in an effort to resist going back to the opposite of plant-based food.
“PSA. I need a vegan chef who is like literally amazing in LA and I need them to come save me and rescue me because I’m about to give up on my vegan journey. It’s nasty as h*ll, it’s disgusting, it’s miserable. I don’t know who lied to y’all and said it’s good because it’s not. And if somebody doesn’t give me a vegan meal that is properly seasoned and tastes delicious, I’m just gonna be a fat, chicken-eating, grease-slurping – I don’t want, we don’t need to talk about it, I don’t want to go there. Somebody please tag them. LA vegan chef. Please Lord, help me, save me.”
