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Masta Killa-Jamel Irief Wants African-Americans To Go Veg!

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 in Male Singers, Videos.

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If you know anything about Masta Killa, you know he, like other members of the Wu Tang Clan love to kill-vegetables!

The vegetarian born Elgin Turner, who now goes by Jamel Irief, was recently enjoying a veggie meal at Brawta Caribbean Cafe in Brooklyn.

And you thought RZA was the only one who went by a dozen names.

Irief’s been working on a solo album that’s due in the spring, but while he’s not in the recording studio, he’s been busy preaching the veggie news, like recording a PSA for vegetarianism with his son.

He treated the writers at NY1.com to a meal at the Brawta Cafe (which isn’t vegetarian) to show how easy it is to get meatless food anywhere.

Irief wants to get the message out to everyone, especially those in the African-American community, where there are skyrocketing rates of diabetes and other obesity related diseases, that a vegetarian diet is the key to health.

“We kind of lost the natural way of ourselves, so it made us think differently and it made us eat differently. So of course, that affected my family just like a lot of other black families in the community. So without the proper knowledge itself, its impossible to really eat right,” said Irief.

You can watch a video of Irief talking about his veggie ways at NY1.com.

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RZA Knows Morningstar Veggie Bacon’s Good With Grits!

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, February 23rd, 2009 in Business, Food & Drink, Male Musicians, Male Singers, Videos.

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Times are tough, and most of you are probably pinching the pocketbook and food is no exception.

Beans, lentils, and pasta are a cheap way for veggies to survive, but have you considered grits? Better yet, grits with Morningstar Farms Veggie Bacon?

Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA has a song with Masta Killa and Allah Real from one of his albums, Birth of a Prince, called “Grits.”

RZA, like other members of  Wu Tang Clan, is a vegetarian and he sings about hard times and cheap eatin’ while mentioning “Morningstar Veggie Bacon go good with the grits.”

Word.

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Masta Killa Ain’t A Killa Of Animals

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, February 2nd, 2009 in Male Singers, Videos.

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Find out more about Masta Killa at peta2.com.

Is hip hop becoming vegetarianized?

Russell Simmons has always been open about his vegan lifestyle he’s practiced for almost a decade.

Recently, half of hip hop duo Capone-N-Noreaga, N.O.R.E., documented his successful weight loss by following a vegan diet and even changed the name of his blogs to reflect his diet switch.

Now, Masta Killa of Wu Tang Clan has recorded his PSA for vegetarianism. Good to know he’s not recording a PSA for the veggie burger on waffles his band mate RZA created.

Masta’s been vegetarian for 13 years, ever since he decided to forgo the turkey at Thanksgiving.

Perhaps what’s even more exciting is that he’s normally the group member who doesn’t give many interviews!

It’s great to see African-Americans speak up about vegetarianism and hopefully, they can influence other minorities to adopt the lifestyle known to reduce their chances of developing diabetes and high blood pressure, illnesses known to disproportionately affect those communities.

If Masta Killa doesn’t convince you to go veg, his adorable son, Eternal sure will.

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