Hip Hop Chef® is a brand and concept created, founded and trademarked by Tye Jones. A Celebrity Chef professional known by the Hip-Hop and Entertainment Industry as the original Hip-Hop Chef® a.k.a. Hip Hop Chef® Cookin' Tye.
He is known for his Swag, Hip-Hop dishes and recipes like "Free Style Fried Chicken,“Microphone Check Mac & Cheese,” "Money Hungry Collard Greens" and “Hip-Hop Chef Tye 5-10 Stir Fry". On the music end, the Hip-Hop Chef® gets his hands dirty in cookin' up beats and rhymes for his brand theme songs. He participates in the promotion of Independent Music Artist. He also manages the Hip-Hop Chef® brand and Dj Chris J.
Over the years, Hip-Hop Chef® Cookin' Tye has prepared dishes and catered for various Major Artist, Celebrities, Record Labels and brands like Russell Simmons, T.I.Young Jeezy, Anthony Anderson, Carmello Anthony and Bun B to name a few.
The Hip Hop Chef® has a heart as big as his Celebrity Clientele that he caters to. Once a month, he feeds the underprivileged and homeless. Annually he has toy and coat drives along with giving Thanksgiving meals to feed 200+ families. The Hip Hop Chef® wears many hats with his biggest being his Chef hat but yet he still finds time to actively be a role model for the youth of tomorrow. Gaining notoriety for his brand and cooking the Hip-Hop Chef® has been featured in Hip-Hop Weekly, XXL, King, and BET, just to name a few. Paul Wall quotes in XXL Magazine 2003, “It's good we got our own Chef that caters to the Hip-Hop and Entertainment Industry and he cooks what we love to eat.”
The Cookbook
Recipes
FREESTYLE FRIED CHICKEN™
1 (3-4 pounds) whole chicken, cut up
2 teaspoon low-sodium seasoning salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1½ teaspoon paprika
2 cups all purpose flour
1 figs
½ cup milk
2 cups olive oil or cannoli oil as needed
Directions: Recommended use cast iron skillet for frying chicken. Wash chicken and pat dry with paper towel. Season chicken with 1 teaspoon season salt and 1 teaspoon black pepper. Combine flour, paprika, and garlic in large bowl. Whisk together egg and milk in separate bowl. Pour approximately 2½ cup vegetable oil in large skillet. Heat oil over medium high heat to 350°F. Dip chicken in egg mixture and dredge in flour mixture, shaking off excess. Add chicken to hot oil, cover, reduce heat to medium and fry 30 minutes or until golden brown, turning occasionally. Drain chicken on pan with paper towel.
Serves 4
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Media Relations
The "Hip-Hop Chef®" is a rare exception in the turbulent world of culinary arts. After bursting on the scene in 2000, he was mentored by "The Godfather of Hip Hop, Russell Simmons" who said in an interview that Chef Tye had Flava, a unique style of cooking and a great hip hop presentation.