By Ryan Callaghan
Our dear leader and visionary, Kanye West has given us all life with his contribution to Frank Ocean’s recently released zine ‘Boy’s Don’t Cry.’
It’s a poem which strikes a place close to home for us Australians, celebrating the highly coveted Maccas run. Yes, it’s a poem which take us through all the emotional points of cruising by a Mcdonald’s drive-thru window which we have surely collectively experienced at ludicrous hours of the morning. Kanye rhymes about French fries, good smells, bad salads and food you can’t trust. If that sounds strange as fuck, it’s probably because it is – but that’s just part of the genius, right?
Terri Hickey, a spokesperson for McDonald’s responded to West’s poem in a statement to TIME Magazine that said “We’re lovin’ the love for McDonald’s World Famous Fries and Apple Pies. Like the beef in our burgers our love for our fans’ creativity is 100 percent.”
It seems like Kanye’s ode to the fast food giant is resonating with his fellow contemporary rap colleagues, with New York spitter Joey Badass stepping into Hot 97 to give a truly stirring rendition of the poem. Moving, really. Frank Ocean, who shifted the R&B game with his monumental Channel Orange album back in 2012, recently released the zine at select pop-up locations around the world to accompany his album Blonde. However, due to the endless hype surrounding the record, the zines reportedly been spotted selling on Ebay for up to $1000. Jesus wept.
Watch Joey’s rendition of the poem below, where you can also read it in all of its transcribed glory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt-62vLCaGY
McDonalds Man
McDonalds Man
The French Fries Had A Plan
The French Fries Had A Plan
The Salad Bar And The Ketchup Made A Band
Cus The French Fries Had A Plan
The French Fries Had A Plan
McDonalds Man
McDonalds
I Know Them French Fries Had A Plan
I Know Them French Fries Had A Plan
The Cheeseburger And The Shakes Formed A Band
To Overthrow The French Fries Plan
I Always Knew Them French Fries Was Evil Man
Smelling All Good And Shit
I Don’t Trust No Food That Smells That Good Man
I Don’t Trust It I Can’t
McDonalds Man
McDonalds Man
McDonalds Damn
Them French Fries Look Good Tho
I Knew The Diet Coke Was Jealous Of The Fries
I Knew The Diet Coke Was Jealous Of The Fries
Even The McRib Was Jealous Of The Fries
I could See It Through His Artificial Meat Eyes
And He Only Be There Some Of The Time
Everybody Was Jealous Of Them French Fries
Except For That One Special Guy
That Smooth Apple Pie
