Nas, the greatest hip-hop street poet of all-time comes in at the four spot and is recognized as one of the greatest for obvious reasons. When he released his debut album, Illmatic, in 1994, he was only 20-years-old and was able to relate to so many hip-hop enthusiasts the project became an instant classic. His ability to provoke emotion through his lyrical content and delivery is a skill that many have yet to master but he's been able to do throughout his lengthy and illustrious music career.
With hits like 'If I Ruled The World [Imagine That]', 'One Love', and 'Hate Me Now' Nas has gained both an underground and mainstream following and has lately found his own path to ownership as the associate publisher of Mass Appeal, a partial owner in the Bevel shaving blade company, and has several other business ventures underneath his belt. Consistency in his musical delivery can be argued but he's a legend nonetheless.
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.