There's something about Waffle House that brings out the inner beast in people. The food, combined with the ambience, is nothing short of incredible. It holds a special place in the hearts and minds of countless rappers.
"This ain't IHOP," Waka Flocka rapped in his famed collaboration with Travis Porter, "Waffle House". "This the waffle house. Know how we rock, put it in her mouth."
inspired by Juvenile's recent Waffle House brawl, we decided to put together a list of the best hip hop moments in Waffle House's decorated history. Click through the gallery to witness the greatness for yourself.
(An incomplete list of artists who have rapped about Waffle House)
Gucci Mane
Cam'Ron
Waka Flocka
Travis Porter
Lil Durk
Young Dolph
Andre Nickatina
Kanye West
Eminem
2 Chainz
Lil Wayne
J Cole
R Kelly
Future
Boosie Badazz
Curren$y
The Game
Chris Brown
Young Dro
Juvenile gets into a brawl at South Carolina Waffle House
After tearing down the house at the South Carolina stop of his "Legends of Southern Hip Hop" tour, Juvenile decided to treat himself to a little late-night breakfast at WH. Upon entering the establishment, Juvenile was met by a heckler in a turquoise T-shirt who reportedly sneered: "Juvenile here, here come all the hoes."
Juvie took offense and confronted Turquoise T-Shirt, only to be restrained by members of his entourage. Turquoise kept running his mouth and 20 seconds later, Juvie came storming at him like a feral bull. His fist connected with Turquoise's face and torso several times.
According to TMZ, the dude is "a huge Juvenile fan" but is considering pressing charges on account of the facial cuts and rib and kidney injuries he received during the scuffle.
Kanye West chills with Outkast, 2 Chainz, & others at Atlanta Waffle House
Following his surprise performance at 107.9's Birthday Bash 20, Kanye ventured to Waffle House with Andre 3000, Big Boi, 2 Chainz, CyHi the Prince, and Fonzworth Bentley. The excursion appears to have been Bentley's idea. "I mean if my boy is gonna be in the A I had to take em to the Waffle House," he tweeted.
Kanye at a Waffle House in Atlanta tonight. pic.twitter.com/r7uKJduznv
Andre 3000, Kanye and Big Boi at a Waffle House in Atlanta tonight. pic.twitter.com/veAlyh7IFJ
Big Boi, Andre 3000, Fonzworth Bentley, Kanye, 2 Chainz and Cyhi The Prynce in Atlanta last night. pic.twitter.com/ae8om4FJdP
I mean if my boy is gonna be in the A I had to take em to the Waffle House https://t.co/CVxo7TMQC8
DMX mops floor at South Carolina Waffle House
On the night of Halloween 2011, DMX arrived at a Greenville, South Carolina Waffle House at 4 AM "with strippers and his homies" in tow after a long night of partying at the local strip club. He struck up a conversation with a member of the Waffle House staff who was on mop duty. He told DMX he was having a tough shift, so DMX grabbed the mop and started mopping the floor.
“I was in a good mood and felt that I would do that for him since it was 4am and [the employee] had been working all night," he explained to TMZ. "The minute you get too big to mop a floor or wipe a counter, that’s the exact minute you have life fucked up.”
A few years later, in 2015, comedian Alonzo Lerone was enjoying a quiet meal at Waffle House when DMX suddenly started arguing loudly with a WH employee. Lerone captured the commotion on video. Apparently, Dark Man X is a Waffle House regular. "I'm that same motherfucker that was here last night!" he yelled.
Tate Kobang stunts outside Atlanta Waffle House, demands a Waffle House in Baltimore
Tate Kobang filmed his "Poppin" music video outside a Atlanta Waffle House. Energized after a hearty meal (his order: the legendary “All Star Special” with extra sausage), he invited the wait staff to gig with him in the parking lot.
“It’s the only place that’s really dedicated to just breakfast,” he gushed in an interview with First We Feast.. “It’s amazing.”
“Honestly, them shits is like trap houses down there,” he continued. “There’s a Waffle House on every corner in Atlanta, bro. It’s just Waffle Houses everywhere. I ain’t gonna say I’m tired of Denny’s or IHOP, but I’ve been eating Denny’s and IHOP for 24 years now. That’s nothing new for me. I fuck with the Waffle House. We need a Waffle House in Baltimore.”
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Migos & Sauce Twinz get kicked out of Houston Waffle House, but not before attempting to obtain phone number from young woman out on a date
Migos and the Sauce Twinz secured their place in Waffle House history during one fateful trip to a Houston-area Waffle House last month. They dine at the counter and, as one YouTube commenter noted, are "higher then an eagles pussy." For whatever reason -- maybe it's the bottle of lean they have in plain sight -- the cops get called and they are asked to leave. Takeoff is reluctant to leave as he wants to stay and finish his food.
Eventually they clear out and assemble by in the parking lot outside by their sprinter van. Offset has taken interest in one attractive woman eating inside the Waffle House with her boyfriend. At the behest of Takeoff, Quavo, and the Sauce Twinz, he conspires with a waitress to discreetly slip her his phone number.
Watch both parts of the pilot episode of "Steal Ya Hoe TV" below.
Metro Boomin's Twitter
Metro Boomin really loves Waffle House.
A quick keyword search on Twitter reveals that Metro extensively documented his Waffle House adventures and/or cravings between the ages of 16 and 19. Waffle House was on his mind often... he even celebrated getting accepted to prestigious HBCU Morehouse with a meal at Tha House.
By the looks of it, he used to venture to Waffle House on a weekly basis. While he hasn't tweeted about Waffle House as regularly the last couple years, he journeyed to his local WH on New Year's Day 2016 to ring in the new year.
See the complete file of Metro Boomin X Waffle House tweets below.
