I’m talking about years ago when I first started doing the show. I’ve appreciated it since it happened, not since whatever this shit is. Do you have a greater appreciation for what you’ve been able to do with that show, given everything that’s happened? Season 4 came out shortly after everything shut down due to the pandemic. It’s a show that focuses on traveling, and eating at local restaurants, and traveling to other places and experiencing their culinary traditions. Speaking of food, I wanted to switch gears to Fuck, That’s Delicious for a second. I went and did my running, my squatting, my situations that I do at night. My grandmother would be flipping right now that I fucking did that. This time I used bok choy, because that’s what I had. It’s dough stuffed with whatever you like to stuff it with. It’s an Albanian dish my grandmother used to make. Because I could eat something now, and I’d just fucking work it off.
I’m doing this so I’m able to eat again, so I’m able to taste the things that I love to taste, without having to worry whether it’s going to send me over the edge with a heart attack or some shit. It’s almost impossible.ĭoes staying fit get hard with your love of food? For an hour, just running up and down the court, doing 20 left-handed layups on the right foot. You want to talk about sweating and getting your cardio going, that’s real cardio right there. I haven’t actually run a full, but I’ve been definitely training, doing all the drills that the pros would do-just running up and down the court, getting your dribble right. Has the weight loss helped you on the court? I need to fucking run, and throw a ball into the hoop, or catch a ball, or dive for a ball, or throw a Frisbee and try to catch it, diving. I’m mixing it all up, seeing what works best for me. It’s just hard work and dedication to my diet every single day. That’s crazy weight I had to fucking lose. One thing is clear: Despite his new approach to life, he hasn’t lost his appetite for it.Īround 110. Throughout our hourlong conversation, Action spoke about all of these things and a lot more, from a brush with controversy, to how the pandemic is affecting New York’s hospitality industry, to his recent work in movies like The Irishman. (His artwork was first featured on the cover of 2018’s White Bronco, and is again on Only for Dolphins.) There’s also the ice cream he recently collaborated on with Morgenstern’s in New York, the line of plush toys made from upcycled Gucci and Columbia gear, and, perhaps most unexpectedly, a cologne named Splash-after one of Only for Dolphins’ standout tracks. In the past few years, he’s taken up painting. Already something of a cottage industry thanks to his culinary work and Viceland shows like Fuck, That’s Delicious, he’s got a host of new endeavors underway. As much as he’s changed outwardly, he’s the same Bronsolino.īut Action isn’t content to stand still. It’s everything you’d expect or want from an Action Bronson album. If you’ve heard his earlier work, the project will feel familiar: a focus on the finer things life offers, food described in exquisite detail, non sequiturs about Eddie Murphy flicks, simple but luxurious beats built from a wide array of samples, boasts like “Spanish women all over my body like I’m Machete.” Longtime collaborators like Meyhem Lauren and the Alchemist are along for the ride, and lead single “Latin Grammys” was produced by Tommy Mas, who helmed his first full-length in 2011. We’re speaking ahead of the release of his new album, Only for Dolphins, out Friday on Loma Vista Recordings. Overindulging may be out for him, but indulgence remains a key tenet of the Action Bronson experience. “It’s really what it’s about, just keeping it fucking consistent, and getting your shit together, not overdoing it, not overindulging,” Action says. But the Queens rapper born Ariyan Arslani says it goes much deeper than just trying something else: He’s finally focused on his health.
On the surface, his new lifestyle may seem like just the latest challenge for someone who thrives on new ventures. post shared by Action Bronson on at 11:05am PDT GOTTA STAY CONSISTENT AND FOCUSED ON THE PRIZE WHICH IS MORE LIFE.