E-40 has called for The Tiny Chef Show to be saved after randomly being compared to the stop-motion animated character.
On Tuesday (June 24), it was announced that the Nickelodeon show would be cancelled after three seasons, with a clip that showed the titular character emotionally reacting to the news.
After briefly rapping what sounded like Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” while cleaning up his tree stump home, Tiny Chef answers the phone, and begins by asking Nickelodeon if they were “ready to cook up some more episodes.”
“Canceled?” the character asks when surprised with the upsetting news. “What do you mean, canceled?”
Tiny Chef then tries to convince the network with their Emmy win and having “ideas that will blow your minds” before hanging up the phone and crying in defeat.
Social media rallied behind Tiny Chef through fundraising efforts and a petition for Nickelodeon to continue the series, but amid the outpouring of support, an X user tweeted that the character is “really just E-40.”
The comparison makes sense, as the Bay Area rapper is otherwise known as the ‘Goon with the Spoon’ and owns a line of food products.
So it was fitting that E-40 reposted the tweet and called for fans to “Save the Tiny Chef!”
While we wait for the E-40 and Tiny Chef crossover, the rapper kicked off Black Music Month with his first Tiny Desk Concert performance, which succeeds two new singles, “Beating They Ass” and “Thangin.”
Backing E-40 for the performance were his ‘Soul Slappers,’ his eight-piece band including a guitarist, saxophonist, bassist, drummer and several background vocalists. While playing his 1990s and 2000s cuts, the performance also signaled E-40’s introduction to Gen-Z listeners. “I’m on my fourth wind!” he told NPR.
Speaking on Black Music Month, Bobby Carter, Tiny Desk Concerts host and producer said: “This year feels like the perfect time to stop and revere some of the greatest albums in Black Music. These artists might not be the first you hear in the Pop culture conversation, but they are crown jewels in Black culture. These are our icons.”
