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A stunning cameo from rapper Erica Banks in a viral food video has been stretching the funny levels and creating an urgent craving for this quirky dish. The video is from Prospect Park Deli and features the Dallas-born musician making a Wagyu but chopped cheese-style sandwich with Doritos chips, all while acting trendy with sassy remarks, some very pungent one-liners which viewers derived much entertainment from.
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The video has Banks in this New York establishment, flirting with the chef as they attempted to make this unusual sandwich. The video shows them grilling wyagu beef, adding in some onions and peppers (after much back-and-forth about preferences), and then finishing off with the chopped cheese recipe featuring Doritos chips somehow. Banks was in full-throttle as she added wit such as “I be getting spread at night” when talking about spreading the ingredients-a favorite for quite a few.
The video was a quick banger because fans were thrown off by seeing the rapper in such a setting. “Was not expecting Dallas rapper Erica Banks,” one user commented on; this was the collective shock felt by many who saw the musician in the guise of food preparation. Another said, “Sheee Sooooo DALLAS and Can’t Hide It‼️😮💨🤣,” stating that her real Texas swag shines through even while crafting a sandwich.
Banks with the deli staff had hilarious moments as well, including feigning to throw something while saying, “It’s good nie I’m finna go,” toward the end, another line that many commenters quoted as funny. Her fierce personality really resonated with fans; some of them uttered a resounding “I love her 👏👏,” while others complimented her “yo sassy sexy attitude 😍” in praise of her unfiltered nature.
There were some adverse opinions as well – and a couple of viewers found her “annoying,” while others questioned why she was throwing things during the filming of the video. But then, the bulk of the viewers were appreciating these funny moments and also expressed how they really needed this laugh. One unique fan tagged Banks herself by saying that “mami ts look so fye my high ass finna gone try it😂😂😂,” insinuating that the video is so viral it might steer others on curiosity to the deli for the Doritos-wagyu experience.
Another way of putting celebrities in the limelight is through celebrity endorsements that get their fan bases involved in food content. To Banks, popularly known for her track career and hits like “Buss It,” showing off is how she is not troubled about doing other things that spotlight her beyond her musical career. It has also helped the deli come into some fame as, through Banks, the video has advertised what they call a truly extraordinary menu item to a much broader audience.
Celebrity food partnerships with local eateries have become more regular nowadays as both benefit from the cross-promotion-restaurants expose their brand to thousands of new potential customers while the celebrity gets to showcase downtime elsewhere from the limelight. This collaboration turned out nicely this time since Banks energetic vibes blended perfectly with the frenetic scene of a New York deli.
The wave of comment alerts revealed it resonated on so many levels as truly entertaining and sincere. One user waged a long defense of Banks from the attacks, suggesting that people should “LOVE black women moreeeee” and not assume someone is “doing too much” when they are just having a damn good time. It in turn sparked a wider conversation about how Black women in entertainment are all too often judged more harshly for exhibiting personality and confidence.
The viral video-win story stands evidence to the fact that food content dominates social media, with views and engagement from celebrities and others on. The Doritos wagyu chopped cheese is exactly the kind of innovative menu that sparks conversation and ideally should inspire people to visit the restaurant. For Prospect Park Deli, a well-recognized musician in Erica Banks producing and endorsing their food is a stamp of approval that would normally be incredibly hard to obtain through mere marketing.
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In short, the clip was a quick success story that ushered Erica Banks into the mash-up culture of track and food while leaving fans with an etched memory of her off-recording-studio personality. With such an enormous response, it is a safe bet another one might just be on its way; artists have finally found other ways to keep audiences engaged aside from selling records, and businesses are looking for marketing angles strong enough to cut through the clutter. It remains to be seen if Dorito wagyu chopped cheese makes the permanent menu, but meanwhile, it has served its purpose with getting people talking and laughing.
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