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People in the News

Friday, July 25, 2025

People in the News

Friday, July 25, 2025

Mary J. Blidge sings about chicken

by Latrisha McDuffie, NDG Staff Writer

According to TMZ reports, that queen of hip-hop soul, Mary J. Blidge never signed off on the crazy Burger King chicken commercial where she stands on a table and sings about a new crispy chicken wrap.  Black people lost their minds on Twitter and Facebook criticizing Mary J for playing in to the stereotype that all Black folk love chicken and watermelon.

Watch the video by clicking below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMI29AnOS98

Mary told TMZ, “I agreed to be a part of a fun and creative campaign that was supposed to feature a dream sequence. Unfortunately, that’s not what was happening in that clip.” Burger King released a statement confirming that the ad was unleashed, “before all of the licensing and final approvals were obtained.”

Okay, Black people…we do like chicken.  And the hook is catchy. I mean really! We eat a lot of chicken. Every Tuesday at Popeye’s I see a lot of people who look like me ordering chicken. Let it go!