Food for Thought: Music That Makes You Hungry

These songs could make up an entire Thanksgiving meal.

ScHoolboy Q ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Collard Greens" - Top Dawg's finest dropped a smoothed out Cali driven hit that brought listeners everywhere into their world.(Photo: Top Dawg Entertainment)

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Food for Thought: Music That Makes You Hungry - This Thanksgiving we could complete an entire meal with all the edible titles that have dropped in music, starting with the classic side dish "Collard Greens," served up earlier this year by ScHoolBoy Q and Kendrick Lamar.What else stokes our digestive fires? Read on for more songs.(Photo: Top Dawg Entertainment)

Curls, Curls, Curls - Kelis has got her curls back. Remember when she rocked a blonde curly 'do with pink tips in her debut video "Caught Out There?" Here, the singer performs during the Abu Dhabi Digital Domain Event at the 65th Cannes Film Festival at Plage de La Quinzaine des Realisateurs in Cannes, France.(Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Kelis: "Jerk Ribs" - Kelis unveiled the name of her next album, Food, and its lead single, "Jerk Ribs." We have a feeling that this culinary artist has something good cooking.  (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for TwoFour54)

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Goodie Mob - Cee Lo Green and the Goodie Mob paid tribute to the late rap icon MCA and the Beastie Boys with a cover of "Fight For Your Right (To Party)" during the BMA's. (Photo: Christopher Polk/Billboards2012/Getty Images for ABC)

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Goodie Mob: "Soul Food" - The Atlanta super-group Goodie Mob celebrated not only the taste, but the healing power of Southern cuisine in this 1995 hit. (Photo: Christopher Polk/Billboards2012/Getty Images for ABC)

DJ Webstar: "Chicken Noodle Soup" - Paying homage to Harlem and showcasing the real Harlem Shake in his video, DJ Webstar referenced the beloved soup for the song’s chorus in 2006. It came "wit a soda on the side."(Photo: WireImage)

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DJ Webstar: "Chicken Noodle Soup" - Paying homage to Harlem and showcasing the real Harlem Shake in his video, DJ Webstar referenced the beloved soup for the song’s chorus in 2006. It came "wit a soda on the side."(Photo: WireImage)

Kelis - We don't think we can fit anything else — let alone more dairy — but Kelis has insisted on bringing her own world-famous dessert. "Just get the perfect blend," she sings on "Milkshake," "plus what you have within." It's unfortunate in some ways. Not only will our stomachs be upset, but now we can't invite Nas, and his lobster and scallions dish is legendary.   (Photo: Arista)

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Kelis: "Milkshake" - In ’03, Kelis scored a major hit with this sultry lead single from her Tasty album. It had everyone, including Peter Griffin on Family Guy, singing the catchy chorus.  (Photo: Arista)

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Nas @Nas - Tweet: "Bring Back @ArsenioHall!! Check out how I inspired him to bring his show back!! http://nasirjones.com/news/140191  #Arsenio Much love brotha!!"Arsenio Hall, who will be returning to late night this fall, got a little inspiration from Nastrodamus aka Nas. (Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

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Nas – "Fried Chicken" - On his 2008 LP Untitled (originally called  Nigger), Nas teamed up with Busta Rhymes to express his conflicted love affair with the fried yardbird. “Give me heart disease,” he rhymed to his meal, “but need you in my kitchen.” Busta follows up with another meat that's controversial in the 'hood: pork. Even if you're vegan, you can relate. (Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

A Victorious Battle - Now a hip hop veteran, Luda released his 7th album, Battle of the Sexes, in 2010. The album was originally set to be a collaboration with Shawnna, but for unknown reasons it became Luda's solo project and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. It was his fourth #1 album in a row.(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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Ludacris: Chicken-n-Beer - Hip hop’s mouth of the South, Ludacris tagged his 2003 LP with grown folks’ choice for party food. Though the chow references peaked there, it got us in the mood for what he does best: barbershop-style talk.(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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The Fat Boys: "All You Can Eat" - Featured in the 1985 classic hip hop film Krush Groove, this Fat Boys song about satisfying one's hunger to the fullest resonated in the gut of all music lovers: "I'ma stuff my face to a funky beat." (Photo: Paul Natkin/WireImage)

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E-40: "Gouda" - In slang, we all know “cheese” is the word for money, but the Bay Area’s slang master, E-40, takes it one step further giving it international appeal using the popular Dutch cheese as a reference. (photo: John Ricard / BET).

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E-40: "Gouda" - In slang, we all know “cheese” is the word for money, but the Bay Area’s slang master, E-40, takes it one step further giving it international appeal using the popular Dutch cheese as a reference. (photo: John Ricard / BET).

LL Cool J "Spurs-Nets Goin' to War" - In 2003, LL Cool J was enlisted to record a special song for the NBA Finals match up. The result was "Spurs-Nets Goin' to War," which was played on TV before each of the series' six games. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)

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LL Cool J: "Milky Cereal"  - We all have fond childhood memories of our love affair with cereal in the morning. LL Cool J flipped this nostalgia into reminiscing over another one of his favorite topics: the ladies who love Cool James.  (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)

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Raekwon (Feat: Ghostface Killah and Method Man): "Ice Cream" - Usually when the Wu refers to cream, they mean money, but on this 1995 classic, Raekwon, Ghostface and Method Mad use it as a metaphor for the flavors of women they like: "french vanilla, butter pean, chocolate deluxe."(Photos from left: Sozufe Adeleri/Retna Ltd, Matthew Peyton/Getty Images for Microsoft, Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

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Raekwon (Feat: Ghostface Killah and Method Man): "Ice Cream" - Usually when the Wu refers to cream, they mean money, but on this 1995 classic, Raekwon, Ghostface and Method Mad use it as a metaphor for the flavors of women they like: "french vanilla, butter pean, chocolate deluxe."(Photos from left: Sozufe Adeleri/Retna Ltd, Matthew Peyton/Getty Images for Microsoft, Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

Reunited - Phife Dawg, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Jarobi White of A Tribe Called Quest perform on stage at the Samsung Galaxy show at SXSW in Austin, Texas. (Photo: John Sciulli/Getty Images for Samsung)

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A Tribe Called Quest: "Ham 'n' Eggs" - This wasn't a Dr. Suess-like ode. Keeping with the consciousness of early ‘90s hip hop, Tribe rhythmically decried eating the swine with this unsung tune from their debut LP, People's Instinctive Travels, and the Paths of Rhythm. (Photo: John Sciulli/Getty Images for Samsung)

Fiesta, Fiesta - R. Kelly takes the stage to perform during day two of the 2013 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)

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R. Kelly: Chocolate Factory - Since his 2003 LP mainly discussed the ladies and partying, it made sense that R. Kelly titled it after a place that makes women's favorite aphrodisiac.  (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)

6. 'Satisfy My Soul' - Like much of 1978's Kaya, "Satisfy My Soul," a total reimagining of the Wailers' "Don't Rock My Boat," beams with life-affirming love from the second the regal, unforgettable horn melody kicks in.(Photo: Ian Dickson/Redferns/Getty Images)

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Bob Marley and the Wailers – "Milk Shake and Potato Chips" - Even with snacks in the title, soul rebel Bob Marley still delivers that signature persuasive revolutionary melody n this song. (Photo: Ian Dickson/Redferns)

The 10 James Brown Songs Rappers Love to Sample - James Brown is both a musical legend and innovator. And when it comes to hip hop, there may be no one out there who wasn't himself an MC, DJ or b-boy who has had a greater impact on the culture. In addition to his vocals serving as a template for rap flows, the singer's songs have been sampled more than any, according to WhoSampled. Here are 10 that rappers love to use. (Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images) 

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James Brown: "Mashed Potatoes, USA" - At the height of the '60s mashed-potato dance craze, the King of Soul threw his hat in the ring, making this tune in 1962 to accompany a cool-out version of the stanky leg.  (Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

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The Supremes - The much ballyhooed 2002 tour Return to Love, which was billed as a reunion of Diana Ross and all other former members of the Supremes, hit a major snag when the two other members of the "classic" Supremes lineup, Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong, refused to participate. Ross performed 14 dates with two lesser known former members, Scherrie Payne and Lynda Laurence, but the promoter canceled the remaining 16 dates after disappointing sales. (Photo: Andrea De Silva/LANDOV/REUTERS)

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The Supremes: "Buttered Popcorn" - Before Diana Ross vocally lead this Motown mega girl group, Florence Ballard sang lead on this 1961 ode to buttery popcorn. Hollywood was just starting to increase the use of color film around this time, so we get why this date-night snack was exciting.  (Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Chedda Kidd featuring CBreezy Westbred: "Chicken n' Waffles" - Given his name, we can tell hip hop up-and-comer Chedda Kidd likes food, and from the song we can tell he'd like a woman who can cook up this classic breakfast-anytime meal. (Photo: SOWESTBRED ENTERTAINMENT)

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Chedda Kidd featuring CBreezy Westbred: "Chicken n' Waffles" - Given his name, we can tell hip hop up-and-comer Chedda Kidd likes food, and from the song we can tell he'd like a woman who can cook up this classic breakfast-anytime meal. (Photo: SOWESTBRED ENTERTAINMENT)