"I do fusion. Ghetto fusion. I don’t use the proper names for things when I talk about cooking. It’s not that I can’t speak properly, it’s because I want to do that. So there we go. I am the Ghetto Gourmet, and my style of cooking is ghetto fusion. Instead of saying African-American and Asian, I say Blasian. Instead of saying urban and Italian, I say Ghettalian."

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Coolio interview: the extended version - Dishing - Boston.com

Not everyone can tell folks to put a dime-bag of oregano in their spaghetti sauce.