I know we're a little late with this, but here's a scan from this month's XXL "rap" magazine.  Action Bronson being featured in the "Show & Prove" section.  Stay tuned for another video off the Dr. Lecter album by the talented Tom Gould...

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IT'S A SUNNY spring day in New York City's Lower East Side, and Action Bronson is posted up outside of BaoHaus, one of his favorite restaurants, explaining how he differs from the current crop of up-and-coming rappers. "You see the way I look, you hear the way I sound," he says in his rough and rugged New York accent.  "I'm not one these regular flamboyant fuckin' funny muthafuckas who's in the streets wearin' tight clothes."  As he stands about 5 feet 7 inches and weights around 280 pounds, tight clothes aren't really an option for him- he's more of the XXL-size Carhartt and Polo type.  And this graffiti writer turned real-life chef turned MC couldn't be regular if he tried.
    Born and raised in Queens's diverse Flushing neighborhood, the 27-year old ryhmer started rapping only three years ago, but with his witty stream-of-consciousness flow and lyrics replete with references to weed, women and fine dining, he's carving out a niche for himself as a witty street rapper in the vein of Big Pun or, his personal favorite, Kool G Rap.
    Bronson got his first mic time in early 2008, making guest appearances on DJ J-Love and rapper Meyhem Lauren's Outdoorsmen projects.  And while his Action in the Kitchen YouTube cooking series, which began in 2009, displayed a sense of humor and skills as a chef, February 2011's The Program showed fans that seared ahi tuna wasn't the only thing Bam Bam Bronson could cook up.  A month later, Dr. Lecter, the bearded bar spitter's first official LP, landed on the radar of influential New York radio DJs like Peter Rosenberg and DJ Enuff.
    With an upcoming mixtape strictly over classic Southern beats, Commanders Palace, slated for June, and a collaborative album with Statik Selektah due soon after, expect Bronson to become a favorite of fans of hardcore 1990s-style New York rap.  Just don't call it throwback rap. "This might have a sound that's reminiscent of what you used to love, but this is something totally different," he assures.  "No one's talkin' about preparing all kinds of meals the way I do.  On every level, no one's doin' it like meat this point."
    Take a seat at the table. --TIMMHOTEP AKU

June 2011 XXLMAG.COM