


In March, Action released a Party Supplies-produced Blue Chips mixtape, a nod to the 1994 cult classic Blue Chips, which catapulted the former chef from obscurity. Raised in Flushing, Queens, Bronson - real name Arian Asllani - gave up a career working as a cook for the Mets at CITI Field in exchange for one in the recording booth. Bronson hasn't cashed the advance he received from his recent Vice/Warner Bros.

His beard, which looks like an orange Christmas wreath, would put even the most veteran of lumberjacks to shame. He prefers Carhatt over Cartier, New Balance over Neiman Marcus, "Giambi Lenses" over Gucci frames. In an industry where opulence is the modus operandi, Action Bronson favors a blue-collar sensibility.
