Rapper King Combs takes us through the contents of his fully stocked fridge, shares what his current diet looks like and how he prioritizes nutrition and hydration in his busy day-to-day life. Plus, the model and rapper shares his current workout routine to stay fit.
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00:00 Hey King Combs, it's Men's Health.
00:02 What's up Men's Health, it's King Combs. Y'all ready for the party?
00:06 Nah, I'm playing. Come see my gym and fridge real quick.
00:12 Alright, let's see what we got in here today.
00:24 What staples do you keep in your fridge?
00:27 Alright, so a staple that I got in my fridge that I can't live without, my juices right here.
00:32 Usually I like to start the day before a workout with like a smoothie, some pineapples, maybe some strawberries.
00:38 I got the frozen strawberries in here. I put these in almost every one of my smoothies.
00:42 What would we never find in your fridge?
00:44 Something you would never see in my fridge is probably mushrooms or some blue cheese. I hate that. I hate that.
00:54 Oh no. Is this what I think it is? I think my girl really put blue cheese in my fridge.
01:03 This is real beef that we about to have in here. I'm gonna leave this over here with her.
01:07 How has your diet changed over time?
01:12 Over time my diet has changed a lot. I used to just eat like fried foods every single day.
01:18 But now I try to be a little more healthy, do some grilled chicken, you know, some salmon, something a little bit more unfried.
01:25 What do you eat or drink before a performance?
01:27 Like if I'm not feeling all the way healthy before a show, instead of doing a shot of Deleon or some liquor,
01:33 I take a shot of this ginger shot right here. I'ma try it right now actually, start the day.
01:38 Cheers to new music. Can't stop, won't stop. Number one. Let's get it.
01:44 Great.
01:45 What's the best meal that your dad ever made for you?
01:47 The best meal that my dad's ever made for me? Well, he don't cook at all.
01:52 Well, actually, the other day he did make some spaghetti. It was like one of his first times cooking.
01:58 He's doing like a new thing, cooking for family on some Sundays. He made some spaghetti. It was all right.
02:03 So I think the best meal he's made is some spaghetti. The one and only meal he's made.
02:09 What did you always have in the house growing up?
02:11 What I always had in the house growing up, and if you know me, you know this is like my favorite drink in the whole world.
02:18 Yoo-hoo. It's chocolate milk. It tastes like a Hershey's bar melted and whipped up with some extra vanilla on it.
02:26 It's crazy. This is like a great drink. And the secret is to this drink.
02:31 When you freeze it a little bit, it's even better.
02:35 What kind of foods do you eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?
02:38 I'm not the type of person who likes all the sweets and like extra stuff in my breakfast.
02:43 I'm cool with just over easy egg, bacon, orange juice, or omelet. You know, I really like a good omelet.
02:49 And yet for lunch, I usually like to, you know, do like some chicken and rice, maybe a good salad, you know, midday.
02:55 And then for dinner, I like to have a little bit of everything.
02:58 Rice, maybe a good salad, you know, midday.
03:01 And then for dinner, I'm going to have to go either soul food or we're going to go, you know, some ribeye.
03:07 Yeah, some good steak with like some corn on the cob, vegetables, mashed potatoes.
03:12 It's a good dinner too. You know, I'm trying to low-key get my gains right.
03:16 You know, kind of I've been on the road doing this can't stop, won't stop lifestyle moving around.
03:20 So I kind of fell off, but I'm about to get back right. You know what I'm saying?
03:24 What would we always see in your fridge?
03:26 Something that I always have in my fridge is this right here.
03:29 Boom, water. You know, like I said, my lifestyle sometimes get rough.
03:34 You know, I'm a rapper and I'm a model. So those lifestyles is opposites.
03:38 You know, I got to stay up all night to do music and shows and studio.
03:42 And then for modeling, I got to wake up 7 a.m. on runway, casting call. So this is important.
03:48 What's your go-to comfort food?
03:50 Go-to comfort foods probably have to be some barbecue ribs and especially these barbecue ribs
03:57 that my uncle Keith from Columbus, Georgia makes. Shout out to you, uncle.
04:01 Go-to burger order?
04:02 Go-to burger order. I rock with In-N-Out. I think a good double-double. And I like it cut in half.
04:09 A lot of people don't know about that. It makes it way easier.
04:12 I'm not trying to have sauce spilling all on me. Cut it in halves. Perfect.
04:17 Do you drink coffee?
04:18 Yeah, usually I don't really drink coffee. But if I do, I'm kind of guilty for putting like four packs of sugar in it.
04:24 So that's why I think coffee not for me.
04:27 What's your snack strategy?
04:28 So you know it's a King Kong spread.
04:31 We got these in the freezer at all times. You know, this is mine right here. This is what I do.
04:37 I make the chocolate chip cookies and I make the best chocolate chip cookies in the whole world.
04:42 I know there ain't nobody who make them like me.
04:44 They got to be the perfect temperature, perfect color. You know what I'm saying? Not too black, not too light.
04:49 This has got to be like a real brown. You know what I'm saying? Kind of like this right here.
04:55 What's the toughest diet you've ever tried?
04:57 The toughest diet I ever tried was like a no sugar diet.
05:01 Couldn't really eat no sweets or drink no juice, no soda.
05:05 It was cool. I did it. But I was a little healthier. I might do it again.
05:08 What are you grabbing from the fridge at 2 a.m.?
05:11 I ain't going to lie. I'm probably going to grab some leftovers.
05:14 I'm a real big leftover fan. Like I'm not going to throw nothing away.
05:18 It don't matter if it's two pieces of chicken, one piece of a little steak.
05:22 I'm going to save it because I know after the munchies, I'm going to need something.
05:27 So yeah, leftovers, you're my best friend.
05:31 And nobody throw away my leftovers. If y'all throw away my leftovers, I'm going to really be mad. For real.
05:35 All right. So I just gave you all a rundown on what I like to eat.
05:38 So now let's go work out. Let's get it.
05:41 How often do you work out?
05:45 I try to work out at least like four times out the week.
05:48 They always say that you should give your body some rest.
05:50 So I try to give my body like a couple days just to rejuvenate.
05:55 How has your exercise regimen changed over time?
05:58 Well, when I was young, I used to play football.
06:01 So I kind of used to like work out a lot.
06:04 And with basketball, I feel like I used to do more cardio.
06:07 Now, kind of just like lift or do sit-ups, push-ups, maybe pull-ups.
06:12 But not as much running as I used to do when I was younger.
06:15 How does working out help you as a performer?
06:17 I think as a performer, working out helps for sure with cardio.
06:21 Because sometimes I'm on stage and I'll be gassed.
06:23 And I just can't even talk to the fans. That's not it.
06:26 What's your favorite exercise?
06:28 My favorite workout is probably sit-ups.
06:30 That's what really like got me into working out when I was younger.
06:34 Shout out my older brother, Justin.
06:36 He was doing these sit-ups, doing everything.
06:38 But I remember he had like abs. And this was before I had the abs.
06:42 And I was real young. And I was like, "Yo, how you get that?"
06:44 And he just told me like, "Yo, you got to just keep doing sit-ups."
06:47 And ever since then, stayed on it.
06:50 How do you keep motivated to stay fit?
06:52 I think, you know, just wanting to kind of look good.
06:56 And, you know, I grew up kind of watching movies where they have like, you know,
07:00 the dude come and take all the girls that had his shirt off with the six-pack.
07:04 So I was like, "Hold on. I might need to try that."
07:07 Was exercise important to you growing up?
07:09 When I was young, I came into freshman year and I was only 5'3", like 100 pounds.
07:15 So I was like real short and small.
07:17 And I went to like one of the biggest schools for sports, Sierra Canyon High School.
07:21 And they had all the D1 athletes.
07:24 And compared to them, I just looked real scrawny and little.
07:27 I'm like, "Nah, I got to get kind of fit."
07:30 So started to work out.
07:31 What's one exercise you hate?
07:33 Either squats or running.
07:34 I like playing sports, running in sports.
07:36 But just running straight, it's not really it.
07:38 Do you ever switch up your exercise?
07:40 Yeah, sometimes I switch up how I exercise.
07:42 Like, you know, sometimes I might do a couple days like in the pool,
07:45 swim back and forth, do laps.
07:47 You know, that works out your core and stuff a lot too.
07:50 What's your favorite part of working out?
07:52 Seeing the results.
07:53 What's your least favorite part of working out?
07:55 Probably waking up, getting out of the bed, and really going to the gym.
08:00 That's the hardest part.
08:02 What music do you listen to when you work out?
08:04 When I work out, you know, I want to get hype.
08:06 I might throw on some Pop Smoke.
08:09 You know, I may do Sexy Red right now.
08:10 She turning me up a little bit.
08:13 All right, King, time for some rapid-fire questions.
08:16 7 a.m. or 7 p.m.?
08:17 7 p.m. I'm not a morning person.
08:19 Squat or deadlift?
08:21 Deadlift.
08:22 What's your favorite song on your workout playlist?
08:23 "Can't Stop, Won't Stop."
08:24 Crossfit yay or nay?
08:26 Nay.
08:27 Pull-ups or chin-ups?
08:28 Pull-ups.
08:29 Dumbbells or kettlebells?
08:30 Dumbbells.
08:31 Run on the treadmill or in the great outdoors?
08:33 Neither, but if I had to choose, I'm going to go outdoors.
08:36 Cardio or weights?
08:37 Weights.
08:38 Big legs or big arms?
08:39 Big arms.
08:40 Biggest compliment jacked, ripped, swole, or cut?
08:43 I think swole.
08:44 If you could work out with anyone in the world, dead or alive, who would it be?
08:47 Probably LeBron James.
08:49 All right, Ms. Health.
08:51 I'm done.
08:52 I'm done working out.
08:53 Man, it's time to get back to this "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" lifestyle.
08:56 Got new singles out right now.
08:57 "Fly Us Into The City" C3.
08:58 Go check it out.
08:59 Yeah!
09:00 (upbeat music)