Breakfast (Syrup)

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title: "Breakfast (Syrup)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2012-singles", "kreayshawn-songs", "2-chainz-songs", "columbia-records-singles", "songs-written-by-jean-baptiste-(songwriter)", "songs-written-by-ryan-buendia", "songs-written-by-jonas-jeberg", "songs-written-by-michael-mchenry", "songs-written-by-2-chainz", "2012-songs"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakfast_(Syrup)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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nameBreakfast (Syrup)
coverBreakfast (Syrup) - Kreayshawn.jpg
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artistKreayshawn featuring 2 Chainz
albumSomethin' 'Bout Kreay
releasedMay 22, 2012
recorded2012
genreElectro-hop
length2:51
labelColumbia
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| name = Breakfast (Syrup) | cover = Breakfast (Syrup) - Kreayshawn.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Kreayshawn featuring 2 Chainz | album = Somethin' 'Bout Kreay | released = May 22, 2012 | recorded = 2012 | studio = | genre = Electro-hop | length = 2:51 | label = Columbia | writer =

"Breakfast (Syrup)" is a song by American rapper Kreayshawn, released on May 22, 2012 as the second single from her debut studio album Somethin' 'Bout Kreay (2012). The song features guest vocals from southern rapper 2 Chainz, with whom Kreayshawn previously collaborated with on his song "Murder" for his mixtape T.R.U. REALigion (2011).

Music video

Kreayshawn produced and directed the song's music video herself. "My favorite part about the video shoot was the breakfast party in the kitchen," she said. "It was so colorful and just how I envisioned it when I wrote the treatment." Before the video's premier, she described the concept behind the video as, "[...breakfast is] the most important meal of the day, so everybody needs their breakfast. It will be a great music video because I directed it and everything I direct is great." The video premiered on her official VEVO channel on May 21, 2012, one day before being officially released on iTunes. The video features Kreayshawn and others pouring maple syrup over breakfast food items, such as pancakes and cereal. In the chorus, Kreayshawn raps, "'I'm hungry/ Hungry for this money/ Call me Kreay Hefner/ Playboy bunny," alluding to Hugh Hefner and his Playboy adult magazine empire.

Critical reception

Breakfast (Syrup) was generally well received by music critics. Charlie Norwood of MTV Buzzworthy called "Breakfast (Syrup)", "..a synthed-out 808 party jam that's not breaking any ground, but it's catchy." Furthering the review, he said, "Just when Kreay's voice [...] is about to give you a stroke, 2 Chainz (who's now legally required to be on every new rap song) shows up in a rain jacket with two gallons of syrup to save the day." Allmusic picked "Breakfast (Syrup)" as a highlight of the album. NME criticized her for rhyming the word "breakfast" with "breakfast" but complimented the chorus ("I got all the syrup/I got all the syrup/Juice, cheese, bread, breakfast!"), calling it a quotable play on food and money.

Spin magazine's Marc Hogan commented on Kreayshawn's follow-up music video to "Breakfast", "Go Hard". He noticed that Kreayshawn ditched her traditional hip hop style for the conventional electropop themes heard on the radio, remarking that "Breakfast (Syrup)s failure to light up mainstream music charts sparked the genre-shift.

Release information

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CountryDateFormatLabelRef
United StatesMay 22, 2012Digital download
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References

References

  1. (25 September 2012). "Somethin 'Bout Kreay".
  2. (October 2012). "Somethin' Bout Kreay".
  3. Lipshutz, Jason. (21 May 2012). "Kreayshawn's Debut Album To Prove There's 'Somethin 'Bout Kreay'". [[Billboard (magazine).
  4. "Video: Kreayshawn f/ 2 Chainz – 'Breakfast (Syrup)'". [[Rap-Up]].
  5. "New Music: Kreayshawn f/ 2 Chainz – 'Breakfast (Syrup)'". Rap-Up.
  6. Langhorne, Cyrus. (2012-07-01). ["Riff Raff Talks Action Bronson, Kreayshawn & A$AP Rocky, "[The Album] Will Go Platinum" Video". Sohh.Com.
  7. (2012-05-21). "Kreayshawn serves up pancakes in 'Breakfast (Syrup)' video – watch – Music News". Digital Spy.
  8. Norwood, Charlie. "New Video: Kreayshawn Featuring 2 Chainz, 'Breakfast (Syrup)'". [[Viacom (2005–present).
  9. "The 10 Worst Songs of 2012".
  10. "Somethin' 'Bout Kreay - Kreayshawn | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".
  11. (14 September 2012). "Kreayshawn - 'Somethin 'bout Kreay'".
  12. Hogan, Marc. (24 July 2012). "The Top 5 Things Wrong With Kreayshawn's 'Go Hard (La.La.La)'". [[Spin Media]].
  13. [https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/breakfast-syrup-feat.-2-chainz/id525742520 Breakfast (Syrup) - Single by Kreayshawn - United States] {{webarchive. link. (May 25, 2012 . [[iTunes]].com.)

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