Eric Booker

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Badlands Booker on one of his CDs.

Eric "Badlands" Booker (b. circa 1969, Jamaica, Queens) is an American hip hop artist and former record-holding competitive eater.

Formerly ranked by the IFOCE, some of Booker's accomplishments include:

Burritos: 15 BurritoVille burritos / 8 minutes
Candy Bars: Two Pounds Chocolate Candy Bars / 6 minutes
Corned Beef Hash: 4 pounds of hash / 1 minute 58 seconds
Cheesecake (Mini): 50 Mini-Cheesecakes / 6 minutes
Doughnuts: 49 glazed doughnuts / 8 minutes
Hamentaschen: 50 traditional Purim cookies / 6 minutes
Matzo Balls (Ben's Deli): 21 baseball-sized matzo balls / 5 minutes, 25 seconds
Matzo Balls (Ruthie & Gussie's): 30 matzo balls / 5 minutes, 25 seconds
Raw Onions: 8.5 ounces Maui Onions (three onions)/ Whalers Village / 1 minute/ Aug. 8, 2004
Peas: 9.5 one-pound bowls / 12 minutes
Pumpkin Pies: 4-3/8 Entenmann's Pumpkin Pies / 12 Minutes/ Nov. 22, 2004

Outside of competitive eating, Booker is an aspiring independent hip-hop recording artist. He works full time as a conductor on the Number 7 Subway Train in New York City. Booker has appeared on the television series Wife Swap and Last Call with Carson Daly, where he served as announcer and "Eater in Residence." He lives with his wife and sons on Long Island.