In 2013, Kelis had been working with producer Dave Sitek, it was announced that she had signed to Sitek's own record label Federal Prism and was going to release two albums. A new single, "Jerk Ribs" premiered online the same month. In late 2013, it was announced that Kelis had signed to British independent label Ninja Tune for the release of the album, titled "Food", in April 2014. "Food" is produced entirely by Sitek and contains influences of soul, funk, gospel, and Afrobeat—Kelis said of the album, "You know, those records in your life that your parents played and they resonate with who you are? They make you nostalgic. I wanted to find out how to get that feeling." "Food" entered the UK Albums Chart at number 20, becoming Kelis's second highest peaking album after "Tasty" in 2004. In the U.S., it reached number 73 on the "Billboard" 200.