it was just a name reference...not a recommendation..
and i am not sure that "hip hop'' describes them well..

here is more info i gleaned from the above threads...
"First foot" is what people call it. This is apparently a Scottish
new year tradition..The first-foot usually brings several gifts, including perhaps a coin, bread, salt, coal, or a drink (usually whisky), which respectively represent financial prosperity, food, flavour, warmth, and good cheer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-Foot