Which RAPPER has made the best transition into acting?
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Started by La
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Jul 2005
So I got this question from the latest VIBE magazine...and the choices were: Tupac, Will Smith, Queen Latifah, Mos Def, Ludacris, DMX, and Ice CUbe.
Who you think made the best transition into acting and why?
I'll be back with mine later....
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will smith, for the reasons that have been stated
mos def as a very close second- him in "something the lord made" was a very important role and he held it down.
latifah, she's believable in her roles. it's good for people to try different roles but not to the point where you feel they're trying too hard.
Queen Latifah, Will Smith, and Mos Def
Ice Cube never plays anything that will get him an Oscar. Mos Def is multi-talented, I heard he was on Broadway doing his thing. Will Smith was a good rapper with DJ Jazzy Jeff but umm when he came out, he was not as effective. And Queen Latifah...AWESOME! Luda has not been out there long enough to even generate an insightful response. Tupac was a good rapper and poet but actor, he was not given the chance to fully expand upon his potential.
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Eminem **** his part in The Wash... and lets not forget 8 mile
Tupac made Bishop in Juice...
DMX
Mos Def, he is one rapper that really surprised me with his acting, he can play different roles, and play them extremely well.
Will Smith, second because I haven't really seen him do anything earth shattering yet, Ali was great but it wasn't as good as I thought it would be.
DMX ****...he is playin himself on a normal day in all his movies..
Honorable Mention goes to Nas in BELLY...he did a good job but unfortunately he didnt choose no other roles so we couldnt see him grow as an actor.
And cosigns to everyone who said Tupac was a good actor, but because of his untimely death we didnt get to see him expand into his acting career more, but the potential was definitely there. I loved him in Poetic Justice.
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Queen Latifah . . .Will Smith . . .Mos Def
Tupac, was a hard sell in Poetic Justice, because the movie was so stupid. But he was perfect in Juice. He used that vehicle to help promote his album which had just been released about two months before.
Tupac went to high school to study acting and dance. He began as a dancer for Digital Underground. One of his first roles was in a production of A Raisin In the Sun, in NYC.
So technically, Tupac was an actor who became a rapper.
WileECoyote06 wrote:Queen Latifah . . .Will Smith . . .Mos Def Tupac, was a hard sell in Poetic Justice, because the movie was so stupid. But he was perfect in Juice. He used that vehicle to help promote his album which had just been released about two months before. Tupac went to high school to study acting and dance. He began as a dancer for Digital Underground. One of his first roles was in a production of A Raisin In the Sun, in NYC. So technically, Tupac was an actor who became a rapper.
