What are some "Gimmicks" that artists have used?

Who do you know that has made up a unique trait about them that has helped them move a few extra units? A few examples: :arrow: Nelly and his Bandaid under his eye :arrow: flava Flav and his oversized clock! :arrow: Ol'Dirty ****...just being **** az heyel! what other gimmicks are being used to distinguish recording artists these days?

:arrow: Kanye and his preppy look. :arrow: Beyonce and her weave/Uh-Oh Dance. :arrow: Janet and her ****. :arrow: Britney Spears and her midriff. :arrow: TLC and their condoms. :arrow: Prince and his symbol/**** tattoo, lol. :arrow: Tupac and his **** Life tattoo/bandanna. :arrow: Macy Gray and her hair. :arrow: Teen Brandy and her braids. :arrow: Lil Kim and her outfits.

50 saying he got shot 9 times 99 times

usher and his whole "i cheated on chilli or did i?" bit. don't play with our emotions like that for a few sales, man. okay, i'll admit, it was way more than a few, but we've been down for you since "think of you" and down with her since she was on the tlc tip. you

Aaliyah- wit da hair over her eye and baggy clothes Outkast - dressing different Sleepy Brown - da shades Slick Rick - wit da eye patch Fabolous - always wearin a jersey

:arrow: James Brown and his cape :arrow: Bone Thugs n Harmony and all of em havin long hair :arrow: Cam'ron and his color phases (pink one day, purple the next) :arrow: Ludacris and his cornrows :arrow: Eminem and his ...well... being a white rapper whose actually good

lil kim and her barbie doll look sisqo and the different colored hair rkelly and his "zorro" phase :lol: pink and her "pink" hair missy elliot and da brat looking like tomboys alicia keys and never wearing a dress, well at least a dress without pants erykay badu and it used to be the headwrap musiq soulchild and the sunglasses lil jon and the dreads, gold teeth, and singlasses with the eternal "ATL **** CUP" , and him saying 'YEA-YUH', and "WHAT', and "okkkkaaaay".in every song he produces usher and his little striped button down shirts with the dress jackets with some type of hat kanye west and the sweaters