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

Cam'ron - For single-handedly leading the Pink revolution to the 'streets. Killah!