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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Which rapper is the best actor?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Just about every rapper, it seems, wants to be a movie star. Ice Cube has certainly made the crossover. With “ATL” and the upcoming “American Gangster,” Atlanta’s T.I. is making his move. His big potential roadblock: his arrest over the weekend on charges of possession of illegal weapons, including machine guns.
I can easily list my favorite movie performances by rap and hip hop stars turned actors:
1. Will Smith — “Ali,” “Six Degrees of Separation,” “The Pursuit of Happyness.”
2. Mark Wahlberg — “The Departed,” “Three Kings,” “Four Brothers,” “Invincible.”
3. Ludacris (Chris Bridges) — “Hustle & Flow,” “Crash.”
4. Mos Def — “The Woodsman,” “The Italian Job,” “16 Blocks,” “Bamboozled.”
5. Queen Latifah — “Chicago,” “Hairspray.”
6. Andre Benjamin — “Four Brothers,” “Idlewild.”
Which rapper do you think is the best movie actor? LL Cool J? Bow Wow? Eminem? Big Boi (Antwan Patton)?
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