Joey Bada$$ Ignores Queen Latifah, Ice-T, LL Cool J & More As He Names His Top 5 Rappers Turned Actors List

Joey Bada$$ has chosen his top five rappers who have made it into acting roles although the list is arbitrary. Some names were left off, which will undoubtedly cause controversy among fans.

When asked who would make his Top Five list of rappers who have also become actors during a recent chat with DJ Superstar Jay, Joey swung for the fences with his choices. “2Pac, Will Smith, Ice Cube, Method Man,” Joey said before hitting on his last choice. “50 [Cent].”

Now that he has entered the TV/film world, Joey Bada$$ has made some bold choices. 2Pac enjoyed success as an actor as he featured in classic movies which include, Juice, Poetic Justice, Above the Rim, Bullet, Gridlock’d, and Gang Related.

While Will Smith starred in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1989, when officially started acting.He was later cast in movies as Muhammad Ali in 2001’s Ali, Mike Lowrey in the Bad Boys trilogy, Agent J in the Men in Black series, and more. 

Ice Cube and Method Man have also established solid acting careers.Thanks to numerous Hip Hop masterpieces like the Friday, Barbershop, and Are We There Yet series, How High, Soul Plane, Belly, and more. The transformation of 50 Cent’s acting career into a full-fledged TV empire  gave rise to programs like the Power series and BMF.7

Joey omitted the names of a number of rappers who made the transition and enjoyed enormous success in the TV and film industries. Ice-T (New Jack City, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), LL Cool J (Deep Blue Sea, NCIS: Los Angeles, Any Given Sunday), and Queen Latifah are three crucial actors deserving of a spot on any Top Five (Set It Off, Chicago, Ice Age series, Living Single).

Ludacris, Eve, Drake, Bow Wow, the late DMX, Common, Redman, Snoop Dogg, T.I., Yasiin Bey, Mark Wahlberg, and other celebrities also didn’t make the cut.

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