And who can overlook Mos Def with such titles as The Italian Job, Something the Lord Made, Monster’s Ball, Brown Sugar, The Woodsman, and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Be Kind Rewind and Cadillac Records under his belt?
It should be noted that not all rapper-actor performances are created equal.
To wit, Firstshowing.net listed rappers Will Smith and Marky Mark, Queen Latifah and Common as among the best rappers-actors to appear on film; the worst actors according to the site were Snoop Dogg, The Game, DMX and 50 Cent.
Here, then is a look back at a few of the most memorable collaborations of hip-hop artists and film.
