Top Five Actors Who started as Rappers:

[STAN JONES]

Will
Pac
Queen Latifah
Mark Walberg
LL

 

[Ol’Otis]

Ice cube is horrible.... He over acts and they always got him in these serious roles where he plays the tough guy

 

[Spaceman Piff]

camron

 

[AnonymityX1000]

Will
Pac
Queen Latifah
Mark Walberg
LL

LL kinda pioneered the rapper to actor move. Shout out to Chill from Groove B Chill, Kid and Play, Heavy D and RZA for their SAG cards. No one has mentioned them yet.

 

[AquaCityBoy]

Snoop Dogg not mentioned anywhere on this list

 

[the cac mamba]

scott caan

 

[J-MIL]

X was a dope actor

 

[Geek Nasty]

DMX blew me away in Belly. I remember thinking he was the best rapper/actor I’d seen. Not sure if anyone else has changed my mind.

Will Smith and Wahlberg were bigger stars, but not better actors

 

[Hostile]

That Omar Epps guy is cool too

 

[Doomsday]

Agree with others, DMX had potential to be one of the best. As far as talent, Mos Def hands down it's not close. He's done oscar worthy performancs.

 

[puppetmaster]

Agree with others, DMX had potential to be one of the best. As far as talent, Mos Def hands down it's not close. He's done oscar worthy performancs.

Mos was amazing on Dexter

 

[skokiaan]

Mos voice acting in the boondocks alone let u know breh is talented..real talented

 

[KnickstapeCity]

Mos was amazing on Dexter

Nah… That’s a fendi, breh

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

No smilez from smilez and southstar?

 

[Sampson]

Mahershala Ali