What rapper REINVENTED themselves most Radically AND Lucratively?

[Po pimp]

I voted Common. In the 90s, how many of you ever thought he'd be an Oscar winner and appear in movies as well as a TV series? Even on the rap side, he's switched it up multiple times.

 

[razassin]

Lil Wayne

went from bein' this bamma ass nikka who was wack on the mic to a cool ass skateboardin' hipster blood who had bars

So yeah radically, he went from master p status to fukkin' becomin' the number one....

He also went from an artist who very few people gave a fukk about n saw no future in to once the biggest star on the planet.... Gotta give Baby credit for pushin him tho

 

[VBM]

I just wanna mention Juicy J's name...

I think it's deserved.

Homie won a oscar... built his brand. .. started rubbing elbows with A listers. .. greatly increased his earning and earning potential. ...


and he came from wearing a damn reaper hood on album cover photos taken in Memphis slums.






Artistically I don't think his reinvention was that radical tho.

Lucratively and brand wise. .. yeah his reinvention was pretty radical

Juicy J should be on the list

Don't forget, Juicy J invented rappers having their own TV shows

forgot about that.

 

[Kenny West]

2chainz
Juicy J
Pitbull

Tupac going from ballet to pro black to thug life gangsta

They aint gonna like this one

 

[New Username]

French Montana

 

[360dagod]

cam should definitely be here

and ti as well

 

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

There was a point in the playoffs a few years ago where I flipped the channels and Pitbull had his commercial played at least 4 times during halftime

 

[Biscayne]

Did you mean within the realms of music, or just their careers in general? If we're limiting this to just music, than Pitbull for sure. If we're talking about other endeavors than Cube, Latifah, Jay-Z, and Dre are the 4-way tie.

 

[UserNameless]

Did you mean within the realms of music, or just their careers in general? If we're limiting this to just music, than Pitbull for sure. If we're talking about other endeavors than Cube, Latifah, Jay-Z, and Dre are the 4-way tie.

both. both have to be taken into account.


@Po pimp



never would I have thought that about Common. that's why I added him to the poll.I knew he was different and would likely use that to his advantage but not to the level he's on.

 

[Yehuda]

 

[Sccit]

FROM THAT LIST, IT'S CUBE...GOIN FROM DOPE MAN TO MILITANT MINDED CONSCIOUS RAPPER TO WEST COAST DON MEGA, AND HAD CLASSICS IN ALL THREE ERAS. TRUE ACTOR, IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD. AND I SAY THAT RESPECTFULLY..2PAC, I'D PUT RIGHT THERE TOO. FROM KEEP YOUR HEAD UP TO HAIL MARRY, WE SAW A DRASTIC CHANGE IN PERSONA FROM HIS TIME W/ DIGITAL UNDERGROUND TO HIS TIME W/ DEATH ROW.

 

[Asicz]

Ice Cube.

In the 90s he was the HARDEST rapper out.

With lyrics like ."White Devil you will respect mine, and fukk the dumb shyt, and get my Tec 9"

"White man, something I tried to study, but got my hands bloody"
-The Predator LP

Now he does Coors Light commercials, in Family Comedy films like Are We there yet? etc.

 

[Asicz]

Pitbull seem like a natural and successful progression not a reinvention.

 

[NBA Youngbreh]

Andre 3000 is the most obvious answer then Cee Lo

 

[Chip Skylark]

Pitbull but 2 Chainz should get an honorable mention.

2chainz is the same guy different name. His style, music, and hustle has always been the same. No one could take a guy named Tity Boi seriously