Definitely have to add Queen Latifah into this, and with that, I think I might agree with her being the best. Not really counting Will Smith & GTFO with Ice-T or Cube, lmao.
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Replying to @ReignOfApril
Only b/c he's been acting alongside rapping for what seems like forever (only about 2.5-3 year gap), but I can see him in as a choice.
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Replying to @Parkour_Lewis
I actually think he’s the top choice. I get that his family friendly rap wasn’t the cup of tea for some but, however you slice it (longevity, awards, sales) he’s up there. And his acting career? They weren’t all hits, but Fresh Prince, Ali, Independence Day, MIB, did good work.
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Replying to @ReignOfApril
Nah, don't get me wrong, he's a great actor, I was thinking of folks who were far deeper (years wise) into the rap game before they began acting.
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Replying to @Parkour_Lewis
You can’t penalize the brotha for striking while the iron was hot. Quincy Jones calls, you pick up the phone.
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Replying to @ReignOfApril
LMAO, I'm not! He's just a different category than the others IMO.
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Replying to @Parkour_Lewis
Now you being arbitrary
“Who is the best rapper turned actor who was a rapper for at least 7 years and 2 months and has done at least two cameos in episodic TV before being in 3 indie films?”pic.twitter.com/smQLfq9X4p2 replies 1 retweet 19 likes -
Replying to @ReignOfApril @Parkour_Lewis
I mean, at the time, absolutely everyone saw him as a "rapper-turned-actor", all of the original Fresh Prince marketing revolved around trying to exploit the connection and sell the show to the fans of his music
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People absolutely did think him becoming an actor was a stunt, he did it because he had a tax bill he needed to pay off, he talks about how his own castmates kind of resented him coming in as a rap star with no acting experience and there's digs about it written into the script
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In his interview about the famous monologue about his dad ("Why don't he want me?") Smith says he worked with James Avery for a long time on that, because when he came in Avery made it really clear his rapping did not count as acting experience and he needed to pay his dues
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