Best Rappers-Turned Actors
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Best Rappers-Turned Actors

Will Smith and Ice Cube conquered Hollywood, but which rapper turned actor scores highest in your book?

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1 Mark Wahlberg
With Boogie Nights and The Departed, Wahlberg is arguably more legit as an actor than he is as a rapper. 150 306
2 Will Smith
As a rapper, he sang themes to Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Wild Wild West. As a movie star, he's even better. 147 317
3 Ice Cube
The Pioneering N.W.A. member's career has been impressive on screen with roles in Friday, Three Kings and the Barbershop movies. 90 302
4 LL Cool J
This vet's acting career ranges from horror (Halloween: H20) to action (Deep Blue Sea) to drama (Any Given Sunday). 49 237
5 Tupac Shakur
Better known for his visionary music and his unsolved murder, Tupac managed to log some great roles too with Juice and Poetic Justice. 38 270
6 Mos Def
The thinking-man's rapper landed roles in The Italian Job, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and 16 Blocks. 36 260
7 Eminem
This enigmatic rapper has had one shining Hollywood moment: 8 Mile. 11 263
8 Common
After appearing in American Gangster and Wanted, Common went on to co-star in AMC's western series Hell on Wheels. -6 232
9 Snoop Dogg
His acting career starts and ends with his pitch-perfect turn as Huggy Bear in the Starsky & Hutch remake. -42 236
10 DMX
Known for his roles in Romeo Must Die (2000), Exit Wounds (2001) and Cradle 2 the Grave (2003). -67 213