Joey Bada$$ Lists His Top 5 Rappers Turned Actors
During an interview with DJ Superstar Jay, Joey Bada$$ named his Top 5 Rappers Turned Actors. He gave a solid list of 2Pac, Will Smith, Ice Cube, Method Man, and 50 Cent. 2Pac starred in classic films including Juice, Poetic Justice, Above The Rim, Bullet, Gridlock’d, and Gang Related. Will Smith started on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and classics such as Bad Boys, Ali, Men In Black, King Richard, and more. Ice Cube had movies like Friday, Barbershop, and Are We There Yet. Method Man took starring roles in How High, Soul Plane, and Belly. 50 Cent had movie roles in Get Rich Or Die Trying, Den of Thieves, The Setup, and more which turned into producing his own shows like Power and BMF. While Joey had a solid list, more rappers turned actors that could have made the list include Ice-T, LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, Snoop Dogg, Mark Wahlbert, Common, T.I., and many others.
