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Why do rappers think they can act????


A little advise to ja rule quit acting.The only two rappers who can act in my opinion are eminem and ice cube!

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I think ja rule can act. you said theres only 2 actors that can act. are there that many more out there? there aren't many. he wants to try acting. hes good. he should do what he wants, not what people think he should/shouldn't do.

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Here's a better quetion:
Why do martial artists think they can act???

Why do they keeping making movies with this horrible actor, Steven Seagal? I guess he is marketable. Dumb people need an action hero, too.

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ice cube and eminem are the only good rapper actors. ll cool j is an ok actor

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johnny depp is a great actor. When you compare Eminem with other rappers acting then I consider him good,Him and ice cube.


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eminem has been in one movie and it sucked

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8 Mile did not suck and either did eminem. The simpsons rule and whoever say they suck are the true suckers.






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Ohh my god! Ja Rule in 'Half Past Dead' is among the most annoying objects/persons EVER to appear on screen!! How the f u c k did he get that job?

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Because he was popular and the casting director thought he would be a draw and segal seems to like working with rappers.

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Popular? Surely not as an actor LOL. And as a rapper I hadn't heard of him before this. Hope he's a better rapper than actor.

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Hes an ok rapper he was also in the fast and the furious.

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Eminem has been in two. Obviously, he had a major role in 8 mile, but he also had a small part in The Wash. I have to say, he was great in the Wash, but that is because he was onscreen no more than 5 minutes altogether. 8 mile on the other hand reeked.

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no offense but how the hell can you put ice cube and eminem's names in the same sentence in terms of acting? eminem is a skilled rapper, but his only movie role was in 8 mile he basically played HIMSELF. eminem didnt suck obviously, but he is not an established actor.

rappers that are GREAT actors... ice cube, 2pac, will smith. thats the list.

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Eminem sucks at acting, how many people would have actually seen 8-mile if it didn't star Marshall Mathers? noone. It's just a person being exploited. I even heard Mathers himself said the movie was awful.

I hated this movie by the way, it should have been put in the comedy genre instead of action since it was so stupid.

For the person who said Johnny Depp can't act, you're an idiot. Most times when you see actors they all play the same role and personality but Depp plays extensive roles from comedy, horror, drama, to thrillers. Clearly your can't reconize a great actor when you see one.

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Ice cube, yes...Eminem..no.

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8 mile... was pretty bad. Eminem... really bad. Ice cube... really bad. Ja Rule... horrible! Half Past Dead... insanely stupid! I have never liked anything with a rap star in it. Seriously. We got Al Pacino and such in the business and the next thing you know is someone like 50 cent is making a movie! I seriously advice rap stars to get out of the business.

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you are right about every thing in your post but there is one repper that can act (and i mean repper) is MOS DEF

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What about Tupac? He was a good actor.

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