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In his new reality show, "Rap School," mic master Ice-T teaches a group of
not-so-underprivileged youths how to play the rap game. But if Ice
really wants to make a difference in the lives of kids, maybe he
should teach some of his fellow rappers how to play the TV game
instead. Although Ice hasn't lost any of his flava hosting this
show, or doing "Law & Order: Special
Victims Unit," not all rappers have been as adept in going from
the streets to the soundstage. Below is our look at the
rapper/actors who actually deserve both halves of that title, and
the ones who should've never dropped the
rhyming.
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The Rapper: Will "Fresh Prince"
Smith
The Show: "The Fresh Prince of
Bel-Air"
Yo, What's the Dilly-O? After
almost getting his butt kicked by
local toughs, Will
was shipped off by his mom to live with her rich
brother in
Bel-Air, Calif.
Did It Have the Skills to Pay the
Bills? Sort of, because
although this fish-out-of-water
sitcom went downhill toward the end, it was still pretty funny in
its early days.
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The Rapper: Snoop
Dogg
The Show: "Doggy Fizzle
Televizzle"
Yo, What's the Dilly-O?
Sketch comedy with hip-hop flava, "Fizzle" had Snoop and pals
cracking wise like a pimp -- well, a pimp of comedy, that
is.
Did It Have the Skills to Pay the Bills?
Fo' shizzle, because it was like Dave Chappelle's show
before Dave went AWOL.
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The Rapper: Eve
The
Show: "Eve"
Yo,
What's the Dilly-O? Despite sharing her name with the show,
rapper Eve actually played Shelly Williams, one of three women
running a boutique and clothing line.
Did It Have the
Skills to Pay the Bills? No, we've heard rap parodies by
"Weird Al" Yankovic that were funnier and had more street
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The Rapper: Grandmaster B (aka Bud
Bundy)
The Show: "Married ... With Children"
Yo, What's the Dilly-O? When he realized that women
are attracted to power, money and rhyming, Bud created a rapper alter ego
named Grandmaster B.
Did It Have the Skills to Pay the
Bills? No, because his family could never get his name right and
instead called him variations such as Grand Marshall B, Ghostbuster B, Bed
Wetter B, Burgermeister B, Dustbuster B and Grasshopper
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The Rapper: Fredro Starr
The Show:
"Moesha"
Yo, What's the
Dilly-O? For a couple of episodes, Starr appeared on Brandy's sitcom as her main
squeeze.
Did It Have the Skills to Pay the Bills?
No, because dating Brandy, even fictionally, is more pop than
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The Rapper: Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones
The
Show: "Blade"
Yo,
What's the Dilly-O? As the titular self-loathing half-vampire,
"Sticky" tries to stick it,
literally, to his blood-sucking brethren
in this TV version of the Wesley Snipes action
franchise.
Did It Have the Skills to Pay the
Bills? No, 'cuz Sticky ain't no
Wesley.
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