Why are rappers becoming actors? They not giving upcoming BLACK ACTORS a chance in the industry?
348146
because they're BLING BLING isn't big enough i guess.
837055
No! NO! NO!  The valuables that appear in rap videos are mostly borrowed or companies give them to them for publicity or advertising. Rappers do not get paid alot if they are not like Jay-z or a really popular rapper, shows do not pay alot.  Alot of these rappers are putting on a front.  I like rappers that keep it real like my Skwad brother Tame one and the rest of the BOOM SKWAD affiliates.
1079972
MONEY!! THATS LIFE MONEY MONEY MONEY...... i mean who wouldnt want to join the music buissness...lindsay and paris are already actors and they need more atention so why not make more MONEY and do some singing even though i sound really bad!! SEE HOW IT WORKS.....
1000729
You are wrong i thought. Hollywood would entertain if the script and the policy is acceptable to them. There are many outsiders from other continents working or worked in Hollywood. eg. Omar sheriff - Egyptian , there are many others from africa. Nite Shyamalan- Indian (6th sence) there are many representations from all the continents. Go with a good theme then it will be accepted
307808
So you wanna be a rapper, voice is one of the things that will get you a gig in rapping. For example Keak The Sneak his voice is incredibly unique. Well, to change your voice go through puberty.
640282
I hate when rappers go back and forth with this stupid crap.\n\nIt's all about money, power, and respect, and they feel that the only way to get those is to talk about another rapper.\n\nA more respectable way of getting money, power, and respect is by being A GOOD RAPPER!  And acknowledging, the good rappers when they are good - like Jay-Z.  Instead of trying to make him seem small, to make yourself (meaning Cameron) feel better about himself.\n\nIn the end, it's just a losing battle for Cameron.  Jay-Z has already won.
714852
money, money, money, money, money. It's all driven by money. The gangster image is a front. They may have been punks (sorry, gangster) before they started rapping, but they certainly need the image to be successful.
340062
The same reason black girls are always portrayed as gangsta wanna be's, whores etc... Because we as a society have pigeon holed every race or ethnic group into a certain category and refuse to see beyond those perceptions. Just once wouldn't you like to see a smart, savvy and successful black woman in a lead role of an oscar winning movie, or maybe a young hispanic woman portrayed as something different than a domestic worker or an unwed mother.... Just because I am white and middle class does NOT mean that I don't notice these stereo types, I wish that for once the movie industry would use their powers of persuasion to affect change for the better. Peace.
1111198
Your leading question and the details don't seem to have anything to really do with each other.  I am a white woman and have been in relationships with blacks and whites. While dating blacks, the people we got the most stares from were the black women. I believe that we should be free to date whomever we find compatible and have an attraction to, and I am glad to be in America where I can do just that. \n\nAs for your "friend", I hope he and his management were careful in signing that contract to retain creative control.  I find your proposed scenario a bit unbelievable, because he would have been signed to the record label based on his existing works, so they would have known what he was about.  Not all hip-hop is sexist or gansta, but that does seem to be what is currently selling the most.  You mention Will Smith and Hammer -- do you realize how long ago that was?  Current artists that maintain their creative independence are a little harder to find - but they're out there.  CHeck out: http://www.okayplayer.com/
239242
Some of them yes...I support the ones who smile for the camera at the red-carpet, and then you don't see them again untill the next red-carpet, you know? THose who act/sing because thats what they like to do, not for the fame and fortune. Its ridiculous some of the people in Hollywood right now, Lindsey Lohan? Paris Hilton? those fairy lookin' dudes from those dumb shows I never watch? The damn reality shows? GARBAGE!!! One day I will be a great actor!! And I promis you, I will live modestly!!
522665
I dont think thats true at all, we should respect all different art forms cuz some rappers are really poetic, just listen to Common sense or Mos Def, Dont be so closed minded buttmunch! (and this is coming from a guy who deosn't even like rap)
418244
Not me. In fact, I'd love to see a show or movie by a black person that, for ONCE, is about something OTHER than being black. Actually, I'D like to make a cartoon called "The Projects" about a white family that moves into the hood, making "social commentary" about the locals' stereotypical love of crack, fried chicken, and shiny things, and the blatant anti-white prejudice espoused by said culture. I wonder then if as many black people would embrace my show as moronic white kids do "Boondocks."
96489
A good friend of mine recently became a movie star.  She seems to talk to a lot more movie stars now that she's in the biz.  Maybe you should become a movie star, too!!!
717756
Hell no. I mean really think about it. Shes a type cast. They want the pretty black girl that can sing and be able to stick out her booty as well be able to wear revealing clothing. Honestly she really needs to stick to what she does best which is sing.
365772
No, I think they live in perpetuated poverty because of cultural attitudes toward "acting white." Because of an aversion to "acting white," they alienate themselves from the rest of society. Also, "acting white" means dressing nicely, studying, wearing glasses, listening to any music that isn't R&B or hip-hop, being passive when challenged or submissive to authority, etc. These things are things that can help people get ahead, and they are rejected in African-American cultures. Also, blacks don't really have a lot of highly educated "heroes" that they can look up to--most of their icons are people who have a special talent, like Kobe or Oprah or 50. The average person of any color does not necessarily have a marketable talent and relies on education to get ahead, but the majority of black role models got lucky without much of an education. But I still have hope. I think that education among blacks is rising, and I hope that these well-educated blacks (like Condoleeza Rice, Colin Powell, Obama Barrack) will form positive role models and encourage the young generation of blacks to pursue higher learning so that they can be successful. \n\nNo, they are not plain stupid, but sometimes logic does not come naturally but requires schooling. Without an education, someone may not be able to reason very well, giving the appearance of stupidity when their brain would actually be quite capable if it were taught.
34220
i think you'd be better thinking about individual artists. just for example, i'd say biggie smalls was probably better than eminem but eminem is better than ja rule. i don't think race has very much to do with how good a rapper you can be. i don't think it has very much to do with how good at anything you can be.
717324
The rap and hip-hop music is apart of their culture. Those things such as *pimping/huslting have really happened to these people. They have  SEEN the violence and HEARD the PROFANITY. If rockers can say what is on their mind in their music than so can BLACK PEOPLE. And we have the right of freedom of speech. YOU CANT destroy black culture. AND BLACK PEOLE arent the only rappers. PAUL WALL>>>>EMINEM. They are rappers becuz they have seen the 1)sex, 2)drugs, 3)violence, 5)Profanity[too much] 4)Hustling/pimping, 5)Acting "tough" and all that crap. THEY KNOW THE REAL WORLD. PEople singing about stuff that isnt real is why people chose hip-hop and rap music!