Aries Spears on Rapper Actors Who Have No Range: 50 Cent, Ice Cube, Common, DMX (Part 11)

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Aries Spears spoke about his views on rappers turned actors. The conversation began with a discussion about rappers like DMX and Ice Cube, whose acting, Aries points out, tends to be fairly one-dimensional and within their familiar personas. When asked about Will Smith, Aries acknowledged him as the best amongst rappers turned actors. Aries also brought up Mos Def, Tupac, and Queen Latifah as capable actors with more range. On the other hand, he had less positive views about Common's acting, which he describes as "one tone." Aries stresses the importance of range and depth in acting, comparing rappers' acting skills to those of seasoned actors like Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Denzel Washington, and Al Pacino. The conversation ended with a reminder that opinions are personal, and one's prowess in one field doesn't always translate to excellence in another.

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[@MinistryB4Industry]

Aries is 100% correct. Just like TI becoming a stand-up comic.

[@BigDicnigga-eh4kj]

Be only does comedy thats why his career failed

[@salladiallo9766]

Even as an actor he was wack

[@davidforreal2116]

😂😂😂😂

[@ivanduvok]

He still touring doing comedy shows?

[@ivanduvok]

@@salladiallo9766 Hahahahahahaha!!

[@datsapaddlin]

Will Smith is a rapper who became one of the best actors in the game. He even made people believe he had a good marriage for years 😂

[@caper087]

🤣.. to be fair though, maybe they have an agreement like an open marriage so people just assume she cheated or he cheated when really they might have an open marriage

[@mix011bgd]

And Ludacris is by far worst actor 💯

[@datsapaddlin]

@@caper087 they both some good actors 😂.

[@bigplanner]

@@mix011bgd😂

[@anthonylaloggia112]

Good actor wouldn’t say greatest and tbf he wasn’t a great rapper to begin with

[@EliteBlackSash]

Mos Def is the most talented emcee EVER. He can freestyle. He can act on screen. He’s done plays. He can rap all different styles. He sings. He does Caribbean and Afrobeat vibes. He can rock in English, Spanish, Arabic or Japanese. He’s just as poetic as Pac or Nas. He’s just as political as Common or Chuck D. He’s just as creative or abstract as Andre 3000 or Q-Tip. You can put Mos Def on a song with JayZ, Dead Prez, Common, Nate Dogg, Pharoahe Monch, Kanye West, The Isley Brothers, Fela Kuti, Busta Rhymes, Jay Electronica, it doesn’t even matter.. he’s going to come with some shxt to match the vibe. He’s not the Greatest Emcee, as far as discography or career. But, Yasiin Bey is absolutely the Mos Talented. I’ll never forget when he crashed that award show with his own stage and performed, “Katrina Clap” to make sure the message got out 😂😂😂😂😂 Mos gives NO f**ks on top of all the talent 😂😂😂😂😂

[@davruck1]

There’s lots of rappers that can do this. But y’all only like New York hip hop. That’s why I laugh at people like Aries who only know their generation

[@tylercanton3836]

@@davruck1what does NY have to do with anything? Maybe you not supporting what’s not in your region.

[@davruck1]

@@tylercanton3836 you sound slow. You cornballs only know what the National media tells you. I don’t take white fans serious.

[@jalennelson6008]

I agree. Hope he makes more are for us to get our hands on.

[@patricksingleton2481]

Mos Def's best works was on a TV sitcom in '90s called You Take The Kids...

[@MrBrandon330]

He's right about "Range". Diversity as an actor is what makes a great actor.

[@AndyStone-fj1bi]

De sale has none then

[@VENGEFULHEXX]

You have a lot lot lot of actors that aren't rappers with fruitful careers that have the same one dimensionality then.

[@AK-74K]

​@@VENGEFULHEXX Tom Cruise is an example - no range. Brad Pitt always operates within a range too.

[@BattleOfBowties]

Robert De Niro is that same character in every film.

[@lamentate07]

@@AK-74K That has historically been the case with most name actors. Did Bogart have range? What about John Wayne or Cary Grant?

[@charliecheetah4654]

Latifah to me could morph into someone else. She’s a good actor. To me Ice-T and Ice Cube are truly one dimensional

[@joojoobaw]

idk man have you seen Ice Cube’s stellar performance in the film masterpiece called “Are We There Yet?”

[@charliecheetah4654]

@@joojoobaw lol. Too funny

[@mroctober3583]

Cube and T played cops well...why single then both out? Clearly you have rappers in mind, who?

[@apprentessgooden2680]

Ice Cube was brilliant in The Player's Club, that role was far from Dough Boy

[@windellfreeman3542]

@@apprentessgooden2680 still a hood person

[@philipconte5732]

Omg the Ice Cube as a gynecologist impression had me rolling 😂

[@LuDiceGaming]

0:45 had me with the ice cube impression 😂😂😂

[@CPAClass2010]

Lmao the fact it was Tommy Chong doing the impression

[@FLYNASSRYAN]

I LOOOOOVE that he said mos def. I felt like mos def was a INCREDIBLE actor. I wish he would have act more. When he played the doctor, his role on Dexter. Yeah mos def was fire.

[@BillyDee45]

...Mos Def was an actor before he was a rapper

[@b9479]

​@@BillyDee45facts, so was Tupac

[@RambofromWarzone]

He was so good in 16 Blocks fr

[@IncognitoSprax]

He killed it in 16 Blocks and Chappelle Show as well

[@Bigohno0]

Truth

[@derrickbrown2368]

Bruh that Ice Cube impersonation was funny af. I can just picture him saying all that 😂😂😂😂

[@mishaeldowner4208]

I have been saying this for years. Unfortunately people who have never acted or truly appreciate what acting is will assume a str in a movie makes them an actor. Sad thing is many of these Rappers are just using film as a vehicle for their brand and do not make any effort to train themselves in acting for greater performance. Very well said Aries and whoever does not understand ...too bad!!!

[@caleebpinkett6450]

Aries spitting BARS!!!!!! 100% FACTS!!!

[@catalystwarcry8983]

Aries is so accurate! An opinion makes you bitter in this time and life!! Ppl are so afraid to say someone sucks, or isn’t the best

[@gpproductionz]

Pac definitely showed range in that 5 year period of his life. His roles in Juice, Poetic Justice, Gridlockd and Gang Related were all completely different and showed depth. Mos Def definitely should be in more stuff considering how good he really is

[@williamwalsh1533]

He was better than the rest of his cast in Juice. But I wonder, what if Pac and Epps switched roles? Would Tupac still be highly revered for his acting in that film?

[@donntaviusgraves2348]

​@williamwalsh1533 good point hmm🤔

[@lethal5flow679]

And Pac actually went to a school of the performing arts, so he should be expected to have range

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

​@@williamwalsh1533 who knows

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

​@@lethal5flow679 right

[@RogerWilliams1]

I agree 100%. Actors have to go to acting school-- work hard and still have to stand aside and see rappers get their work. It's unfair. Them movie execs ain't loyal to actors. They're loyal to the box office.

[@citypopradioFM]

I agree with literally everything Aries spoke here.

[@dluke1M]

Between this clip and another one there's a mistake that's been made. TuPac wasn't a rapper turned actor, he was an actor turned rapper. He started off acting at the School of the Arts then starting rapping later.

[@itsmob4life]

You’re not an actor until you get paid for it. PAC was a rapper first. And to prove the point even more, there’s a video of him rapping in school with Jada.

[@culcre]

​@@itsmob4lifeSo by that logic he wasn't a rapper yet either cause he wasn't getting paid for it yet back in school with Jada

[@abbeyadeyemi6866]

Wanted to say this. He went to the same school (not sure if its acting or dramatic arts) as Jada Pinket Smith

[@calsarchandler6851]

Holy cow, I actually agree with everything Aries said! There’s a first time for everything! 😂

[@Sebastianlovesme]

That ice cube impression is hilarious 🤣

[@Drea1239232]

The Ice Cube Impression has me in tears. 😂😂😂

[@MrGreyGhost]

Totally agree with Aries about lack of range esp when it comes to Cube, 50 and DMX

[@tkkirkland3971]

Common has less range than all 3 put together 😂

[@jayholman502]

True....however, i will say 50 tried in the movie "All things fall apart"

[@Thor_Midori]

​@@jayholman502he released 4 movies around that time and finished the 4 movie run with all things fall apart. And 4 of those roles were different G.U.N he was a gangsta so that was his typical role, Streets of blood he was cop completely different, he did "blood in blood" out but that was him losing weight for "all things fall apart". So I can't count that either he wasn't on screen much.

[@Maniac_2084]

:50 "alright miss jOHnson...I looked at yoO CHHORT...Get uPP on ThAT ThAAANG! " 😂😂 -Cube as a gynecologist.

[@renzo7503]

Mos Def is very good with good range. He was good in Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy.

[@byronspears9395]

The Italian Job🫡

[@MADSCIENTISTGONESANE6166]

Cadillac records and 16 blocks

[@renzo7503]

@@byronspears9395 Yep, great in that.

[@renzo7503]

@@MADSCIENTISTGONESANE6166 Exactly!

[@Summersismyname]

Loved him in civil brand and next day air

[@kingofnewyork8818]

I think 2Pac was a rapper that definitely had the opportunity to be an all around good actor but his life was cut to short but he was on his way.

[@DizzyMakavelli]

In fact I believe he could be more successful as actor than he was as a Rapper. I mean he could be a Denzel type of actor.

[@reese85]

@@DizzyMakavelliDenzel, no but he was good

[@DizzyMakavelli]

@@reese85 I mean a actor who could play almost anything.

[@reese85]

@@DizzyMakavelli nah I don’t think 2pac had the ability to play any character

[@bilalc4415]

@@reese85I think Tupac could have won an Oscar if he hadn’t died.

[@lukepier2918]

"When you venture off into another field...there is not a birthright to the compliment" 💯

[@Maniac_2084]

0:46 "alright miss jOHnson...I looked at yoO CHHORT...Now..Get uPP on ThAT ThAAANG! " 😂😂 -Cube as a gynecologist.

[@maundamartin59]

Mos Def can ACT!!!

[@MADSCIENTISTGONESANE6166]

Cadillac records and 16 blocks

[@jaimesmith2266]

Absolutely.

[@mrclark9105]

I keep bringing it back to the ice cube part. I am dying over here.😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@anthonyltllkyser5272]

I agree!! For one he’s being very careful on his opinion. And a lot of rappers can’t do different roles that you forget it’s them!!

[@TheAllAmericanSocialistMTR1000]

Never seen a guy so wrong & full of gas.(Literally & figuratively)

[@freddyrocksteady420]

Aries Spears is phenomenal!!!!!!!

[@theophilusjones6024]

Will Smith, LL Cool J, Queen Latifah & Mos Def are the only ones that are actually versatile

[@nawbrunitback]

There should be a list of rappers with range regarding acting and rappers with little to no range. A list with singers as well would be dope or musicians no matter the genre period.

[@thegreatone773]

Common is my favorite MC- but Spears’ take on his acting is on point. It’s just okay. I think he needs a vehicle like Will Smith had: a weekly episodic program that will allow growth. Shout out to the late great Andre Braugher. His character in Spike Lee’s “Get On the Bus” was talking about the same thing: Rapper to actor.

[@MADSCIENTISTGONESANE6166]

Have you seen hell on wheels that will change your mind

[@mcsey2k1]

I agree entirely with Aries; it's spot on. I am so happy he mentioned Mos Def as one of the great rappers-turned-actors. Mos Def was good in Something the Lord Made. He is also true in saying that people can't have opinions today without fear of getting canceled.

[@aconater]

Love that movie with Mos Def

[@waynesmith8827]

Common as well John wick movie with queen latifah

[@hiyellagal]

@@aconater Yes, he was EXCELLENT in that!!

[@torrisfairley3227]

A lot of actors don't have range simply because they're not interested in being a versatile actor and there's nothing wrong with that.

[@lamentate07]

@@Jay-im8ur Actors in old Hollywood rarely had range. They played a 'type'.

[@davruck1]

@@Jay-im8urguess you don’t like capitalism

[@davruck1]

@@Jay-im8ur because you complain about it all the time. So you either suffer from cognitive dissonance or you don’t understand how capitalism works.

[@JELIFISH19]

I wouldn't say they don't have range. I would say they're cast for a certain archetype in every movie. They don't get the opportunities to show their range. Look at how long it took certain actors to get roles to show their talent. Will Smith had a some great acting moments in Fresh Prince but it took a really long time for him to get a movie role were where he could show his range. Everyone knew he could act but he kept getting cast as the Fresh Prince.

[@torrisfairley3227]

@@JELIFISH19 I don't know about that. Where The Day Takes You and Six Degrees Of Separation was during the Fresh Prince Era and those roles were pretty different, haha.

[@ninocrown3247]

Method Man is definitely doing his thing on Power. He’s getting better at his craft. But he’s right most rappers just play variations of themselves. Ludacris did an episode of Law & Order SVU a while back and did a very good job. He wasn’t playing some rapper or hood dude either.

[@williamshoven]

Ice Cube inspired the movie Boyz in the Hood with his song Boys in the Hood. Ice Cube wrote his next role Friday. How come these trained actors don't write something to star in. Sylvester Stallone wrote Rocky, because he wanted to be Rocky. Rappers shouldn't feel sorry about trained actors not getting roles. because how many people rap, who can't rap. How many actors get record deals, because they're famous actors?

[@brileygabriel4949]

There are actual, professionally trained actors that I feel like have built an entire 20 and 30 year career, basically, 90 percent of the time playing the same character in different movies. Tom Cruise comes to mind. Top Gun in an airplane. Top Gun in a court room Top Gun working for a secret government agency.. etc. etc. The few movies that he did do that moved away from that type of character, and would be useful in an argument that gave him "range" didn't do too well at the box office...

[@davruck1]

Exactly. All about money. If DMX played a different character nobody would watch.

[@rr0862]

50 did that one war movie n showed emotion/ also the diagnosed cancer foot ball player

[@Youngairmoney]

All things fall apart if I’m not mistaken

[@Foodmanty]

Yeah that was a great independent film he had emotion an that fr

[@wman200]

Childish Gambino is up there. Definitely has range and great writing. Method Man was pretty good on The Wire and Oz.

[@cleshcaro]

Childish Gambino was really a comedian and actor first

[@ryamarent1]

Every actor can't be Denzel or Morgan Freeman much the same as every stand up comedian can't be Dave Chappelle, George Carlin or Chris Rock.

[@3rooklyn]

Damn he's right. I remember Mos Def did a movie with Bruce Willis when i was a kid and i remember thinking that he was really good.

[@MADSCIENTISTGONESANE6166]

16 blocks

[@3rooklyn]

@@MADSCIENTISTGONESANE6166 Damn that's right!

[@kidballoon]

50 cent played a cancer patient and lost so much weight for the role he looked like a skeleton To remind everyone 50 cent is someone who is built like a body builder. Idk about this convo I aint seeing Aries Spears oversized ass lose weight for no role lmao

[@Lenasevilla-yb4ei]

Do you know what range is?🤦🏾‍♀️

[@Rambunctious216]

Robert De Niro in Cape Fear is a masterpiece performance.

[@prod5429]

I was watching John Wick 2 and thought the same thing when i saw Common lol.

[@katlegochaba5789]

Sometimes actors with no range are still able to carry a movie. Some examples are Mark Wahlberg, who also was a rapper, Jason Statham, The Rock, Sean Connery, Bruce Willis, Vince Vaughn, Joe Pesci, Keanu Reeves, Owen Wilson. And the list goes on.

[@nickrodriguez3850]

exactly you can still be a "great actor" without much range you ain't going to win Oscar's though 😅

[@pauliesandmanpalermo3757]

Pesci had range

[@Noshu4me]

Dont forget this dude put on a dress to be in movies and kissed a dude in his own music video

[@uwillbe]

The best acting I’ve ever seen from Will Smith was on an episode of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air : Ben Vereen played his absentee father, who came back into his life, only to leave again… heartbreaking performance from Will Smith.

[@yungrebel983]

Shit made me shed a tear as a yungin

[@uwillbe]

Same here.

[@jaimesmith2266]

Absolutely that scene alone made a generation emotional because of how real and raw it was so many folks could relate also.

[@culcre]

That scene from Fresh Prince and the final scene from Pursuit of Happiness I think are his best acting. The simplicity of him just clapping his hands and crying tears of joy translated the perfect emotion you can feel in that scene.

[@thestranger6340]

"Why he don't want me man"

[@YesImJoeKing]

Aries' eye game is on Dwayne Johnson level in the thumbnail

[@coreyf3042]

DMX performance in Never Die Alone was amazing

[@Tarantulisimo]

Same thing happened back in the '70s-'80s -- look how many former NFL players were suddenly movie or TV stars: Jim Brown, Merlin Olsen, OJ, Fred Williamson, Alex Karras, Bubba Smith, Carl Weathers, Fred Dryer, John Matuszak, Boz

[@jagboi24]

Don't forget Andre 3k...he got acting skills

[@bOmBAsTiK]

Nah he's more like Common. Big Boi is more convincing onscreen than Dre.

[@justsomevideos8101]

People forget Mark Wahlberg used to be a rapper as well.

[@streetlife20]

Pac was an excellent actor. As is Mos Def

[@flyboysneighborhood]

Ding ding 🗣️❗️

[@Tarantulisimo]

Well let's face it -- a lot of his West Coast gangsta persona was essentially an act

[@liamg1706]

​@@Tarantulisimo how so

[@liamg1706]

​​@@Tarantulisimohe was previously on trial for shooting cops and was actually in prison for something else before he even went to death row. Just because he knew what he was talented at from a young age didnt make him any less street. Any area he was brought up in or lived were amoungst the worst in america.

[@Tarantulisimo]

@@liamg1706 first of all, Pac wasn't even from the West -- he was from NYC & grew up in B-More, went to gifted schools, trained to be a dancer & actor. He was no thug until he landed in the Bay Area & then ended up in LA. And if you recall, he first tried to be down with the blue, then sided with the red, plus he turned his back on & dissed the East -- those were fatal moves, so his days were numbered no matter which coast he was on

[@tmz_worldwide]

50 in All Things Far Apart. Thought he did a good job in that movie. It's always the nobodies who make the most noise smh

[@sylvesterdumiso3795]

Damn, Aries is on point with this one 😅

[@greglewis1084]

Ice Cube was great with his Voice over in Ninja Turtle

[@WilkenTisdale]

Mos Def in 16 Blocks was a classic! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MADSCIENTISTGONESANE6166]

Yep!

[@UnderiteEntertainment]

I always said that and it's good to see that Aries Spears saying what I said for a long time word for word. Most of these artists don't have range

[@walterclark3198]

Tupac was a great rapper but he was also turning into a really good actor.

[@jalenh4866]

Facts 2pac was a talented mf

[@AceFlexFitness0007]

Wrong! 2pac was a really good actor turning into a good rapper

[@lexxdiamondz]

Average rapper, played Bishop in Juice, and stayed in character for the rest of his life..

[@boxinginside5874]

​@@AceFlexFitness0007he was soo good at it that he played a thug from the westside...everybody forgot he was that nerd from New York 😂😂

[@GFBSTPPI]

@@boxinginside5874 a nerd that shot police

[@SixtyEightnOyouOne]

Aries speakin facts

[@Dada_dagr8]

Get up on that thang 😂😂😂😂

[@lightmajor1]

“I looked at yo CHORT… now show me that THIIIGH” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@daniscottxo]

Mos Def had range, he should’ve pursued his acting career

[@terrancethompson9138]

This is a great conversation outside of the gangster shit. This is what i love

[@joojoobaw]

DMX only had like 3 big roles though, I feel like he could’ve shown more range with more time & opportunities

[@vitoloduca3706]

Absolutely. I also thought X was a good actor.

[@longlivingdude]

I think DMX's personality transcended the acting. We all saw him as X, not the character he was playing.

[@davruck1]

They won’t give us opportunities. We have to make our own shit

[@davruck1]

@@longlivingdudethey need to make money. So him playing himself made easy money.

[@bacchanal888]

Before dmx died he was going to be in a movie called where my dogs at.... he was going to be veterinarian in the hood.

[@ajspringer9720]

That Ice Cube impression!!!! Gaaaahd dayum😂

[@TheShop90sKids]

Common was in a smaller scale movie called Luv. He has some pretty good range in that movie. One scene he was about to be killed and the way he was begging for his life and lying at the same time. That acting was really good.

[@Summersismyname]

Facts common was showing little Tariq saint Patrick around the whole movie

[@dizzguyexplores6598]

He also did pretty good in Hell on Wheels, The Silo, and John Wick 2.

[@ronnyg3871]

I agree with this. Common is a really good slept on actor.

[@hiyellagal]

He played a bad guy (can't think of the movie); he was an assassin. I was pleasantly surprised at his acting in that.

[@Summersismyname]

@@hiyellagal John wick?

[@tydavenport7667]

Mos Def is probably the most underrated rapper actor ever. I wish he'd do more roles as well.

[@jonathanmebane3782]

aries is the realest dude in the industry

[@WillOnCode]

It’s not hard to be real in a fake industry

[@carnitasheppard4591]

@3:08-3:11 ME TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Yasiin is a BRILLIANT actor!!!!! Most people forget about, or didn't see The Cosby Mysteries. Dante!! Bruh was cold way back THEN!!!! The Italian Job??!! Brown Sugar???!!! Shout to tha god!!!!

[@frankf.875]

Yeah...I've always wondered how the hell Common gets more work than the real actors

[@MADSCIENTISTGONESANE6166]

He has decent work, including and overlooked is his performance in hell on wheels

[@ronnyg3871]

@@MADSCIENTISTGONESANE6166facts

[@itsmob4life]

He’s better than those “real actors”

[@frankf.875]

He was ass in John Wick and Just Wright 🥱

[@ronnyg3871]

@@frankf.875 He’s done more than just those 2 movies too. Do you know that Common has been acting in TV and Movies for like 20 years? He’s been in like 80 total projects. So those 2 out of 80 isn’t bad. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ldrdatribeoflife5072]

You not allowed to have a view point nowadays, so true man.

[@JDotWill]

I would’ve asked Aries how much “blame”, for lack of a better term, would he attribute to the directors they work with. Some directors can pull really good performances out of people

[@45bombom]

Exactly ‼️

[@chrisa4695]

There is a scene in Spike Lee’s get in the bus where (the late great Andre Braugher’s) character who was an out of work actor who complained about not getting work because the rappers and comedians getting all the roles.

[@calitremor7372]

Common played Elam Ferguson in Hell On Wheels and he did a great job. He wasn’t monotone in that role.

[@MADSCIENTISTGONESANE6166]

Yep simply overlooked, his character fit well with Anson mount

[@F-TYPEMAL]

@@MADSCIENTISTGONESANE6166Wtf that got to do with anything 😂

[@kdoubs211]

A lot of good point’s made, good interview

[@salladiallo9766]

You gotta put LL cool j and bow wow on that list , they can act.

[@tyrellreid3343]

Bow wow? ROFLMFAO

[@salladiallo9766]

@@tyrellreid3343 yep

[@kwasiaking1989]

Movie roles doesn’t constitute as one being a good actor. Bow Wow, is not even entry level good!

[@salladiallo9766]

@@kwasiaking1989 I think he is very talented as an actor , way better than Cube and Common

[@18cronic]

@@salladiallo9766 Bow Wow? 😂

[@BROSoftheFU]

He’s right but to be fair, Dwayne Johnson is pretty much the same character in every movie too. And it’s difficult to have range when the audience has expectations. When we watch a The Rock movie or a Jason Momoa movie, we expect a certain character and they deliver that character

[@haitianluv10]

I think ll cool j is a good example of range .

[@oskrnavljenicrv]

finally someone said

[@badass9643]

When you forget an actor was a rapper, then you know they are great. Will smith, mark whalburg, LL COOL J

[@ChynaFearsBuckwheat2001]

There's a little known movie by Common called "LUV" where he actually did some true acting. Check it out if you can. But other than that, I agree he's one dimensional.

[@culcre]

Luv was an excellent movie! Not a lot of people know about it and that was the movie that introduced me to the kid that eventually plays Tariq in Power. That kid did his thing in that movie too.

[@cleshcaro]

I thought the same thing. John Wick 2 also showed a little more range.

[@jermainethomas8010]

Aries articulates points so well every single time.

[@juant7120]

Ludacris plays in one of the most underrated movies ever made.. Crash. Donald Glover is the best rapper/actor

[@juant7120]

@@Jay-im8ur Ok ur right. It's a terrible movie with garbage writing. Ludacris displayed his best acting in Fast & Furious.

[@juant7120]

@@Jay-im8ur Luda's role was in a movie with other A list actors without a main character. Seems like good acting to me lol 😂 🤷

[@Gjeffri_94]

Ayo that impersonation of ice cube as doctor had me died 😂

[@kevada1]

Right now we are in the "lowest acceptance" time in history. There is no demand for great art.

[@davruck1]

There’s plenty of demand. You it get everything from major corporations who’s job is to make money. I haven’t watch a film in theaters in a bit. However social media is actually developing good content. Independent studios will soon overtake big corporations

[@26bigfella]

Method Man can act also... When i watch him on power, i don't see Method Man i see a crooked black Lawyer 😂

[@kerry2921]

Samuel Jackson used to get pissed he thought it was disrespectful to give them jobs because they rap, but the guy that played Silvio on the sopranos did good, and he was in Bruce Springsteen's band

[@TheConnection]

He was also very good in Lilyhammer.

[@joojoobaw]

He was one of my favorite characters “☹️” all day!!

[@sidneywilder2731]

A lot if rappers did good also 2pac Eminem movie 8 mile was good ,dmx did good on several movies, ice cube, ice t 👌 2pac did several movies and is a good actor too , besides from being the biggest rapper ,but anybody could be a good actor Givin the chance ,some people are better at it than others

[@garyny4073]

Where are all the huge films starring aries at ? I dont seem to c them on tv , cable ? 😅😅😊😊

[@matthewvaneyk4713]

Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino basically play themselves in every movie.

[@Sk-rd5ol]

Robert Deniro is the complete opposite of max caddie...and Al pachino is no scarface.

[@southlondon86]

Sir what are you smoking?

[@citypopradioFM]

Lolwot? De Niro in real life is a super quiet dude. He's notoriously the worst person to interview because he barely answers questions and keeps mum to himself. That man is a living legend... Raging Bull, Heat, Taxi Driver, Deer Hunter, King of Comedy, Mean Streets, Jackie Brown, the list goes on and on with that man. Same deal with Pacino. He did a flick early on called The Panic in Needle Park playing a junkie which got him to Godfather and became another living legend with his performances. Respect these dudes.

[@vincepreston9304]

That's because they've already proven themselves their both Oscar award winning actors! 🏆

[@AK-74K]

You clearly didn't see many films with them

[@raymondreddington3572]

1:16 - 50 Cent has got range his role as Kanan in Power proves this!!!!

[@therealsimpshady1641]

I have to disagree with Aries about common. He was terrifying in street Kings. So cold!

[@robj2027]

He was also great in John Wick. You completely forget it's Common.

[@Ifeelbadforwhitey]

Hell on wheels

[@Art--Deco]

The problem is y'all have GARBAGE standards as to what good acting is. Common is TRASH. What the hell are you talking about? LMAO

[@tawhidemtiazjahangir621]

Method Man looked creepy AF in “Cop Land”

[@Hypotheticals_Are_Pointless]

Agree! Take Common out that list

[@YesImJoeKing]

Let's not forget in lottery ticket where ice cube showed his range with the character he played.

[@PLANETBANDITTV]

Ice cube is still growing and is still in a trajectory to make an epic acting performance. He has it

[@elfrazier]

​@@Jay-im8ur Cube has zero range.

[@dennisblunt6580]

Growing? Boyz N The Hood came out 30 years ago, and he still kinda playing Doughboy.

[@jetla22]

​@@elfrazierhow when he been in kids movies and had classic comedic roles like 22 jump street.

[@elfrazier]

@@jetla22 in all of the movies you mentioned he was still the same. Are we there yet he was Craig as a dad. In 22 Jumpstreet he was Craig as a cop. In the teacher movie he was angry Craig the teacher. I like Cube but his range as an actor is nonexistent.

[@jaimesmith2266]

Nah he doesn't dawg doesn't have any acting range at all lol.

[@ignatiusmaziofa2393]

Mos def got serious range. He played a lab technician based on a true story and he killed it.

[@drgeorgetayloriii4280]

Mos Def and Will Smith = amazing actors!

[@musarishow]

Very interesting takes!

[@jamaaljohnson5786]

Cube definitely doesn't have any range, but he should've been nominated for Boyz n da hood.

[@joojoobaw]

lol CubA was the only decent actor in Boyz. Ice Cube was just playing the role of Ice Cube

[@salladiallo9766]

I think Ice Cube has been a part of a lot of good movies but as an actor he is wack

[@JohnDoe-gc1kt]

I dont care what nobody says DMX went hard as fuck in belly