Rappers Turned Actors

I truly believe that acting is a talent and a skill. Not many people can act but have other talents such as dancing, singing, and other skills. When I see rappers such as Snoop Dog, DMX and Ludacris make an attempt to act I question whether or not you need actual talent to act anymore. I listen to each of these individuals as artist in their field and I am not saying that they don’t have the opportunity to expand but they are not meant to be multi-talented. Because actual talented actors are now being over looked for roles because artist who are already previously famous and can bring in extra revenue I think the search for good actors is lost. There are some actors who are successful as artist and vice versa such as Will Smith. He effectively proved that he could be thriving in both fields. But an actor such as Samuel L Jackson knows that he is good at what he does and as a professional in his field can respectfully admit that his talents stop there. Musical artist seem to not be able to grasp that concept as much and are always trying to make the leap from their industry to the film and television business. The choice for these producers and directors to give them the opportunity to be an actor I think is strictly an economic decision. Only a few people can actually make the transition. When you put an artist in a movie full of well-known actors I think that the pressure is on them to prove themselves and shine. But they kind of have to work harder than the other actors in the movie to stand out. If they don’t it just proves the point that actors can not be successful at being multi-talented.