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Mr. Hip Hop, You Need to Stop

Yahoo lists the worst rappers to ever pick up a mic

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Apr 20, 2008 11:40 AM CDT

(Newser) – Before Chingy or Master P came Shaq's failed try at rap. And before him were many other shameful attempts at the lyrical flow. Yahoo lists the worst rappers ever:

  1. Vanilla Ice: The "Ice Ice Baby" king also failed as an actor in Cool as Ice.
  2. MC Hammer started a fashion craze—thankfully brief—with "U Can't Touch This."

  1. Brian Austin Green spoiled his heartthrob image with a series of sleep-inducing failures.
  2. Dee Dee King was a fabulous bass player for the Ramones, and later punk rocker. But rap? Not his thing.
  3. Puff Daddy rode his success on the back of classics by bands like the Police.
For more acts that get a bad rap, click the link below.

Shaquille O'Neals skills were much more fly on the court than in the recording studio.
Shaquille O'Neals skills were much more fly on the court than in the recording studio.   (Getty Images)
MC Hammer arrives at the 944 Magazine Super Bowl party in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008.
MC Hammer arrives at the 944 Magazine Super Bowl party in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008.   (AP Photo/ Matt Sayles)
MC Hammer: One of those rappers who shouldn't have been.
MC Hammer: One of those rappers who shouldn't have been.   (Archive Photos)
P. Diddy, seen here inaugurating a new Harlem lounge, made his fortune stealing beats from classic rock songs.
P. Diddy, seen here inaugurating a new Harlem lounge, made his fortune stealing beats from classic rock songs.   (Getty Images)
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