So I'm a wonderin', watching these commercials for JayZ's new album...

[WCGreen]

Do any rappers ever smile?

I mean these guys are just rolling in dough so what do they have to be pissed off about?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Isn't that just part of their persona?

Maybe they think they pay too many taxes?

Dunno!

:hi:

[Joe the Liberal]

2. Nope....

It's part of their image, smiling wouldn't make them look as "rugged" or "manly" I guess.

[JonLP24]

3. It's because Jay-Z "has no heart"

"Jay is talented...but he has no heart behind it," DMX said. "There's no soul behind it, but it's strictly motivated by money."

"We had history so I maintained that respect, but I lost it when he became the President of Def Jam."
http://www.examiner.com/x-14684-HipHop-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d5-DMX-disses-JayZ-He-has-no-heart

I don't think it's all rappers. I see Lil' Wayne smiling all the time when I do see him.

[jobycom]

4. Jay Z.

[WCGreen]

29. Not when they are performing on the TV ....

BTW, I thought Life went out of business, go figure...

[jobycom]

5. Ludacris

[jobycom]

6. LL Cool J

[WCGreen]

20. This guy make the movies now....

[EndersDame]

25. As does Mos Def, he was Ford Prefect in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

He also starred in Sixteen Blocks with Bruce Willis and in Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind

[JonLP24]

26. I'd say half the rappers in this thread has been in a movie

I can say for certain Ludacris, 50 Cent has been in a few. Tupac has been in 5. P. Diddy had a small role in a movie and TI was in at least one that I can think of.

[EndersDame]

27. TI looks like a yummy movie star

[Shell Beau]

31. Wasn't Ludicris in Crash?

I think he was.

[jobycom]

7. 50 Cent

[jobycom]

8. Kanye West

[jobycom]

9. Nas

[jobycom]

10. Tupac

[jobycom]

11. T.I.

[EndersDame]

14. swoon

even though he is not my style he is still very easy on the eyes

[jobycom]

16. He can be easy on the ears too

Smooth style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zh6TsV4224

[jobycom]

12. Sean P Puff Diddy Daddy Combs

[jobycom]

13. Nelly

[EndersDame]

15. Mos Def with a very Mona Lisa Smile

[EndersDame]

17. common

[EndersDame]

18. The only rappers I have not seen smile are Chuck D and Talib Kweli

And I think that is because,as with most politically minded musicians, they are too busy Fighting The Power! Or I just havent seen a photo of them smiling in which case please dont be too hard on me

[JonLP24]

19. I think I found one

http://www2.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Q+Tip+Renaissance+Album+Release+Party+Hosted+g9edpyAl43hl.jpg

[jobycom]

21. That's a great pic. He's smiling with his eyes and sort of snarling with his lips.

He's got the same half-snarl thing Elvis was famous for.

[JonLP24]

22. "smiling with his eyes"

That is the second time I read that I don't understand it. The reason why I point it out is because as I was watching the TV Guide Channel it showed a viewer alert 'Tyra teaches models on how to smile with their eyes' on her show that I think you're aware of. The reason why I found it odd is because I never heard of smiling with your eyes and exactly how it's done. I've looked at the picture many times over and I guess I can see how it's possible.

[jobycom]

28. They say you can tell if a smile is genuine if it reaches the eyes.

If people smile only with their mouth, they are faking. So I guess Tyra (Banks, I guess?) is teaching models to look sincere when they smile, rather than just moving their lips.

[EndersDame]

23. Now we need to find one of Talib

[jmm]

24. I've seen pics of him smile.

I'm posting from my iphone though so I can't find one now.

[flvegan]

30. All 3 Beastie Boys

[madeline_con]

32. It's the badass look. Aloof, unimpressed.