Grading Vanilla Ice And 10 Other Rappers In Sketch Comedy Videos

Feb 13, 2012 - Credit: E! Online Vanilla Ice reinvented himself as an indie rocker for a recent sketch by "The Soup." The video is a send-up of Lana Del Rey-types who try to craft indie cred, as well as hipsters and their love of obscure musical instruments and their ability to fold irony in on itself like a giant smirking origami swan. But mainly, the sketch treats us to necessary acoustic rock renditions of "Ice Ice Baby" and "Ninja Rap." All in all, Vanilla turned in a solid performance. But 'Nilla isn't the first rapper to try his hand at sketch comedy. Below, we've compiled 10 other skits featuring hip-hop stars and we graded their ability to channel their inner Will Ferrell. Read on to find out who has legit comedy chops and whose jokes are wack. Snoop Dogg -- "Snoop's Crib" on "The Man Show"
Grade: C (Snoop doesn't seem to be doing much acting here.) Nas -- "In The Shadows" on Funny or Die Shadows with Nas from Nas Grade: A+ (Nas creepily whispering about his phone-charging habits equals comedy gold.) Big Boi -- "Giving Up The Show" on "Chappelle's Show" Chappelles Show Giving Up the Show www.comedycentral.com Buy Chappelle's Show DVDs Black Comedy True Hollywood Story Grade: A- ("We playin' on the moon, bitch!") T-Pain -- "I'm On A Boat" on "SNL" Grade: A+ (The mermaid line alone cements this grade.) Odd Future -- "Odd Future Gets Signed" on Funny or Die Odd Future Gets Signed from Odd Future Grade: B- (Paul Scheer does the heavy lifting here. The OFWGKTA guys are mainly relegated to scowling, dropping F-bombs and breaking stuff. But they do so convincingly.) Akon -- "I Just Had Sex" on "SNL" Grade: A (Like T-Pain, Akon absolutely nailed it in this Lonely Island short.) Lil Jon: Terminal Bling Lil Jon: Terminal Bling from Lil Jon Grade: C+ Really, Dave Chappelle has already outdone Lil Jon with his impression of Lil Jon. Nicki Minaj -- "The Creep" on "SNL" Grade: B (Solid rap, but Minaj looked too hot to be a "creep," which is a good problem to have.) Mos Def -- "Racial Draft" on "Chappelle's Show" Chappelles Show The Racial Draft www.comedycentral.com Buy Chappelle's Show DVDs Black Comedy True Hollywood Story Grade: A+ (Almost unrecognizable as Rondell.) Common -- "Dow Jones" on Funny or Die "Dow Jones" starring Common from Common Grade: B (About as much as you can expect from an extended stock market pun.) + Follow MTV Clutch on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook ...
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Grading Vanilla Ice And 10 Other Rappers In Sketch Comedy Videos

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