{"id":2231485,"date":"2026-01-12T12:02:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2231485"},"modified":"2026-01-12T12:02:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:02:23","slug":"10-celebrities-you-forgot-tried-to-rap-djbooth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/10-celebrities-you-forgot-tried-to-rap-djbooth\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Celebrities You Forgot Tried to Rap \u2013 DJBooth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.297), 1.02rem);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/djbooth.net\/.image\/c_fit,h_600,w_600\/MTcyNTI1ODk0NzY0NjY4ODQy\/non-rapping-rappers-illustration-header.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rapping is like tennis or babysitting my awful nephew. It might look easy, but it\u2019s extremely difficult and takes an incredible amount of skill and practice. Despite the obvious curve, plenty of famous faces have stepped into the arena of rap and have given it the old college try\u2026 To mixed results. Because it\u2019s quarantine and there\u2019s nothing else for me to do\u2014I already mentioned I can\u2019t babysit my nephew for shit\u2014here are 10 celebrities you forgot tried to rap.<\/p>\n<h3>JOAQUIN PHOENIX<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joaquin Phoenix I&#039;m Still Here rap from LIV in Miami\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bzdXaBr6Lhc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>A decade before he won an Oscar for Joker and became <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/djbooth.net\/artists\/2pac\">2Pac<\/a> for incels, Joaquin Phoenix attempted a rap career\u2026 Kind of? In 2009, Phoenix had a \u201cpublic meltdown\u201d where he quit acting, let himself balloon into a homeless Zach Galifianakis, and decided to become a rapper. It turns out it was a Sacha Baron Cohen-esque hoax, documented in his mockumentary I\u2019m Still Here. Think Borat but with more #BARZ and depression.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAS HE GOOD?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No, but that was part of the bit. If Phoenix were good, the hoax would have backfired, and I\u2019m Still Here would have been an inspiring tale about a man discovering his true gift as a wordsmith.<\/p>\n<h3>STEVE-O<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Steve-O - Poke The Puss (Feat. Kool G Rap)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vM2QtC16bJ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>You read that correctly. Steve-O of Jackass tried his hand at rapping. (For the record, Jackass: Number Two is hands down the greatest piece of cinema of the 21st century, and I will happily die on this hill.) He released a mixtape entitled The Dumbest Asshole In Hip Hop hosted by none other than DJ Whoo Kid.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAS HE GOOD?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I love Steve-O as much as the next manic white dude who grew up in the mid-2000s, but no. Fingers crossed for him to finally make Jackass 4 like the streets have been demanding, though.<\/p>\n<h3>WAYNE BRADY<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wayne Brady Freestyle on Sway In The Morning (5 Fingers of Death) | SWAYS UNIVERSE\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SpMkrtXr4b8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Yes, that\u2019s right. Wayne Brady, aka the only improv comedian on Earth who isn\u2019t annoying as fuck, can spit with the best of \u2018em. On multiple occasions, the Whose Line Is It Anyway performer has done the 5 Fingers Of Death Freestyle on Sway In The Morning. And every time\u2026 He kills it?!<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAS HE GOOD?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I guess his improvisational comedy skills translate into freestyle rapping because: YES. Bad news for all up-and-coming MC\u2019s on Earth. If you\u2019re an aspiring rapper on SoundCloud, it\u2019s hard to sleep at night knowing that Wayne Brady can out-rap you.<\/p>\n<h3>RODNEY DANGERFIELD<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rappin&#039; Rodney\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FLGxWPtgodo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>A comedy legend who got no respect, Rodney Dangerfield released a rap album entitled\u2026 Yup, you guessed it, Rappin Rodney. I arguably love Rodney Dangerfield more than my entire family, so revisiting this tragic chapter of his career was nothing short of heart-shattering. Just skimming the Rappin Rodney Wikipedia page was more upsetting than every COVID-19 news story combined. Even writing the words Rappin Rodney makes me feel like I\u2019m doing something wrong. I feel like I\u2019m pissing on Dangerfield\u2019s grave just by reminding people of this album.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAS HE GOOD?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2026 I don\u2019t wanna talk about it.<\/p>\n<h3>MR. T<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mr. T - Treat Your Mother Right\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RO6JiFztJdg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In 1984, Mr. T starred in a motivational VHS movie for kids titled Be Somebody\u2026 Or Be Somebody\u2019s Fool! where he used the power of hip-hop to teach the youth of America. He rapped educational tunes like \u201cTreat Your Mother Right,\u201d a song that was basically the polar opposite of \u201cCleanin\u2019 Out My Closet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAS HE GOOD?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t matter. What does matter is T taught us to say \u201cNo\u201d to drugs and exposed us to the dangers of peer pressure. Priceless.<\/p>\n<h3>JOHN CENA<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Cena Rap Compilation\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WMR7P31ctyQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>WWE star\/actor\/Greek god John Cena once utilized a rapper persona in his wrestling career. He would rap before his matches, dissing his opponents; it was like 8 Mile for toddlers and rednecks. He even released an entire rap album called You Can\u2019t See Me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAS HE GOOD?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You Can\u2019t See Me resembles the feeling of getting hit in the face with a chair.<\/p>\n<h3>RON JEREMY<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DJ Polo and Ron Jeremy - Freak of the Week .\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/07bax8LR17c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>I\u2019m not gonna tell you who Ron Jeremy is because you already know, stop pretending you don\u2019t, ya goddamn perv. In 1995, this infamous, well-endowed hedgehog committed a war crime when he released the rap song called \u201cFreak Of The Week.\u201d I promise I\u2019m not happy about this, either.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAS HE GOOD?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After building a career out of doing disgusting things on camera, this song is unintentionally the most disgusting thing he has ever done.<\/p>\n<h3>JAY PHAROAH<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jay Pharoah Freestyles as Eminem, Jay Z, The Weeknd and More (Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zB-Z21THbDA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The comedian of SNL fame has also dabbled in hip-hop. Not in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/djbooth.net\/artists\/lil-dicky\">Lil Dicky<\/a>\/Lonely Island way; he wasn\u2019t doing a bit. In 2016 he dropped a few tracks and teased a mixtape called Phornication (I really hope that title was a bit, but I guess we\u2019ll never know.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAS HE GOOD?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Phornication, much like the women chained up in Ted Cruz\u2019 \u201cother room,\u201d was never released. But Pharoah is actually a great rapper. He\u2019s also combined his penchant for rhymes with his skills as an impressionist by freestyling as different rappers.<\/p>\n<h3>TOM GREEN<\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sc-INN_BC74\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sc-INN_BC74<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of comedians not named <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/djbooth.net\/artists\/childish-gambino\">Donald Glover<\/a> that can rap, the iconic Canadian\u2014Is there any other type of Canadian?\u2014Tom Green has a little-known history in hip-hop. He was part of a rap group named Organized Rhyme and performed under the alias MC Bones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAS HE GOOD?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not\u2026 yeah. Shockingly good. If Tom spent more time in the studio and less time focusing his creative energy on Freddy Got Fingered, the world would be a much better place.<\/p>\n<h3>THE 1985 CHICAGO BEARS<\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2XtDqZUl7Bk\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2XtDqZUl7Bk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On December 3, 1985, a historic day that will forever live in infamy, the Chicago Bears released the\u00a0\u201cSuper Bowl Shuffle.\u201d\u00a0A whopping seven minutes long, every bear took a turn on the mic and vomited piles of dizzying bars over a bonkers beat, with lyrics about their dominance on the field. America as we knew it was never the same.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WERE THEY GOOD?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was\u2014and I cannot stress this enough, or else our Chicago-based EIC will fire me\u2014the greatest song of all time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source djbooth.net \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rapping is like tennis or babysitting my awful nephew. It might look easy, but it\u2019s extremely difficult and takes an incredible amount of skill and practice. Despite the obvious curve, plenty of famous faces have stepped into the arena of rap and have given it the old college try\u2026 To mixed results. 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