8/7/2015 6:09:42 PM

Aside from remaining one of the world's most celebrated rappers and composers decades after his death, Tupac was an incredible actor appearing in movies such as 'Poetic Justice', 'Juice', and 'Gridlock'd'.

Hat-loving 'Ladies Love Cool James' has starred in such classics as 'Deep Blue Sea' and 'Any Given Sunday'.

He was awesome in '8 Mile', but since that movie was ABOUT him it would be surprising if he wasn't.

Will Smith is one of those rare rapper-turned-actors that we don't even remember used to be a rapper, he's THAT good. He's also versatile enough to be incredible in movies as different as 'Men In Black' and 'The Pursuit Of Happyness'.

Highly respected for his insight and intelligence by both the hip-hop and acting communities, Yasiin Bey has 5 Grammy nominations and incredible performances in films like 'The Italian Job', 'Monster's Ball', and '16 Blocks' under his belt.

T.I. held his own in 'American Gangster' and 'ATL', and stars in more recent blockbusters like 'Furious 7' and 'Ant-Man'.

It's cool that an artist who topped the charts with a song called 'Move Bitch' is featured in popular films like 'The Hangover' and the 'Fast & Furious' franchise.

Another fellow hat-lover, Common's music is killer and his acting is surprisingly astute. Watch 'Smokin' Aces' and 'Selma' for confirmation.

Hip-hop's first lady has come a long way since her Grammy Award winning track "U.N.I.T.Y" topped the charts in '93. She starred in the Oscar-winning film 'Chicago', the comedic gem 'Bringing Down The House', and lent her voice to a bunch of kid's films. (She was also in 'Juice'!).

Kids these days don't even KNOW who Marky Mark is, but lest they forget his Funky Bunch days they have incredible movies like 'The Fighter', 'Boogie Nights', and 'Ted' to appreciate his famous six-pack and comedic genius.

Ok, Tyrese was more R&B than hip-hop, but we had to include him for his hilarious role as Roman Pearce in the 'Fast & Furious' films (he's also in the 'Transformers' movies).

From 'F**k Tha Police' to 'Law and Order: SVU', need I say more?

Another N.W.A member, Ice Cube dazzled in the 'Friday' films, the '21 Jump Street' films, and who could forget 'Boyz n the Hood'?

His roles as Huggy Bear in the remake of 'Starsky & Hutch' and Captain Mack in 'Soul Plane' are no stretch of the imagination but he was still GOOD.

Eve had a natural presence in the 'Barbershop' films, but an easy-to-miss film of 2005 called 'The Woodsman' really showcased her acting potential.

The jack-of-all-trades businessman has been in some hot water lately, but remember his performance in 'All Things Fall Apart'? I laughed, I cried. I mostly cried.

How could we forget Vanilla Ice? Who could ever forget 'Cool As Ice'?