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If the Best Picture nominees were rappers, who would they be?
by Aaron Zorgel
February 24, 2012
It can’t get any more simple than the title. With the Academy Awards coming up this Sunday, we got to thinking — if each of the Best Picture nominees were a popular rapper, which ones would they be? With the help of science and intuition, here’s what we came up with.
It can’t get any more simple than the title. With the Academy Awards coming up this Sunday, we got to thinking — if each of the Best Picture nominees were a popular rapper, which ones would they be? With the help of science and intuition, here’s what we came up with.
The Artist
– Black and white– Critically acclaimed
– Commercially successful
– Commercially successful
The Artist is Drake.
The Descendants
– Filmed on an island (this rapper is on Island/DefJam)
– Grossed $144 million
– Has a brand new Descendant
– Has a brand new Descendant
The Decendants is Jay-Z.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
– Very loud
– Watching it was a rough ride
– Incredibly close to becoming a preacher in 2009
– Incredibly close to becoming a preacher in 2009
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is DMX.
The Help
– Racially charged themes
– Social commentary
– Main character also an author
– Main character also an author
The Help is Common.
Hugo
– Obsessed with robots
– Popular with children
– Hugo fixes clocks, this rapper is known for “The Time”
– Hugo fixes clocks, this rapper is known for “The Time”
Hugo is will.i.am.
Midnight in Paris
– Funny
– Delusional main character
– ______ in Paris
– ______ in Paris
Midnight in Paris is Kanye West.
Moneyball
– Team-oriented
– Last role before Jonah Hill became Lil Jonah.
– Young Money-ball
– Young Money-ball
Moneyball is Lil Wayne.
The Tree of Life
– Bizarre at times
– Critically polarizing
– Visually compelling
– Visually compelling
The Tree of Life is Nicki Minaj.
War Horse
– Old fashioned
– Family-friendly
– Got in one little fight
– Got in one little fight
War Horse is Will Smith.
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