Men. We hear it all the time, “why aren’t there any good fathers?” Let alone the other inquiry, “Why are all the good ones taken.” Its a vicious circle. We listed 5 Guys that needed to grow up. Eight of these guys are great catches! Some of them are taken, some of them are single, some of them are great role models while others can use a little help along the way. So, we listed 9 of the most physically attractive dudes and asked for your opinion (go ahead, call us vain!). These are the most attractive men in tinsel town who the ultimate list of Dads We’d Like to F**k.

Swagger? Check. Style? Check. Game? Check. Focus? Check. They’ve got it all and ladies, did we pick a pretty good batch to sink our teeth into. Whether we see them on the field, in the Oval Office, or in front of a camera, here is our list of dads we’d like to… well, you know.

The Stag DILFs

1.

Usher

Who is he: Who is he: R&B lothario Usher Raymond has a track record for unleashing savvy chart topping pop hits and a knack for turning women into desirable maneaters. With smash singles “U Remind Me,” “Yeah,” “You Make Me Wanna” and “Nice and Slow,” the “OMG” crooner has garnered five Grammy awards and has more female aficionada than anyone in the game. Yeah, this includes Trey Songz.

Why him: Part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the smooth-talking song-and-dance man spoke at the U.S. House of Education and Labor Committee investigation to promote service and volunteerism via his nonprofit charity org New Look, which advises disadvantaged youths.

The Skinny: After wedding stylist Tameka Foster-Raymond on August 3, 2007, the couple welcomed sons Usher Raymond V and Naveid Ely Raymond before divorcing after an alleged year of separation.

2.

Ricky Martin

Who is he: Ex-Menudo boyband wunderkind and five-time Grammy award winner Ricky Martin shook his bon-bon to the top of the charts with his stellar Latin-pop classics “Livin’ la Vida Loca” and “She Bangs,” re-establishing the importance of Latin and Hispanic artists in world music. He was named one of People magazine’s Most Beautiful People in 2000, becoming a household sex object.

Why him: The Puerto Rican papi chulo founded the Ricky Martin Foundation, a charity that combats battles child trafficking and violence against children among other critical issues. That alone get him browny points.

The Skinny: Right before he openly came out as gay, solidifying his spot as a huge LGBT sensation, Ricky Martin announced the birth of twin boys Valentino and Matteo—who were delivered via gestational surrogacy—after a few weeks of their nativity.  Martin says he came out because of them, as he no longer wanted to live a closeted life.

3.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Who is he: Portuguese futbol player Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is the No. 1 winger and sometimes forward of the Spanish society Real Madrid. Serving as its head honcho captain of the Portuguese national team, he is the Tiger Woods of the sport, earning more than any player in history after he was transferred from Manchester United for £80 million (that’s $132 million in U.S. dollars). In addition, he will receive a superfluous £11 million per year over the next six years for being a team player. Now that’s awesome.

Why him: Despite his alleged pay off to an American waitress he paid be the surrogate mother to his baby boy, he still has a lot to learn about caring for a child. While his family is taking of his child, the young athlete fashionista is usually seen perusing high end designer shops for the latest trends in his lonesome.

The Skinny: More news follows the more popular man in soccer. After only 4 weeks of its birth the child was rushed to the hospital while Ronaldo was attending a funeral, MTV UK reported. Is he avoiding responsibility or is his schedule too hectic? We don’t know.

4.

Tiger Woods

Who is he: He’s the only reason we tune into televised golf networks. A whiz kid at only two-years-old, Wood grew into one of the most successful golfers of all-time, becoming the highest-paid professional athlete in the world with an estimated between $90.5 million and $105 million in endorsements and earnings according to Sports Illustrated and Forbes respectively.

Why him: The World No. 1 and winner of over 65 PGA Tour events since 1996, had a squeaky clean reputation as the world’s most grounded athlete before the skeletons in the closet accumulated into a cemetery. Over a dozen women stepped forward claiming Woods was in the aggressor of several infidelities. While he gets lousy points as a husband, he’s still doing a swell job as a dad. He even sponsors charities to help disadvantaged children.

The Skinny: The controversy of his alleged 120 affairs inspired the adult film industry and commentary from hypercritics and the outrageous coverage of the events that took place between he and his Swedish former fashion model wife Erin Nordegren is on everyone’s tongue. Will she divorce the lovable golf connoisseur? Who knows.

The Taken DILFs

5.

Seal

Who is he: Known for his yearning tenor and wispy falsetto, Nigerian-Brazilian British soul singer Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel is known for his smash hits “Kiss from a Rose,” “Fly Like an Eagle” and “Amazing.”

Why him: Any guys that is quoted for noting that their wife is “most beautiful” when she’s with child—though let’s face it, his supermodel wife Heidi Klum is a stone cold fox—gets immediate brownie points. The result, he reemerged as a sex symbol.

The Skinny: He took her for his own when she was prego with another dude’s spawn, and took child Leni as his own. A pretty great catch, he had two children with Bravo’s Project Runway Heidi Klum, Johan Riley and Henry.

6.

Will Smith

Who is he: Giant fave and hip-hop legend Will Smith bursted on the scene over 20 years ago and garnered the first ever award for Best Rap Performance and went on to become one of the biggest banking male actors in Hollywood.

Why him: Marrying celebrated actress Jada Pinkett in 1997, the box office star is the father of son Trey (from his previous marriage to Sheree Zampino) and children Jaden and Willow, all of whom are budding film stars and fashionistas.

The Skinny: Constantly in the spotlight, Will and Jada produced the Broadway hit Fela!, their son Jaden recently starred in the remake of The Karate Kid, Willow has seen as the new  tween fashionista and Trey is a budding athlete. Not bad, eh?

7.

Barack Obama

Who is he: On principle, we should not even be allowed to introduce him. After all, he is only the 44^th and current President of the United States of America, let alone the first African-American to hold the position.

Why him: The shinning gem of the African-American family, Barack Obama and wife Michelle are more picture perfect than any Better Homes & Gardens prototype. With their beautiful daughters Sasha and Malia, the Obama clan is doing well as portraying sophisticated cool.

The Skinny: With a solid foundation and coming in on being two years in office, the family are implementing a solid stance on education, health and children first.

8.

Johnny Depp

Who is he: The offbeat, cinema bizarre thespian is a man that barely needs an introduction, having solidified his status as the world’s most entertaining movie star.

Why him: This is a list of our favorite good looking celebrity fathers and not only is he easy on the eyes, but is handling his responsibility of raising children Lily-Rose Melody and Jack with super sexy French fashion model girlfriend Vanessa Paradis.

The Skinny: Since his claim o fame in the hit series 21 Jump Street, he has had many reincarnations on the screen. From boy toy chop suey in the original A Nightmare On Elm Street to a world-weary drawn curtain automation recluse in Edward Scissorhands. From a faded Holly transvestite in Ed Wood, an an absinthe guzzling human drug cartel in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas to an orange haired kook-and-crank schizo mood ring in Alice in Wonderland.  His most famous personification, the No. 1 AA slurry wordsmith pirate adventurer Jack Sparrow was adapted by black and Latino youth for his sleazy chic vagabond decay and turned Depp into an overnight film icon. He will star in four films in the next year: The Rum Diary, Rango, The Tourist and will reprise the role of Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

9.

LL Cool J

Who is he: The hip-hop legend that gave us hits “I Can’t Live Without My Radio,” Hey Lover,” “Around The Way Girl,” “Mama Said Knock You Out” and a bevy of other hits was right on the money when he choose his rap name: Ladies do Love Cool Jay!

Why him: He’s “bad.”

The Skinny: His long standing relationship with his wife Simone Johnnson has become a thing to envy in the hip-hop and community, and Todd Smith (his birth name) has seen the love. His beautiful girls Samaria and Nina Simone see it too.

Get this: Aubrey Drake Graham, better known by his mononym Drake, wants to play the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama.

“I hope somebody makes a movie about Obama’s life soon because I could play him,” Drake said in a recent interview with Paper magazine. “I watch all the addresses. Anytime I see him on TV, I don’t change the channel, I definitely pay attention and listen to the inflections of his voice. If you ask anyone who knows me, I’m pretty good at impressions. Slowly but surely, I’m not in the study mode because nobody’s called me about anything, but I just pay attention so when the day comes I’m not scrambling to learn how to speak like him.”

The state of the world is changing and several men and women of color have done a lot to alter the landscape of pop culture. But with a few of figures in cinema, stage or music, it’s interesting that there is a legion of lookalikes in LaLa land. For those who have made a lasting impression in their art, influencing thousands with their style and raw talent, wouldn’t it be cool to see their lookalikes play them in a big-budget movie? We thought so too. Whether we hate them, or love them, here are the people we’d love to see captured on film by some of our favorite (and not-so favorite) actors.

1.

Richard Pryor – played by Marlon Wayans

Marlon Wayans has been cast in the role of one of the most influential comedians of all-time, the ever relevant Richard Pryor. Known as “The Picasso of Comedy,” Pryor was known for his obdurate inspection of racism mixed with graphic language is exactly what Wayans needs, especially after shocking audiencesw ith a magnificent delivery in Requiem for a Dream. Let’s only hope we’ll see him accepting the Academy Award for Best Male.

2.

John Coltrane – played by Donald Glover

After launching a self-campaign to star in the 2010 reboot of the Marvel Comics emblem Spider-Man, the unthinkable happened: Donald Glover got positive feedback. People were thrilled at the concept of having an African-American Peter Parker. While the NYU grad did not land the coveted role, we’re nominating him for an Oscar-worthy role as jazz luminary John Coltrane. The saxophonist bandleader who struggled with drugs and other ailments (as most geniuses) has not gotten the green light and who better to play him than a comedian? After all no one knows pain more than a comedian, right? While most would nominate Nate Parker, who may resemble the star in some aspects, Glover who is also an instrumentalist would give the icon an air of charm.

3.

Miles Davis – played by Wesley Snipes

So Snipes was sentenced 36 months in prison for tax problems. But, can’t we see an effort behind bars? If rap artists can make records behind bars, why can’t actors? It’s simple: Get a big production superpower company and mock up a few scenes of the biopic in a stoneyard! It’s brilliant… or if a studio decided to wait 36 months on the critically-acclaimed actor to play the megastar multi-instrumentalist trumpeter Davis, that wouldn’t be too shabby either.

4.

Oprah Winfrey – played by Viola Davis

There are icons that have gone above and beyond the brightest stars and became a hypergiant, but the struggle for some has been no crystal stair, but in fact, a hell on wheels rollercoaster. Known by her mononym, Oprah is the most influential talk show host in history. In fact, the syndicated Harpo mogul has topped Forbes most powerful list and has been noted by Time.com and CNN as “the most powerful woman in the world.” Vanity Fair even noted she is so influential that she’s only second to the Pope in followers.  If you need someone to play powerful and sophisticated with serious bravissimo acting techniques, well who better than her doppelgänger, two-time Tony Award winner Viola Davis? The Oscar-nominated star would tell a visceral tale and give an air of humanity to the superwoman façade of the confession culture queen.

5.

Rush Limbaugh – played by Mel Gibson

How apropos! This role could get Gibson on track to Oscar gold, while winning support from insensitive, racially-nescient ultra-conservative fans and getting press coverage of weekly protests at several cinemas from au courant chest-beating liberals. With constant claims of racism (he referred to Latinos as “wetbacks,” and blacks as “niggers”), pro-colonialism (Apocalypto), anti-Semitism (The Passion of the Christ), Homophobia (his interview with Spanish newspaper El País), misogyny (the Oksana Grigorieva tapes) and xenophobia (Braveheart), Gibson is a sugar pill for the tabloid junkie and a pin cushion for liberal political pundits. Sound familiar? With a little makeup, this aficionado of cigar culture—who battled with alcoholism—is a shoe-in for the part.

6.

Sam Cooke – played by Anthony Mackie

So, it’s settled: Anthony Mackie is a successful working actor with an outstanding craft to hone his skills in the right direction. He even charmed the pants off of critics for his charismatic performances as the king of Thug Life, Tupac Shakur. But we see gold, if he were to play the riveting role of Civil Rights soulman Sam Cooke. Cooke’s murder and conspiracies afterward have become one of the most iconic pop culture conspiracy theories ranking with the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Muhammad Ali’s phantom punch and George W. Bush’s 2000 election. It’s bound to be great storytelling at its finest.

7.

Lena Horne – played by Paula Patton

Lena Horne, celebrated for bridging the gap in bringing a presence to the growing power in African-American artists in cinema, as well as being an emblem of the Civil Rights era, a film was supposed to made. In fact, dance-pop queen Janet Jackson was scheduled to portray her. Then, Alicia Keys, but the project has since been in development hell. Why not get an experienced actress that looks like the celebrated jazz singer. After all, Tony-winner Leslie Uggams portrayed an older Lena alongside Nikki Crawford as a young Lena in the stage musical adaptation of Stormy Weather, not long ago. Patton would bring heart to the role and with a quick study of the Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, Patton may make a star turn a la Angela Bassett in What’s Love Got To Do With It.

8.

Ethel Waters – played by Jill Scott

Ethel Waters was a phenomenal five-star tour de force singer with bell tower pipes and an old soul that could make one sit in a dark corner and cry into a pillow within moments of the first note. Her epic rendition of “Stormy Weather” was placed in the Grammy Hall of Fame and the Library of Congress. Her performance in Cabin in the Sky was also a huge victory at time, as she was nominated for the prize. Jill Scott, known for her airlifting, motto vibrato soprano and her big-time actor chops is perfect for the role, not just in appearance but her enviable depth. Note her standout performance in Why Did I Get Married: her bloodcurdling cry after discovering her philandering husband was cheating on her with a close friend… epic.

9.

Debbie Harry – played by Charlize Theron

Okay, this may seem like a wild card, but one has got to admit that Theron has got moxie. The Oscar-triumphant Afrikaan chameleon has played sexually-harassed class action icon and a grotesque street-walking serial temptress with ease and to play the queen of new wave punk, Blondie’s Debbie Harry would be fantastico. She’s got spunk, flair, fashion, and a back story that will give you goosebumps. Theron, a cineaste by trade, would have critics and audiences drawn to the role like a moth to the flame.

10. & 11.

Richard “Cheech” Marin & Tommy Chong – played by Michael Peña & Javier Bardem

Think about it. Where would films The Big Lebowski, Friday and Pineapple Express be without Nice Dreams and Still Smokin’? Hip-hop also has the lovable droogs to blame for tours like Up In Smoke that featured artists Dr. Dre, Eminem, Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg. Bardem, a stellar thespian who has also taken home the Oscar, would work as a young Chong on merit alone, while Peña who is a skinnier carbon copy of Cheech, would surprise critics with his diehard honesty and laugh-out-loud comedic timing.

12.

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – played by Chiwetel Ejiofor & Taraji P. Henson

Wouldn’t this pairing be terrific: Briton Chiwetel Ejiofor as the changling Prince of Motown and Jersey City girl Taraji P. Henson as the dynamic doo-wop princess? It’s a match made in heaven, and we’ve only got one question: why aren’t studios getting the hint?

13.

Smokey Robinson – played by Terrence Howard

Motown megalith and quiet storm pantheon Smokey Robinson knew a thing or two about struggle and if you listen to the Motown 60s-heyday, you can tell. The Hustle & Flow leading man can cry on cue (and we’re sure to see plenty of those in this film), and isn’t too far off from the Hitsville U.S.A. legend when it comes to appearances.

14.

George Clinton – played by Nelsan Ellis

Known to True Blood fans as the part-time road crew, part-time short order cooking pusher and gay prostitute Lafayette Reynolds, Nelsan Ellis is known to be one of the most offbeat actors in Hollywood. Before his vampire days, Ellis was a critically acclaimed actor who has played militant brother man in The Express and shared the spotlight among stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx in The Soloist. Imagine if he were to be draped in space-age polyester bodysuits, drenched in Technicolor disco wig factory extensions, and smoked enough Buddha grass to land a tin foil mother ship on the Houston, Texas Summit. The Julliard grad would kill the role of the Godfather of Funk, and we would be standing outside of the red carpet on Oscar night with protest signs if he doesn’t get the gold.

15.

Minnie Riperton – played by Maya Rudolph

The expression “Life imitates art” wouldn’t quite cover the term. While, it would be amazing to see a young Esperanza Spalding (arguably this generation’s Minnie Riperton), Jill Scott and Deniece Williams (as both can sing whistle register), her daughter Maya Rudolph is one we’d ask casting agents to phone. Rudolph’s dynamic comedic timing, sensuality and honesty would be the selling point for this film. Portraying the mother that she lost at such a young age, and her rendition of her mother’s signature song “Lovin’ You” on the album’s soundtrack list would be loving and might even win the SNL fave a Grammy.

16.

Groucho Marx – played by Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody has come along way from his Summer of Sam days. With star turns in Love The Hard Way and Dummy, the Queens kid blew up with his thought-provoking performances as Holocaust survivor Władysław Szpilman in The Pianist, getting just about every accolades possible. Why not up the ante with quirky comedy legend Groucho Marx. How can he start? Put on an exaggerated stooped posture, put on a pair of circular glasses, slap a cigar in his mouth, and design a thick greasepaint moustache on his mug with matching eyebrows.

17.

LL Cool J – played by Columbus Short

So, is it too soon to make a film about one of the greatest hip-hop stars of all-time? We say not so. Stomp The Yard standout Columbus Short would slaughter the role of hip-hop icon LL Cool J. Why? Well, other than his beefcake physique, Short is a sophisticated hip-hop choreographer and award-winning actor with the swagger to bust a rhyme and swoon the ladies.

18.

Donna Summer – played by Anika Noni Rose

Tony-Award winner Anika Noni Rose dazzled her way to the top, glimmering upward as Disney’s first black princess and bewitching us all as Lorrell Robinson in the crowning achievement Dreamgirls. Imagine her as the queen of disco! Having gotten a glimpse of the sassy powerhouse in bellbottoms and platform heels, we’d love to see her take the mantle as one of music’s most beloved pop goddesses. Why’d we watch it? Plot: A record-breaking disco queen amongst the dingy denizens of Studio 54 nightlife repents and becomes a gospel artist. Imagine the soundtrack.

19.

Ruby Dee – played by Zoë Saldaña

Ruby Dee, one of the poster children of the 50s black cinema renaissance movement, has been the face of change of what Hollywood has come to expect of an ingénue and a loving mother, taking on callus roles and battling through it. Saldaña, who is one of the leading women in Hollywood has faced prejudice and sexism, has a lot of fight in her… some even say, too much. Saldaña, given the role would not only show Hollywood the example of the “strong, black, powerful Nubian queen” shtick, but also show how Dee became the pre-Civil Rights starlet we now adore and the struggle it took to be taken seriously because of her race and sex.

20.

Josephine Baker – played by Kerry Washington

This one is a toss-up, but either Sanaa Lathan (a courage actress) or Beyoncé (an amazing performer) would be spectacular choices to pick out of a hat, if a tinsel town fat cat decided to run with a well-written script about the life and times of the Bronze Venus. However, when it comes to modus operandi, subtext and of course, beauty… who else better than Kerri Washington. Known to play outrageous roles as a sultry man-eater, transwoman or the youngest wife of a polygamous bloodthirsty dictator, Washington would do well as the bon vivant Black Pearl… While some may argue that she won’t grab gold for it, she’d land on that list of highest paid actresses and the studio would have a sleeper hit on their hands.

21.

Martha Reeves of Martha & The Vandellas – played by Aunjanue Ellis

Beautiful, refined, talented and yes… out-of-the-box, Aunjanue Ellis is known for her heavily-sophisticated roles in films Ray, The Express and In Too Deep. Having played Zora Neale Hurston in Brother To Brother, singing her little heart out, we’re sure she can play the role of Motown belter Martha Reeves. With a youthful look and an old soul, it won’t hurt her to turn in a box-office star-turn. In addition, Martha and the girls ended on a different note than their more-successful studio sisters The Supremes, and the journey the audience would take with them would be enlightening.

22.

B.B. King – played by Blu Mankuma

Known to many as a supporting actor, Mankuma displays a spellbinding sensitivity to his scene partners, something that is not so bad. With an extensive resume as a voice actor, film and TV star, he’s experienced enough to handle a meaty role. Watch his work with fellow biopic nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor in 2012. No doubt , he will be a great person to cast in role of blues guitarist B.B. King. The Canadian actor may even give Jeff Bridges and Robert Duvall a run for their money for best guitarist in a motion picture.

23.

Alvin Alley – played by Brian J. White

Attractive, a hard-boiled actor, a talented mover-and-shaker and an excellent source for role model material, its time for Brian J. White to get gritty. If asked to play one of the most innovative dancers in history (and obviously one of the most important by far), he should take the role, no questions asked. Sure, he already played gay but has he been nominated for an Oscar?

24.

Sammy Davis Jr. – played by Elijah Kelley

Get ready to make Elijah Kelley a household name because he’s staring in the ultimate football ensemble film Reds this fall and then he’s portraying legendary Rat Pack song-and-dance man Sammy Davis Jr. The film will focus on the younger Davis, Jr., struggling with many racial issues and epithets, including his relationship with white actress Kim Novak and of course, his prime alongside The Rat Pack.

25.

Angela Davis – played by Vivica Fox

Who has more sass, more fire, and who has a sharper wit than Vivica Fox on a set? …We’re still waiting. The Angela Davis project is way over due, and Fox just keeps getting better.

Other stars we’d love to see get the greenlight:

1.

Big Mama Thornton – played by Gabourey Sidibe

She may not have gotten Oscar gold for her work in Precious: Based On The Novel “Push” By Sapphire, but she’d kill in the role of the woman that gave Elvis his signature hit.

2.

Andy Warhol – played by Johnny Depp

The thespian with a kink for playing quacked, ultramodern eccentrics would blow the cap off of his portrayal of pop art bohemian bellweather Any Warhol.

3.

Shirley Chisholm – played by Angela Bassett

A history maker played by a history maker: the initial major-party African-American aspirant for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination gets played by the first African-American to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. The result, a year of accolades.

4.

Tallulah Bankhead – played by Fran Drescher

It’s perfect. Both women are funny, charming and have smoldering sex appeal (voice withstanding).

5.

Mary Wells – played by Gabrielle Union

The Queen of Motown gets played by the queen bee of black inner-city youth cheer teams! But seriously, have you seen someone more adept at taking on the role?

6. & 7.

Akira Kurosawa & Toshirō Mifune – played by B.D. Wong & John Cho

It’s a shot in the dark, but both men have a name and while the resemblance maybe a tad bit… “off”… the performances will be stellar, the action sequences would be dynamic and Cho would be in the best shape of life!

8.

Harry Belafonte – played by Daniel Sunjata

Belafonte was a beefcake in his prime and with Sunjata taking up the mantle and playing a role that ultimately dictates how people unfamiliar with Belafonte’s work, would be a synch! Not only does Sunjata got the look, he’s got the passion.

9.

David Bowie – played by Cillian Murphy

Honestly, we’re more concerned with whom we will see play Iman than her “Thin White Duke” hubby. If there was a person that could honestly play the extraterrestrial glam rock space invader, the carnivorous scene stealing Murphy should be on speed dial.

10.

Desmond Tutu – played by Don Chedle

It would be a meeting of the minds from one humanitarian to another, as Chedle would share with the world not only Tutu’s struggles as the anti-apartheid Most Reverend, but his experiences in understanding the method behind the madness.

Every woman wants a sensitive man and lately it’s not hard to find one of the ‘it’ guys in hip-hop spending time in the booth playing the vulnerable card. For some, this sensitivity bit might appear to be a recent trend in keeping it real. But if the new comers ever run out of tissue, they should do their homework and tap into the old school.

Here’s the formula: Listen: Old School, Learn: New School

1. Listen: LL Cool J “I Need Love”

Learn: Kid Cudi, “Day N Night”

If the lonely stoner would have opened up a lil like LL and admitted he needed love, maybe he could put down the Mary Jane and leave the house for something other than a swisher. If he’s lucky maybe he will find love with a lady with similar ”interests.”

2. Listen: Tupac, “Do for Love”

Learn: Bow Wow, “Outta My System”

If Bow Wow would have just signed up to be a “sucker for love” like Pac, he wouldn’t have got caught up and lost CiCi. Admitting you’re a sucker from the beginning would have saved him alot of time and heartache. He should have just embraced his sensitive side.

3. Listen: The Roots, “You Got Me”

Learn: Kanye ” Paranoid”

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If Yeezy had the Roots in heavy rotation, he would know that when someone has your back, paranoia is the last thing on your mind. Him and Amber Rose should sit down and bump the track together. Being down for one another is half the battle.

4. Listen: Whodini, “One Love”

Learn: Drake “Successful”

Drake should wax on Whodini’s life lesson about love and all the luck you need just to find it even once. This way he can avoid all the groupies that want to get in his rented Phantom. Less groupies= smaller bills=more successfuuuulll.

5. Listen: Slick Rick, “Teenage Love “

Learn: Diddy, “Angels” (Dirty Money)

When Puff feels sad about his bad relationship choices, instead of calling on the Angels he should listen to Slick and keep in mind that love is tough for everyone. Even though he is no longer a teenager, “Daddy” could use a lil love cuz his new Emo style is a red flag that he might want to step it up and buy Cassie some flowers.

*****Note to the new school******

Dear MC,

Life is hard. The economy sucks. Sales are down. Girls don’t respect you cuz your chain ain’t heavy. We understand. Everyone needs to let it out. It’s OK to feel hurt, and it’s nice to know that the game is opening up to MCs who are in touch with their feelings. But please, please, let’s not make it habit. Club bangers are still a must.

No need to make all the songs cry…

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It’s business as usual for rap super star LL Cool J and Sears, despite rumors last week that the hip hop icon was parting ways with the department store chain. “My partnership with Sears has been a great success,” says L.L. “I look forward to our continued working relationship.” The LL Cool J Collection for Sears consist of affordable sportswear for men, juniors and kids and the partnership began in September 2008. The actor/rapper/author and entrepreneur is part of a new trend in retail (like Target, J.C. Penny and Kohls) of creating recession proof clothing with star power behind it. In recent years, Target has teamed up with designers like Proenza Schuller, J.C. Penny with Kimora Lee Simmons, and Kohls with Vera Wang. “Sears values it’s partnership with LL Cool J and will continue it’s commitments to providing the LL Cool J Collection to customers both in-store and online,” said Tom Aiello, Division VP of Sears Holdings. As LL said in “Another Dollar”, “I got to rewrite this mackin’ game, baby.” Cha-Ching.

The rapper/actor/walking gym membership advertisement gets a new TV gig.

After 12 albums and two Grammy Awards, James Todd Smith a.k.a. LL Cool J swims away from the sinking music industry in favor of a steady job on television.  According to Variety LL is joining the cast of CBS’s upcoming spin-off of the wildly successful procedural NCIS, which stars Mark Harmon as the head of a special team that investigates military crimes.  The spin-off will apparently follow an L.A.-based NCIS team, which will include LLCJ as a Navy SEAL-turned-undercover operative with an in-depth knowledge of Middle East culture and politics.  Does this mean we can expect to see Busta Rhymes analyzing DNA on yet another  CSI spin-off?

Having already detailed the headshaking moments to come with this list, we thought we’d take a look back at past hip-hop artists whose acting has sullied what could have been otherwise solid flicks.

10. Busta Rhymes in Shaft

I can see why Sam Jackson hates working with rappers in movies. Busta screamed in his ear in damn near every scene. Bless you, Sam. You also worked with 50 in Home Of The Brave.

9. 50 Cent in Home of the Brave

Fiddy + Iraq war drama + human emotion – Tony Yayo = confusion. That’s all.

8. Snoop Dogg in Starsky & Hutch

Granted, everyone in this movie version of a popular ’70s TV show was bad, but Huggie Bear was the role that Snoop was born to play. He does it every waking moment of his life. How could he not do it on camera?

7. Method Man in The Wackness

How are you the ONLY rapper-turned-actor in a movie about an era in which you were a star and still manage to fuck it up? Come on, Meth!

The Jamaican accent? You were on The Wire, for God’s sake.

(Not that I ever watched that show.)

6. Fat Joe in Empire

I love Joey Crack as an emcee. He’s so menacing that I hesitated to include him on this list. That said, anyone who makes John Leguizamo look like a young Bobby DeNiro in comparison is a terrible actor.

5. Dr. Dre in Training Day

Mind you, this is the film that earned Denzel Washington an Oscar for Best Actor. Dr. Dre’s performance in Training Day wasn’t especially bad. It was that he was just playing himself instead of a crooked cop. So rather than seeing Andre Young on screen echoing the sentiments renegade cops like the ones seen in Serpico, Infernal Affairs, or L.A. Confidential, he simply came off as the guy who slapped Dee Barnes.

4. LL Cool J in S.W.A.T.

LL in In The House was dope. It was like Charles in Charge, but with LL Cool J. LL Cool J as an member of a tactical police unit? That’s like trying to convince us that “Headsprung” was going to the next big slang word.

3. The RZA in Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai

No wait, The RZA’s seven second cameo in Jim Jarmuch’s tripped out film about an urban samurai was actually one of the best parts.

Speaking of the The RZA, he also held his own in the Clive Owen/Jennifer Aniston flick Derailed, unlike fellow rapper ternt actor, Xzibit.

Mr. X to the Z was the most non-threatening villain to grace the screen simply for that fact that he pulled that annoying Jimmy Fallon thing where he looks at the camera like when he was pimpin’ rides for MTV.

2. Ja Rule in The Fast and the Furious

Raise your hand if you remember Ja Rule. Ok, all six of you can put your hands down.

If you take The Fast and Furious for what it was, an endorsement for Honda then it’s actually not a bad movie. Unless of course, you take Rule’s cameo as an illegal street racer into account. Ja Rule fronting like he was a legit racer was almost has bad as him posing like he was a legit R&B singer rapper.

1. DMX in every movie that DMX has ever appeared in.

Aside from being unintentionally hilarious, do you know what Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds Cradle 2 the Grave, and Never Die Alone all have in common?

That’s right, DMX’s “Oscar worthy” performances.

Much like Dr. Dre in Training Day, Earl Simmons’s range as an actor only goes as far as his range as his rapper alter-ego. So while his character may have had the potential to show some depth, they always ending up looking like he’s waiting for the opportunity to bark at the camera times or rail on Nas.

But if you’re worried that X’s recent legal problems will take him away from the screen, rest easy as he’s got a few more projects in the works, including the release of the straight to video flick Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent.

Yeah, that’ll be good.

Check back soon for GIANT’s list of rappers that actually made movies worth watching.

The 2009 Grammy Awards have been announced! See the photos of Christina Aguilera, Ne-Yo and LL Cool J plus more of the big event’s hot guest list.

Much like the reports of Rick Ross formerly working as a corrections officer and Tyga repeatedly getting his chain snatched, 2008 will soon be a distant memory. But given the music industry’s penchant for repeating both successes and failures, I decided to compile a short list of the things that shouldn’t make it into next year.

1. Auto-Tune
I used to hate T-Pain and Lil Wayne. Now, not so much. However, henceforth they should be the only artists allowed to touch the zero setting on Auto-Tune.

2. Comebacks
With every artist trying to avoid the reality-show black hole that is VH1, quite a few attempted comebacks. Most failed. Check the SoundScan numbers for Nelly, LL Cool J and Janet Jackson if you don’t believe me.

3. Posers
I fully support hipster rappers who are true to themselves. What I can’t stand are the lames that jump on the bandwagon in an attempt to recreate success. You know who you are.

4. Ironic names
Although I appreciate creativity, knock it off with the dumb names – as in: The Cool Kids, The Knux and Black Kids.

5. Rappers.
There are just too many rappers.

But as half empty as the glass is, there are also a few things I do hope to see and hear more of in ’09.

1. Concept albums
I’ve been a sucker for a good concept album since Prince Paul’s A Prince Among Thieves. For 2008, 88 Keys‘ The Death of Adam hit that mark.

2. Comebacks
No misprint here. They can, in the right situation (Britney Spears, T.I., etc.), actually work.

3. Paying dues
Lil Wayne may have had a breakout year, but he was no Soulja Boy. That young man has been on his Internet grind for a minute, and his success is, well, kind of deserved.

4. Video game collabos
Any smart rapper can tell you that licensing tracks to game companies such as EA Sports and 2K Games is the best way to make money in today’s tumultuous music market. Plus, who doesn’t like kicking ass to a dope soundtrack?

5. Beyoncé music videos.
Need I say more?

Russell Simmon’ Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF) hosts a benefit for the Community and Individual Development Association in Johnnesburg, South Africa. DEF also named South African top model Nicola Breytenbach it’s first “African Angel.” The stars came out to raise money for a good cause. Check out the party.

Fashion shows used to be just that, fashion shows. But nowadays, in our celebrity-obsessed culture, the stars are almost more prominent than the clothing being presented by the designers. The models are barely memorable anymore. And is that is not enough, the parties and soirees have become even hotter thanks in part to the turbo boast of celebrities. Just look at the recent the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City. It was a Who’s Who of hip hop, Hollywood and high-society. Check out some of the highlights through the red carpet mania and strobe lights. Which celebs rocked it best? Let us know.

Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend hosted a cocktail party at Barney’s New York for Andre 3000′s clothing line Benjamin Bixby. Attendees: Genevieve Jones, Veronica Webb, Vivica A. Fox, celeb stylist Phillip Bloch.

LL Cool J launches a new clothing line with Sears at a cocktail party at The Bryant Park Grill. Clearly the ladies love cool James and so does everyone with a digital camera, video camera and camera phone. Funk Master Flex kept the music hot while the fans swarmed and swooned over LL.

Jay-Z hosts an Artful Dodger party and fashion exhibit in a The Chelsea Art Gallery. Attendees: Beyonce Knowles, Maxwell, Ashanti, video director and photographer Anthony Mandler, Universal Mowtown’s Sylvia Rhone, choreographer Fatima Robinson.

Herve Leger by Max Azria shows at the tent in Bryant Park and delivers the goods with a finale of bandage swimsuits worn with shades and high heels. The Hottness!!! Attendees: Joy Bryant, Leonor Varela, Kate Mara, Maria Sharapova.

Estelle performs at Calvin Klein’s 40th Anniversary Party.

Russell Simmons’ Argyle was a front row extravaganza. Yo paparazzi, watch the shoes, I have three more events tonight!!! Attendees: Aubrey O’Day and D. Woods of Danity Kane, Bow Wow, Angela and Vanessa Simmons, Mel B., Sean Paul, Warner Music Groups Kevin Liles, Bethann Hardison, choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson.

Prada’s “Fallen Shadows” Party in Soho. Flashing lights, velvet ropes, red carpet, rockin’ music and an eclipse of stars: Attendees: Kanye West, Jessica Alba, Robin Thicke and wifey Paula Patton, Cassie, Zoë Saldana, Perry Farrell, Heather Graham, Ne-Yo, Claire Danes and more…

Dean and Dan Caten or DSquared2 launched their new fragrance Wood on the rooftop of their accessories show room over looking Manhattan and the Hudson River: Attendees: Marc Jacobs, Zoë Saldana, and Ryan Leslie.

Tommy Hilfiger’s front row was hot and so was his collection shown at New York’s Lincoln Center. Attendees: Michael Pitt, John Legend, Hillary Swank, Diane Kruger, Mark Ronson, Daniel Merriweather, DJ Cassidy, O’Neal McKnight.

Kimora Lee Simmons closed fashion week with a bang at the Roseland Ballroom and a sizzling after party at the newly renovated and posh Plaza Hotel. GIANT was a sponsor! KLS was cozy with her man Dijmon Hounsou and keeping it ab fab!!! Attendees: Maxwell, Serena Williams, John Legend, Andre Leon Talley, Teyana Taylor, O’Neal McKnight, Denise Rich, LeToya Lockett and Evan Ross.

Hip-hop has often been described as a young man’s game. Since its humble beginnings, the genre has always been about the now, the flash of what’s new and what’s next, without ever truly paying homage to what came before. The rampant success of young acts such as Soulja Boy and Plies had me, a 31-year-old recovering hip-hop addict, headed right to easy-listening rehab. No Ice-T on me, but the fact that Lil Wayne is considered a veteran at the ripe age of 26 should tell you something.

Recently, however, something changed. Throughout the summer I started nodding my head more and more to tracks by Nas, Busta Rhymes and LL Cool J. No, I didn’t buy a satellite radio and crank up the old-school station. These were new songs. And it seemed as though some of hip-hop’s most seasoned veterans (or, as the kids say, “old-ass rappers”) hadn’t faded into the night. Apparently many of these artists still have a couple of hot 16s left in them. Granted some rappers (Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg) transcend age, but even those artists can catch the wrath of a 16-year-old kid who thinks they should hang up their mics. I challenge that kid-and anyone else who feels to same way-not to rock to Nas’s “Fried Chicken” or Busta’s “Don’t Touch Me Now (Throw Da Water on ‘Em)” because, at the end of the day, good music is good music, regardless of an MC’s age.

That being said, we don’t need to go crazy with the old-man rap. I don’t want to hear a new Rev. Run album or see a Salt-N-Pepa music video featuring Keyshia Cole. I still prefer my really old rappers where they belong: on reality TV.