The record of rappers becoming actors is decidedly mixed
. Eminem drew praise for his semi-autobiographical turn in 8 Mile, while his Detroit neighbor, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, was largely panned for his work in his 2005 biopic Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Ice Cube and Ice T have both earned steady paychecks, and occasional acclaim, on the big and small screens, while the less-esteemed member of the Brothers Ice, Vanilla, never quite recovered from 1991s disastrous Cool as Ice.