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Chance The Rapper is adding acting to his resume!
The Coloring Book artist just announced on Twitter that he will be joining the cast of “Trolls 2”, the hit movie that won hearts of kids and adults everywhere. (I know because my nephew can’t get enough of them)
SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE, #Trolls2 https://t.co/i2AyrBsWib
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) May 11, 2018
Chance will also be contributing to the soundtrack alongside the executive producer Justin Timberlake.
But this isn’t the first hip hop star to voice an animated character in a movie or TV show.
Here are 5 other times it happened:
will.I.am voiced Pedro in the movie Rio.
Busta Rhymes was Tommy’s sidekick “Reptar” in Rugrats (mindblown)
Queen Latifah was Ellie The Mammoth in Ice Age:
And Drake and Nicki Minaj too!:
And Miles Morales is none other than Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino: