The 23 Best Rapper Cameos In Cartoons [PHOTOS]

Rappers are real characters. In life and sometimes on television. Some rappers have attained such incredible popularity that they have been immortalized in some of the most iconic cartoon shows in television history. Some of them have even had their own cartoon show to really show out in.

From the Hip-Hop favorites like The Boondocks to the ever popular The Simpsons and Family Guy, rappers have always been animated in more ways than one. Hip-Hop Wired takes a look at some of the greatest cameos, spoofs and stars of hit animated television shows. Hit the jump to check it out.

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Ghostface Killah played himself and Huey Freeman’s guardian angel in this episode of The Boondocks. When the crazy, cantankerous and evil Stinkmeaner returned from the grave for revenge on Granddad Freeman. As you can imagine, Ghostface has all the answers to save the day. When doesn’t Ghostface have all the answers?

Xzibit has made multiple appearances on The Boondocks. His first appearance came when he pimped the ride of Granddad’s busted up old Cadillac. He returned again to talk s**t to Granddad after fictional rapper, Thugnificient, made a diss track towards the old man titled “Eff Granddad.”

Snoop Dogg played one of Thugnificent’s lackeys as a part of the Lethal Interjection crew. Like Thugnificent says, it was all about “Rags to B***hes.”

Mos Def played Riley Freeman’s hero and down-low rapper, Gangstalicious, in multiple episodes. In his first episode, he plays the target of a scorned lover. In the second episode, Gansgtalicious returns and his trendsetting leads to Riley and multiple other fans dressing like females.

T-Pain’s Adult Swim made-for-TV movie, Freaknik: The Musical, was about cartoon characters trying to bring back the Atlanta-based lewd party. Think of The Wizard Of Oz, but with h**s.

Ludacris is one of the very few rappers to make a cameo on the long-running animated sitcom, The Simpsons. Luda plays himself, and bugs out over a commercial in which he plays “Luda-Crest,” for dental hygiene.

Lil Wayne played a displaced New Orleans youth in this episode of The Boondocks. He and his family quickly free load and wear out their welcome just as quick as they arrive.

Okay, so this wasn’t really Kanye West, but who cares? This episode about Gay Fish and Fish Sticks were so scathing, Kanye West even mentioned the South Park writers in songs off of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and Watch The Throne. No word if he ever got to choke a South Park writer with a fish stick.

In this little known Saturday morning cartoon, The Secret Millionares Club, Jay-Z played himself and gave four young aspiring business men advice on how to increase their wealth.

Eminem played himself on a few vignettes promoting his new album Relapse on Family Guy. Eminem also asks Stewie if he’s a gay baby, as if we really needed an answer to  that.

In LeBron James’ web-only cartoon, The LeBrons, Drizzy Drake made an appearance on the show. Eyebrows and all, Drake made an appearance on this show with more product placement than the Josie and The Pussycats movie.  Beats By Dre, HP, Sprite, Nike and even Drake’s OVO gear are all here.

In this classic episode of The Simpsons, Cypress Hill make an appearance on the show as themselves performing at the fictional Hullapalooza. 

The real Kanye West was a guest on The Cleveland Show playing a fresh dressed battle rapping kid named Kenny West.

Busta Rhymes played Flownominal, another one of Thugnificent’s lackeys. “Rags to B****es!”

A poorly voice impersonation of Diddy was on South Park, and he implored the people of the small Colorodo town to Vote or Die. Literally.

Sway “and his inexplicable headwrap” has made numerous appearances on The Boondocks playing himself and reporting on stories ranging from Thugnificent’s gangsta upbringing to The Story of Gangstalicious.

Cee-Lo Green played a slick talking reverend on this episode of The Boondocks. 

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Tone Loc voiced a teddy bear that had come to life in this old school Saturday morning cartoon, C-Bear and Jamal. Could you guess who C-Bear was?

There isn’t many things that Andre 3000 hasn’t been successful at. Three stacks voiced and starred in this Cartoon Network- kid friendly show, Class Of 3000. 

Back in the day right in the midst of Hammer Madness, MC Hammer had his own Saturday morning cartoon called Hammerman! 

Rick Ross lent his voice to the T-Pain-produced musical cartoon, Freaknik: The Musical. 

Jimmy Iovine was portrayed in this episode of Family Guy and signs the family as a traveling and singing band.

50’s cameo on The Simpsons was awesome and wack at the same damn time. Curtis was at the height of his popularity and traded bars with a very game, Bart Simpson. The wack part about it was Bart’s struggle bars and the conclusion that white people really call him, “Fiddy.”