Nick Cannon

The TV and film star drops a debut with more hip-hop celeb appearances than Tupac's funeral, but the fact is, regardless of his pop-rap status and reliance on somewhat accepted styles, Cannon peals off one undeniably awesome cut after another. Hardcore, gangsta and club anthems -- what more do you want?

Unlike most moguls with dreams of a rap career, Nick Cannon is building his empire from the
top down. A former Nickelodeon star who exec-produces his own films, the boy who
would be the next Will Smith uses rapping as a keep-it-real antidote to his manicured
Hollywood self. Featuring production from P. Diddy, R. Kelly and Roc-A-Fella heavyweight
Just Blaze, Cannon's debut sounds up-to-the-second on buoyant tracks such as "... More >