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The 5 Most Ridiculous Rapper-Starring Video Games, Ranked

Better pick up them sticks!

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2 min readAug 18, 2020

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5. Rap Jam: Volume One (1995)

You already love NBA Jam, so a streetball game starring rappers has gotta be just as good, right? Onyx, Coolio, and House of Pain are definitely the characters you’d most want to play, right? They called it “Volume One” because it’s going to be a long-running series, right? Uh… right?

4. Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style (1999)

A Tekken-style fighting game born from a game that had been canceled for being too violent, this one came at the perfect time… to feel like a cash grab. No jumping, graphics that made GZA and Inspectah Deck look like crash test dummies, and a complete lack of Blue Raspberry? We’ll stick to shadowboxing.

3. 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (2009)

Lots of games get sequels, especially when they’re well-reviewed and popular. 50 Cent: Bulletproof wasn’t really either of those things, but Console Curtis re-upped anyway. And the results are… well, is “glorrible” a word? Like glorious and…

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