New Job Alert: 14 Rappers With Random Career Changes [Photos] - Page 4

If you happened to be paying attention to Black Enterprise, you caught wind that former rapper Tracey Lee works as an entertainment lawyer and with his wife at their company LLEFT Entertainment.

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Despite a rather abrupt career change, it’s good to know Tracey Lee cashed out.

Hit the jump for to see 14 rappers with random career changes and see which artists evolved over the years.

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After a brief solo career and three gold albums with 3rd Bass, Prime Minister Pete Nice went into sports memorabilia.

Before the GRAMMY noms and work with Diddy and Kanye West, Deric “D-Dot” Angelettie was a rapper in the group 2 Kings In A Cypher.

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There are plenty of rappers-turned-actors. But few permanently make the switch as hilariously as former College Boyz rapper R.O.M., who reappeared under his government name Romany Malco in The 40-Year Old Virgin and Weeds.

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Master P was another rapper who couldn’t stay away. He announced a 1998 retirement to join the CBA’s Fort Wayne Fury, but he was soon back on the microphone.

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Domestic trouble led Wu-Tang Clan’s Cappadonna to—as he told MTV—“move into the street as a bum.” Cap was briefly a homeless cab driver. After reconciling with wifey, Capadonna resumed life as a full-time Wu member and soloist.

Founding UGK member Bun B still holds his title as a pioneering rapper and overall trill dude. But Bun and Dr. Anthony Pinn also teach Religion and Hip Hop at Rice University.

T-Pain’s first album is entitled Rappa Ternt Sanga for a reason. Listen to his more recent track “Stoicville,” and it’s clear that not only was T-Pain a rapper but he has bars.

Fans of ‘90s Hip-Hop will probably remember Nonchalant’s single “5 O’Clock.” After things didn’t pan out with her lable, Nonchalant transitioned to the turntables, founded her Spin Like a Girl organization, and has been known to occasionally hold it down as a butcher in the D.C. area.

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To the joy of rap fans everywhere, Mark Wahlberg’s rapping days ended around 1997. He became an incredibly successful actor and hopefully has no more plans of picking up a microphone.

Before he was making multi-platinum beats with Nas and Mariah Carey, Samuel Barnes was rapping alongside the likes of Nas and Chubb Rock as Red Hot Lover Tone. After connecting with Jean-Claude “Poke” Olivier and dropping the “Red Hot Lover” from his name, the beats proved extremely lucrative.

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After being unhappy with his record deal, Tracey Lee fell back, went to law school, and reemerged with the tools to step up his business game and partner in an entertainment company with his wife. That’s a true power move.

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Mason Betha shocked the world when he stepped into the pulpit after two commercially successful albums on Bad Boy. We were equally shocked during two comeback efforts with 50 Cent and Kanye West.

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In 2003, we all figured Jay Z was retiring with The Black Album. He sold his shares in Roc-A-Fella and Rocawear, took on the presidency at Def Jam, and bought a piece of the New Jersey Nets. Everyone knows how that retirement plan worked out.