Hip Hop Body Transformations

Rappers who've gone from fat to fit and slim to brolic.

Dr. Dre\r - It's been about a decade now that fans have been waiting to hear the mythical Detox project from Dre. Despite a tentative release date, April 20, 2011, that has clearly come and gone with no sign of the album, the West Coast legend maintains that the project is still on its way.\r\r(Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Nelly Year: 2000 - (Photo: Scott Gries/ImageDirect)
NellyYear: 2004 - When Nelly released his debut album, Country Grammar, in 2000, he was just another skinny kid. At some point, though, the St. Louis MC hit the gym and got ripped. Since covering Men’s Health magazine for the first time in 2004 and becoming known as a fitness enthusiast, Nelly has debuted his own workout video, Celebrity Sweat. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
/content/dam/betcom/images/2011/03/Celebs/0311-celeb-50cent-tatoo-face.jpg50 CentYear: 2010 - 50 Cent dropped 54 pounds for his role as a football player battling cancer in Things Fall Apart. Keeping the filming and weight loss private for a long time, 50 surprised fans when he leaked a photo of his emaciated self from the movie set.(Photo: Cheetah Vision)

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