Rappers on SNL
What rapper made their debut this past weekend on SNL?
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Live From New York! - Future joined a long, and awesome, list of rappers who've graced the stages of the legendary show Saturday Night Live.On Saturday, March 5, Future made his debut by performing "Low Life" and "March Madness," cuts from his EVOL album. While The Weeknd did join the rapper for a performance, Future actually hit the mic during the opening monologue as host Jonah Hill filled in for Drake during "Jumpman." Who else does Future stand next to in the SNL Rap list? Check it out. - Jon Reyes & BET Staff (Photo: Dana Edelson/NBC)
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Chance the Rapper - Chance the Rapper will made his debut on the Saturday Night Live in May 2015 and returned with Kanye West in February 2016. The Chicago-born spitter dropped Surf with Donnie Trumpet & The Social Social Experiment when he debuted. Chance is the latest in a select group of hip hop stars to take the legendary "Not Ready for Primetime" stage.(Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Anheuser-Busch)
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Wiz Khalifa - Fight Night music lovers got an extra round of interludes on the May 2 episode of Saturday Night Live, where Wiz Khalifa performed a couple of skits as well as his chart-topping "We Dem Boyz" and "See You Again." Jersey crooner Charlie Puth joined him on the latter, an ode to Paul Walker (RIP), which placed on the Furious 7 soundtrack.(Photo: Dana Edelson/NBC)
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Nicki Minaj - Nicki Minaj showed off her sketch-comedy chops when she appeared on SNL tin December 2014. The YMCMB queen did a few impersonations of her girls Beyoncé and Kim Kardashian and rocked the stage as well.(Photo by: Dana Edelson/NBC)
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Mystikal - Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson stopped by the famed Saturday Night Live stage this weekend (Nov. 22) to perform their new song, "Uptempo Funk," and wound up putting some Southern stank on it. "Here I Go" rapper Mystikal popped up in a surprise appearance and dropped off a hot verse backed by a blaring horn section.(Photo: Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank)
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Kendrick Lamar - Kendrick Lamar is so possessed with that "i" kind of self-love that he forgot to finish twisting his hair before he hit SNL for a frenetic set on Nov. 15. He did remember, however, to bring along fellow TDE emcee Jay Rock and Canada's Chantal Kreviazuk for a rendition of "Pay for It."Check out the video clips of his performances here.(Photo: NBC)
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Pharrell - Pharrell and his "Happy" hat made its way to the legendary Saturday Night Live stage April 5, 2014. The network spot is a rite of passage for talents crossing over to the mainstream, and for talents already there (and beyond), well, it's like a touchdown dance — winning never gets old.(Photo: NBC)
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Eminem - Days before the Nov. 5, 2013 release of The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem appeared on Saturday Night Live! dressed in street camo and backed by Rick Rubin on the turntables. His arsenal: "Berzerk" and "Survival," two of his singles from his eighth studio album.(Photo: NBC)
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Kendrick Lamar - In January 2013, during the wake of his acclaimed debut, good kid, m.A.A.d. city, Kendrick Lamar performed on a Saturday Night Live episode hosted by Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine. The Compton MC delivered two of his biggest singles, "Swimming Pools" and "Poetic Justice."(Photo: NBC)
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Drake - In October 2011, Young Money rapper Drake made his Saturday Night Live debut performing "Make Me Proud" with Nicki Minaj. The single was the third off his sophomore album Take Care and became his eleventh No. 1 on the Billboard Rap charts.(Photo: Dana Edelson/NBC)
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Jay Z - In addition to being the subject of a few of the show's skits, Hov has blessed the SNL stage five times in his career. His most notable performance was alongside Beyoncé and Lenny Kravitz in November 2002.(Photo: Courtesy NBC)
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Lil Wayne - Weezy appeared alongside Eminem in December 2010, two years after making his first solo appearance on the show with "Lollipop" and "Get Money." His SNL stage debut was in 2004 with a performance of Destiny Child's "Soldier."(Photo: Courtesy NBC)
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Nicki Minaj - Before performing alongside Drake on the SNL stage in October 2011, Nicki Minaj graced it in January with renditions of her "Right Thru Me" and "Moment 4 Life" from her Pink Friday debut.(Photo: Courtesy NBC)
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Eminem - Slim Shady has performed on SNL more than any other rapper (six times), including a classic performance alongside rap legends Snoop and Dr. Dre in 1999, his first time on the stage.(Photo: Courtesy NBC)
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Run DMC - On Oct 18, 1986, the pioneering Queens group was the first rap act to perform on SNL. The host that weekend: Malcolm-Jamal Warner.(Photo: Redferns)
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LL Cool J - Back in the day, 1987 to be exact, Uncle L flexed on the SNL stage with "Go Cut Creator Go," an ode to the hip hop DJ. (Photo: Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
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Public Enemy - In 1991, the revolutionary rap crew played musical guest as Michael Jordan hosted.(Photo: Lex van Rossen/Redferns)
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MC Hammer - The multi-tasking Hammer is one of the select few who have been invited to both host and perform as musical guest on SNL.(Photo: Mick Hutson/Redferns)
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Salt N Pepa - The legendary femcees rocked the SNL stage in 1994. (Photo: David Corio/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Snoop - A young Snoop Doggy Dogg made a huge step in his quest to bring his west coast gangster rap to the masses with his 1994 performance.(Photo: Courtesy NBC)
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Beastie Boys - The rowdy trio joined host Alec Baldwin for their first of two SNL performances. They appeared again in 1998.(Photo: Courtesy NBC)
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Dr. Dre - The good doctor has shown up on SNL twice, once in 1996 on his own, and again three years later alongside protégés Snoop Dogg and Eminem.
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Tupac - The mercurial rapper made an unforgettable appearance on the SNL stage in February 1996. He died months later on September 13 of that year.(Photo: Courtesy NBC)
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Missy Elliott - Missy rocked out for the SNL faithful in 1998 and in 2003.(Photo: Scott Gries/ImageDirect)
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Diddy - Diddy, then known as Puffy, turned his swag on for the national audience in his 1998 performance and again with "Coming Home" with his Dirty Money crew in 2010.(Photo:Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect)
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Lauryn Hill - L Boogie put on a must-watch performance for hip hop heads, spitting a flawless execution of her "Doo Wop (That Thing)" in a 1998 episode hosted by actor Vince Vaughn.(Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
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Busta Rhymes - Busta and The Roots performed Busta's smash "Gimmie Some More" before jumping into "Tear The Roof Off" for an electrifying performance.(Photo: Courtesy NBC)
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DMX - X and host Julianna Margulies were an unusual pair for an episode of SNL in 2000. X performed "Party Up" and "What's My Name."(Photo: Courtesy NBC)
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Ja Rule - The Murder Inc. chart-topper appeared on SNL in 2001 to perform "Always on Time" alongside Ashanti.(Photo: Courtesy NBC)
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Outkast - Those longing for more days of Andre 3000 and Big Boi together remember moments like when they performed "Whole World" and "Ms. Jackson" on SNL in 2002 and again, on the verge of a separation, when they performed "Hey Ya!" and "The Way You Move" in 2003.(Photo: NBC)
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Nelly - The STL rapper appeared alongside the late actress Brittany Murphy for a 2002 episode.(Photo: Courtesy NBC)
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Eve - The Philly MC appeared on SNL in 2001 with Gwen Stefani on hand to support her "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" in 2002 on her own and again in 2005 to support Stefani's "Rich Girl."(Photo: Courtesy NBC)
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50 Cent - 50 introduced himself to the masses with this 2003 performance which was the result of the unbelievable success of his debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’.(Photo: Courtesy NBC)
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J-Kwon - The “Tipsy” rapper appeared alongside hosts Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in 2004.(Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images)
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G-Unit - 50 Cent returned to the SNL stage along with his boys G-Unit soldiers to promote their 2004 album Beg for Mercy.(Photo: M. Caulfield/WireImage)
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