I've heard Lil Wayne has/had one and also Jay Z. I don't know if they're just rumors tho, are there any rappers that have ghost writers?
2007-09-03 12:10:38 · 14 answers · asked by Jamieson 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rap and Hip-Hop
Bow Wow- ghostwriter is T.I (literally wrote his entire recent album)
Lil Wayne- ghostwriter is a New Orleans underground MC but Weezy keeps him quiet
Kayne West- Rhymefest, Lupe Fiasco
Yung Joc- One of Diddy's many ghostwriters
50 Cent- Eminem or Havoc
Lloyd Banks- Eminem or Havoc
Known ghostwriters
Papoose
MF Doom
Big Boi
Andre 3000
Royce da 5'9
Nas
Jay-Z
2007-09-03 12:28:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
I think you'll find the vast majority of these so called 'artists' in the charts have all the work done for them. They're OWNED by their record companies and have to do what ever they are told.
Ive had a lot of contacts at the Australian Record company MUSHROOM and Ive heard utterly atrocious story's about big stars having to mow the lawns of their managers to pay back money.
Don't be fooled, pop is purely bubble gum. Its cheap and nasty and loses its flavor quickly so you take another piece.
Your rap artists would do very little writing of lyrics and stuff all of music arrangements.
If a band has been around for about a decade or more and are not pop, then you can be sure they are hard workers that do their own stuff. Look for alternative and independent labels. Big company POP has all but destroyed the music industry.
2007-09-03 12:30:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
For sure BowWow's lameas..haha.
But pretty much all the commercialized rappers you hear on the radio have ghostwriters.
Look into the independant artists like Pigeon John, Argyle Pimps (super dope duo out of Fresno, CA), L.A. Symphony, Tapwater, Murs, Aceyalone. These dudes all write their own and even produce their own beats.
2007-09-03 12:38:57 · answer #3 · answered by Ether Fumes 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Dr. Dre- He has his rhymes written by Snoop Dogg, Hitman, & Knoc-turnal
Fatjoe- Had Big Punisher write his rhymes.
Lil' Wayne- Gillie tha Kidd writes his rhymes
Foxy Brown-Used 2 have Nas & Jay-Z write her raps
Bow Wow-Has JD write his rhymes & T.I. wrote a song 4 him
Diddy-Everyone writes his rhymes
2007-09-03 13:28:23 · answer #4 · answered by Yay Area 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jay Z Ghostwriter
2016-10-04 12:50:58 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dr. Dre(jayz and others), Puffy(big,mase,black rob and others), Lil Kim(biggie),Biz Markie(big daddy kane),Baby(lil wayne), Jay-z was accused back in the earlier years of having Sauce as a ghostwriter...But that wasnt true...Eminem had Craig G write his battle rhymes in 8 mile...Bow Wow had his mom, jd, and Ti write for him.
2007-09-03 19:11:21 · answer #6 · answered by Ns@YnE 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lil Wayne deffinatley has a ghost writter. In his Da Drought 3 Mixtape song, Boom, he says, "I don't rap, i just sh*t like a newborn, I don't WRITE, i just spit like a tooth gone."
And The D.O.C was a ghost writter for Eazy E debut, Eazy Duz It and NWA's 2nd album, Straight Outa Compton.
thats about all i know.
2007-09-03 12:41:33 · answer #7 · answered by wesley m 1 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Ja Rule and Bow Wow, but I wouldnt consider them rappers
2007-09-03 12:16:00 · answer #8 · answered by PieBalls 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
dr.dre (royce da 5'9" wrote for him, and jay-z did)
diddy (royce da 5'9", rick ross, actually alomst everyone did)
will smith (nas wrote for him)
kanye west (rhymefest wrote the hook for Jesus Walks)
2007-09-03 12:26:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
lil wayne has one and he still sucks
stick with the originals like pac, nas, snoop, fatal, kanye, em they speak from the heart
2007-09-03 12:56:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋