Rap Applications
Christopher Wallace moved pounds down in Maryland.
Who is Notorious B.I.G.
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson singer of California Gurls used her mother's maiden name so she wouldn't be mistaken for the actress Kate Hudson
Who is Katy Perry?
Mark Sinclair applied to be a bouncer in NYC before learning how to drive fast and furious.
Who is Vin Diesel?
William Jefferson Blythe applied to meet President John F. Kennedy as part of Boys Nation two months before the President was killed and before William would become the 42nd President of the United States.
Who is Bill Clinton?
Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr applied to Power Memorial Academy where he won two national championships and his coach called him a slur.
Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
Shawn Carter went to the same high school as BIG, DMX and Busta Rhymes before becoming a fashion designer of Roc-a-wear
Who is Jay Z?
Oliva Jane Cockburn who applied to College in Ireland took the name of her favorite playwright before starring in the movie Tron and Drake's Nice for What video.
Who is Oliva Wilde?
Elizabeth Stamatina Fey applied to become a receptionist at a YMCA in Chicago before moving to 30 Rockafella Center in New York.
Who is Tina Fey?
Leslie Lynch King Jr. applied to the Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor before becoming the 38th President of the United States
Who is Gerald Ford?
Cassius Clay applied to the Olympics and won the gold medal in boxing.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
Aubrey Graham applied to become an actor on Nickelodeon and got the gig.
Who is Drake?
Reginald Kenneth Dwight applied to a scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music before becoming a rocket man.
Who is Elton John?
Eric Marlon Bishop changed his name so that it was gender neutral when he applied to comedy clubs before staring as Ray Charles in Ray.
Who is Jamie Foxx?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Lawrence Peter Berra applied to the Navy and served in Normandy before becoming the most famous paradox creator saying things like, "No one goes there anymore--its too crowded" and "I didn't say the things I said"
Who is Yogi Berra?
Megan Pete's mother was also a rapper who raised her in the South Park neighborhood of Houston.
Who is Megan Thee Stalion?
John Roger Stephens applied to Georgetown, Harvard, Morehouse and UPenn before friends' nickname for him turned into his stage name and he married Crissy Teigen.
Who is John Legend?
Christopher Kutcher applied to work at a cereal factory in Iowa when he was notice by a model scout and started using his middle name?
Who is Ashton Kutcher?
Malcom Little applied to work as a dish washer in Harlem before converting to Islam.
Who is Malcolm X?
Edson Arantes do Nascimento shined shoes before he applied to Santos Futbol Club in Brazil before winning three World Cups.
Who is Pele?
Dieuson Octave was expelled in the fifth grade and arrested for auto theft in middle school in Florida.
Who is Kodak Black?
Peter Gene Hernandez applied to sing at halftime of the 1990 Aloha Bowl in Hawaii before signing Uptown Funk.
Who is Bruno Mars?
Jennifer Linn Anastassakis worked as a telemarketer, bike messenger and waitress before being cast in Friends.
Who is Jennifer Aniston?
Rolihlahla Mandela applied to be in a play about Abraham Lincoln before becoming the President of South Africa.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
James Cleveland Owens delivered groceries, loaded freight cars and worked in a shoe repair shop before winning four gold medals in Hitler's face.
Who is Jesse Owens?