Why does nobody remember Def Jam: Fight for NY?
The entire cast is a who's who of rappers. And the story is hilariously silly.
You're an up and coming street fighter who must defend his crew (which includes Ludacris, Flavor Flav, Redman and Method Man + More)
against a rival gang (that includes Lil' Kim, Xzibit, Ice-T, Danny Trejo, Carmen Electra, + more all led by Snoop Dog).
God damn Henry Rollins runs the gym you train at. Hell, even the FOUNDER of Jacob&Co. has a cameo as the guy who runs the local jewellery store where you do your character customisation.
I'm not even into hip hop and I loved that game. Good combat flow and even had RPG lite elements for the solo campaign where you trained in different fighting styles.
If they re-made that franchise I'd get behind that.