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Worst Hip-Hop Jobs: Jay-Z's Family Bodyguard, Weed Carriers, Nicki Minaj's Wig Stylist & More

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At the hip-hop job fair, everyone crowds the MC booth, and it's not just for the free pens and keychains, though they are pretty dope. Since the mid-'80s, when they surpassed DJs, B-boys and graffiti artists to become the spokespeople for their musical culture, rappers have held the game's most glamorous gig. Unfortunately, not everyone can get onstage and rock the mic. The industry needs behind-the-scenes peeps -- faceless, nameless, chainless minions to help the music get made and the artists get paid.

Some lackey positions aren't so bad, and if you're willing to swallow your pride and hold Diddy's umbrella for awhile, you might wind up like valet-turned-minor-celeb Fonzworth Bentley. Other jobs, however, offer less opportunity for advancement. Even at a time of sky-high unemployment, many Americans would probably think twice before applying for any of what we've deemed the 10 worst jobs in hip-hop.

Our picks range from monotonous to straight-up dangerous, and if we at The BoomBox feel for the folks who do these jobs, it's probably because we see in them a bit of ourselves. We, too, toil on the fringes of the music we love, reporting, critiquing, hyping and occasionally hating but never actually hopping onstage and realizing our rap dreams. We get as close as we can, and that's good enough. At least we don't have to tote anyone's umbrella.

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