10 Hip Hop Personalities That Are Right for The X Factor

BET.com lends Simon Cowell a helping hand.

10 Hip Hop Personalities That Are Right for The X Factor - Talent-search-show don Simon Cowell is on the hunt for new judges after Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger were sacked from NBC's popular The X Factor in January. Janet Jackson, Leann Rimes and Britney Spears are among those rumored to be candidates to join the remaining two judges on the show, music mogul L.A. Reid and Cowell himself. We have to ask though: Why aren't any hip hop heads being considered? Hip hop still dominates the airwaves and the charts, so what gives? Maybe Cowell just doesn't know who to ask. Luckily, BET.com is here to help. Click on to see 10 hip hop personalities that would be perfect X-Factor judges. —Alex Gale(Photo: Frank Micelotta/Fox/PictureGroup)

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10 Hip Hop Personalities That Are Right for The X Factor - Talent-search-show don Simon Cowell is on the hunt for new judges after Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger were sacked from NBC's popular The X Factor in January. Janet Jackson, Leann Rimes and Britney Spears are among those rumored to be candidates to join the remaining two judges on the show, music mogul L.A. Reid and Cowell himself. We have to ask though: Why aren't any hip hop heads being considered? Hip hop still dominates the airwaves and the charts, so what gives? Maybe Cowell just doesn't know who to ask. Luckily, BET.com is here to help. Click on to see 10 hip hop personalities that would be perfect X-Factor judges. —Alex Gale(Photo: Frank Micelotta/Fox/PictureGroup)

Jermaine Dupri - ‏@Mr_Dupri: DONNA SUMMER DEAD AT 63: SAD Donna Summer – the Queen of Disco — died this morning after a battle with cancer …... http://bit.ly/KTYUOJ(Photo: Kristian Dowling/PictureGroup)

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Jermaine Dupri - Jermaine Dupri is the man behind hits by Usher, Mariah Carey and Jay-Z, and put on acts like Kris Kross and Da Brat, so you know he knows talent.  (Photo: Kristian Dowling/PictureGroup)

Birdman - Birdman put on Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Drake and Nicki Minaj. He knows a hitmaker when he sees one, and he'll even give them a kiss of encouragement, which would certainly be a ratings boost.(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Birdman - Birdman put on Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Drake and Nicki Minaj. He knows a hitmaker when he sees one, and he'll even give them a kiss of encouragement, which would certainly be a ratings boost.(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Kanye West (@kanyewest) - TWEET: "I know this is not a very rapper thing to say but I haven't bought a new car or piece of jewelry in about 2 years…" During his Twitter rant Kanye reveals that he hasn't copped any whips or chains in a while. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/Fox/PictureGroup)

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Kanye West - Who's more conceited, Kanye or Simon? Who has crazier rants and tantrums? We don't know, but these two butting heads would be must-see TV of the highest order. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/Fox/PictureGroup)

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Clipse - Hearing the Clipse utter their trademark "ugh" after a poor performance would be priceless.(Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

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Clipse - Hearing the Clipse utter their trademark "ugh" after a poor performance would be priceless.(Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

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DJ Khaled - DJ Khaled has been one of hip hop's premiere tastemakers for years. The only issue is that his assessments of contestants' performances would always be the same: "YOU DA BEST!"(Photo: Fernando Leon/PictureGroup)

Amber Rose - Between Wiz Khalifa and Kanye West, Amber Rose definitely has an eye for talent...ahem! (Photo: Scott Kirkland/PictureGroup)

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Amber Rose - Between Wiz Khalifa and Kanye West, Amber Rose definitely has an eye for talent...ahem! (Photo: Scott Kirkland/PictureGroup)

Sean Jean - Merging hip hop with sophisticated fashion, Combs created his fashion line, Sean Jean, in the late 90s. In 2008, he took the brand beyond apparel into men's fragrance with "I AM KING," which was inspired by Barack Obama, Muhammad Ali, and Martin Luther King Jr. He also acquired the Enyce clothing line from Liz Claiborne for 20 million that same year. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive)

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Diddy - From Notorious B.I.G to Mary J. Blige, Diddy's been launching amazing new acts for decades now. If the other judges can deal with Diddy's shameless plugs of his new TV station, Revolt, then it's a win-win for everyone. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive)

 Eve on her past relationship with Stevie J: - "You know what…that was a learning experience. You meet people all the time. We just happen to fall in love. Umm, but thankfully I knew better. I know better.”(Photo: A Turner Archives/PictureGroup)

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Eve - This would be a really good look for Eve; next time someone asks why she hasn't put out a new album in a millennium, she can say, "I've been busy with X-Factor."(Photo: A Turner Archives/PictureGroup)

Lil Kim - Anything to distract her from beefing with Nicki Minaj. And with Paula Abdul off the show, The X-Factor needs to fill its cray-cray quota.(Photo: Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

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Lil Kim - Anything to distract her from beefing with Nicki Minaj. And with Paula Abdul off the show, The X-Factor needs to fill its cray-cray quota.(Photo: Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

Rick Ross on working with Dr. Dre: - “The advice he gave me, it's already affected the way I've been in the studio for the last week. So let's just say he's full of knowledge and he's a solid guy.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Rick Ross - As the head of Maybach Music Group, the Bawse definitely knows his stuff. If you think Cowell is tough on the contestants, Ross might be a true intimidator. Remember: God forgives, Ross don't.  (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)