One recurring bit of engagement bait circulating on social media this year has been a prompt asking users to name their Mount Rushmore of rappers: essentially the four greatest of all time. This led to hilarity like Machine Gun Kelly griping about his exclusion from an AI-generated white rapper Mount Rushmore (which, in a note-perfect summation of the AI slop experience, included Russ, who is notably not white). Now the trend has also led to Ben Affleck weighing in.
In a new video segment for Complex as part of his promo tour for The Accountant 2, the noted Ice Spice collaborator is asked by his costar Jon Bernthal who he'd include on his own hip-hop Mount Rushmore. Off the dome, he freestyles a list including Lil Wayne, Eazy-E, Slick Rick, and Kendrick Lamar. It doesn't seem like this is his carefully considered final answer, but if you subscribe to a "first thought, best thought" ethos, this is where he's at.
Watch Affleck come to his conclusions in real time below.
Ben Affleck names his Mount Rushmore of hip-hop. 👀 pic.twitter.com/yJFVlKESjr
— Complex Pop Culture (@ComplexPop) April 29, 2025
My own personal favorite moment from Affleck's recent press run:
A highlight from the (excellent) new Ben Affleck Criterion Closet vid.
— Nick de Semlyen (@nickdesemlyen.bsky.social) April 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
