Kanye West vs. 2 Chainz. Yelawolf vs. Nicki Minaj. It’s that time of year again when MTV pits some of the hottest rappers against each other as part of their Hottest MC’s In The Game VII series.
Earlier today the names of the 25 MC’s competing for the title of “Hottest MC” were revealed and among those listed were Hip Hop heavyweights like Jay-Z and Kanye West as well as 2 Chainz and French Montana, two artists who made their presence quite known last year.
Eminem, who was crowned “Hottest MC In The Game” as part of the sixth series, is also included on this year’s list.
The list will be narrowed down each day beginning on February 13th with the Top 5 MC’s to be revealed on the Hottest MC’s In The Game VII television special. During the special MTV’s Hip Hop Brain Trust will discuss and debate their way to the crowning of the “Hottest MC In The Game.”
Hottest MC’s In The Game VII will air on MTV2 on Sunday, February 19th at 10:30pm ET/PT.
The full list of Top 25 MC’s is as follows:
2 Chainz
50 Cent
Big Sean
Common
Drake
Eminem
Fabolous
French Montana
Jadakiss
JAY-Z
Jim Jones
Kanye West
Lil Wayne
Lloyd Banks
Maino
Meek Mill
Nas
Nicki Minaj
Red Café
Rick Ross
T.I.
Wale
Wiz Khalifa
Yelawolf
Young Jeezy
RELATED: MTV’s “10 Hottest MCs In The Game” Recap
1 DRAKE 2 WAYNE 3 NICKI 4 ROSS 5 MEEK MILL 6 WALE………….25 COMMON NOT SURE WHY HE EVEN ON THE LIST
BIGGEST FAGGOTS:
1. DRAKE
2. WAYNE
3. ROSS
4. MEEK MILL
HOTTEST RAPPERS OUT:
1. Kendrick Lamar
2. BIG KRIT
3. XV
4. SKYZOO
5. P.O.S.
1000. DRAKE
NOT SURE WHY HE’S ON THIS LIST. DRAKE IS A BITCH.
HOW IS J.COLE, TYLER THE CREATOR, AND BIG KRIT,KENDRICK LAMAR NOT ON THE TOP 25. I AM BIG 50 FAN but 50 has no right making the top 25. Yela HELLLLLLLLL NO. This list is such bullshit. People dont know shit about rap.
why tha fuck are u complaing about 50 when they got wacker artist on that list?
I agree that J Cole should be on there…I like alot of the stuff he has been putting out.
50 is or deserves to be on there because he has done some guests spots which has been well received…also his latest mixtape was straight fire and well received.
I dont think Nas or Jada deserve to be on there because they have not done anything recently…and even though I ride with common on his drake attack..I cant remember anything outside of his album that he has done recently.
Maino??????????
Anyone can visit the state correctional facility and see his picture is still posted on their wall.
Its almost as if the loss of authenticity has freed him to push the Rick Ross character to its utmost extreme
When he compares himself to Big Meech and Larry Hoover on B.M.F., the semantics are important. He has gone from saying that he knows infamous drug traders, to saying that he thinks he is one. The I think Im in I think Im Big Meech/ Larry Hoover implies that Rick Ross in fact knows that hes not a big time coke dealer, but that he has convinced himself that he is. Again, Ross is winking at his own play-acting.
LOL @ red cafe being on the list
This is a joke Right… Jim Jones, Big Sean, 2 Chainz? those are just the ones that jumped out at me… You fucking killing me MTV..
no tech n9ne. Fuck mtv
Hottest niggas in the game atm:
Jay Z, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Drake, Eminem, Wiz, Nicki. And before yall niggas sayin im dickriding, Cashmoney is the shittiest thing that happened to hip hop and Em fell off like a motherfucker.
Bawse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
em didnt fall off. Ja-rule fell off, cannibis fell off etc
Eminem didnt fall off hes album RECOVERY is still selling 4 TIMES PLATINIUM.
Jay Z will take this one. WTT was a classic and I dont think anyone had better lyrics in 2011.
Section 80 was a classic, I dont know why they havent included K.dot in it because he was better than 20 of these niggas. As always MTV niggas are ignorant as shit.
in 3 years if anybody still listing to WTT other than there single niggas in paris, then it will be consider a classic
WTT was classic ???? 3 year is too much, hommie, nobody bumps that shit anymore.
Lack of Lupe Fiasco and Pharoahe Monch is disturbing. For me though Rick Ross has been killing it lately. That Rich Forever mixtape is sick
lupe? naw son, not after that piece of shit he called an album
PHARAOHE MONCH KILLS IT
BEST ‘REAL MC’ IN THE GAME
Maino, Jim Jones really. No KRITT J COLE I forgot its MTV.
Yooooo…….why is J. Cole not on the list?
Wow…petty as hell
RED CAFE!!!!
WHO THE FOCK IS RED CAFE????????
YMCMB MMG WE TAKING HOME THE CROW IT IS HOTTTEST IN THE GAME AINT NOBODY MAKING WAVES LIKE YMCMB
Wackest list ever. Wheres Kendrick Lamar, Big K.R.I.T.?
Drake? He dont even “RAP” he sings.
No Game, J.Cole or Tyler The Creator?
people in the comments don’t know what hottest means LMAO.
J.COLE FANS GONNA BE MAD AS HELL LOOOOOOOOOL.
THEY EVEN HAVE JIM JONES LMAOOOOOOOOO
THEY HAVE 50 CENT BUT NO GAME BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
This list is a fuckin joke. They have so many wack artists on there. I know it’s “Hottest” “MCs” in the game, but some of these aren’t even hot at the moment. 50 Cent? Jadakiss? Red Cafe? Jim Jones? Lloyd Banks? C’mon. And where’s Kendrick?
1. Kendrick Lamar
2. Eminem
3. Game
4. Nipsey Hussle
5. YG
6. Tone Trump
7. 2Chainz
8. Meek Mill
9. Cassidy
10. Ya Boy
11. Busta Rhymes
12. Glasses Malone
13. yelawolf
14. Joe Budden
15. Crooked I
16. Royce Da 5’9
17. Joell Ortiz
18. Cory Gunz
19. Dom Kennedy
20. Dubb
21. Compton Menace
22. Nas
23. Jay Rock
24. ScHoolBoyQ
25. AB Soul
Half the people on this list are NOT hot in the game AT ALL!!
Tech N9ne!!!
yes
sales wise is eminem…. street/club wise… rick ross…
I like 2 chainz but dude rapping styles kinda suck. Jim jones is horrible. Red cafe, really? And Why the FUCK isn’t j.cole on this list? Fuck MTV and whoever agrees with this list. They must be doing this from just popularity and skills
1. Lil Wayne
2. Nicki Minaj
3. Drake
4. Rick Ross
5. 2 Chainz
6. Wiz Khalifa
7. French Montana
8. Meek Mill
9. Maino
10. Jim Jones
dis is ma list….. wheres Lil B, Waka, Gucci, Tyler, Future, Hudgy, Slim Dunkin ? huh swag
Wackest mc’s in the game.
Red Cafe?no
Lloyd Banks?no
50 cent?no
Fabolous?no
French Montana?no
Jim Jones?no
Maino?no
this list blows
You people don’t even know what real hip-hop is about. These artists above don’t express the culture. They AINT HIP-HOP. Wheres their B-Boy Moves at? Wheres their aerosol spray paint cans at??? wheres their DJ’s spinning real vinyl at???? Wheres the cypher that they freestyle at??? The mainstream portrays hip-hop as something it is not. DAMN SON. Wheres the KRS-One or Gang Starr of this generation?? Wheres the WU-TANg of this generation. I’m only 19 but i still realize what the mainstream media puts out is not real hip-hop. its HIP-POP. Corny rappers these days don’t know what true lyricism is. Keep GHOSTWRITING and BRAINWASHING THE YOUTH!!!!!
fuck u! u live in da past pussy. Lil Wayne is da KRS-1 of dis generation. YMCMB is da Gang Starr of dis generation & ODD FUTURE is da WU-Tang of dis generation. time flies…….. lmaooooo new rappas are betta old rappas.. old school rappas are old, borin, broken niggas….. its all bout new school & YMCMB. swag
Word up son.
I’m 32 and I can tell you got it right.
Hiphop is being used and abused, its blasphemy.
Putting people’s names like DRAKE on a list of best MC’s. Maaan, what the fk is up with that?!! Bout as hiphop as Justin Bieber! Punk needs to go back to playing the retarded wheelchair guy on Saved by the Bell
And yes, virtually none of these punks represent hiphop. Sadly, it’s a lost artform in most of today’s MCs.
Aside from the real kings…guys like Pharaohe Monch, Mos Def, and all the old skool gods Rakim, KRS etc…
Your just adding on to the mainstream band wagon by calling me a pussy. you don’t know me. i don’t know you. I’m just stating the facts. Don’t you dar compare lil wayne to KRS-One. Don’t you compare Odd Future to Wu-tang. You are irritant and misguided. listen to some intelligent music with a meaning behind and good lyrics. And not some electronic beat or auto tune. cuz that SHIT AINT REAL HIP-HOP !!!
no Tyler, The Creator?
no A$AP ROCKY?
no Machine Gun Kelly?
no Kendrick Lamar?
no Busta Rhymes?
no Tech N9ne?
no Hopsin?
no B.o.B.?
no Lupe Fiasco?
no J.Cole?
no Mac Miller?
no NINO GRAYE?!?!?!?!?!
NO ANYONE ACTUALLY WORTH WATCHING FOR???!!!??!?!?!?!
MGK sucks doodie stains. Just another priviliged white kid who wishes he was tough, like Mac Miller. I’m a white kid from the trap, and they’d get they bitch ass dealt with if they were in a real hood.
ur def then nigga lol.MGK talks about people like you in his interviews.how does he wish he was tough??i dont get it ur a white kid from the trap…what the fuck does that have to do with anything lol.i beat up niggaz of all colors in trap house’s.aint a damn thang to me dude
Not one wu tang emcee! bullshit ass list wheres roc marciano, kendrick lamar, schoolboy q, freddie gibbs, elzhi?!. Thats to name a few
no Tyler, The Creator?
no A$AP ROCKY?
no Machine Gun Kelly?
no Kendrick Lamar?
no Busta Rhymes?
no Tech N9ne?
no Hopsin?
no B.o.B.?
no Lupe Fiasco?
no J.Cole?
no Mac Miller?
no Childish Gambino?
no Danny Brown?
no NINO GRAYE?!?!?!?!?!
NO ANYONE ACTUALLY WORTH WATCHING FOR???!!!??!?!?!?!
what are you illiterate? HOTTEST in the game. Only Lupe from your list should be on the list
Sorry, but Jim Jones is just hotter than all of these guys at the moment! *sarcasm*
@what.nigga your retarded if you think Lupe is the only hot rapper in this dude’s list.these are basically a lil more than half of the hottest in the game.+ Lupe isnt really doin anything rite now.
no Big K.R.I.T.?
1. Eminem
2. Jay-Z
3. Kanye West
4. Kendrick Lamar
5. Big K.R.I.T.
6. J. Cole
7. Common
8. Nas
9. The Roots
10. Saigon
HOT + MC’ISH’
Spot on.
Real hiphop will outlast all this commercial junk.
Terrible list. Eminem, Jay-Z, and NaS are better then the rest of these rappers combined.
Nas ??? he’s weak. He’s living off illmatic Glory. Em and Jay is the real shit!!!
Nah It Was Written, Lost Tapes, Stillmatic were extremely good and he’s made a huge comeback lately. His guest verses in 2011 were crazy.
Jay Z
Nas
Pharaohe Monch
Black Thought
Common
Kendrick Lamar
Talib
Styles P
Buckshot
Smif N Wessun
Joell Ortiz
Real MC’s// there you have it.
None of these wack ass RNB corney fack ass fag boys
WHAT DO YOU NIGGAS NOT GET ITS THE HOTTEST IN THE GAME. YALL POSTING NIGGAS NAMES THAT AINT SELL NO RECORDS GET NO RADIO OR CLUB PLAY IF U DONT GOT YMCMB AT THE TOP YOU ARE RETARDED
yeah but this list also has quite a few fails in it.
Hip Pop shitlist….
Damn DX, give us Hip Hop back!
No Kendrick?
Realy?, realy?
Keep on ridin’ Wayne&Ricky’s d*ck
What a random ass list of rappers.
How you gon tell me that Jim Jones is hotter than J Cole rite now?
That Maino is hotter than Tyler the Creator?
That Red Cafe is hotter than Raekwon???
The lack of Cole or Kendrick makes this list a joke. Tyler also deserves a spot, since he had a pretty big year.
Take off Maino, Red Cafe, and Yela for those.
2 Chainz is on the “ATL Bite Life” show trailer. Check it out http://www.atlbitelife.com. @ATLBiteLife
this list is a fuckin joke. of course, what does mtv know about hip-hop? nothing. nas & common are the clearly the best on that list but the rest of them aint even worth a mention
Wiz, Red Cafe, Maino, French Montana, 2 Chainz, Yelawolf, and Nicki Minaj…this list has to be rap’s biggest joke.
Somehow the rap game reminds me of the wrestling game
word
REALLY??? How are 2-Chainz, French Montana, Jim Jones, Meek Mill and Red Cafe in the list? They either suck or haven’t done shit! The rest all may not be good, but have had their names out there at least…
Easily Em.
1. Em
2. Mr West
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. Royce
5. Jay-z
The Rest can suck donkey dick!!!!
really?
all em put out this year was bad meets evil n that shit was mehh at best
every year u guys come with weaker and weaker ppl. NAME IT THE HOTTEST UP AND COMERS cuz that shit is dumb. lets put 2 chainz on there like huh. this nigga all of a sudden on shit. french put in work but i need albums man. so u sayin i can drop onehit this summer and be on there next year come on. they should have three hottest right now hottest of all time and up and comers. why jayz on there nas on there common. just put ppl that push singles. choose a song and base it off of that who has the hottest song
hottest lately mac miller rick ross lil wayne drake (rnb) nicki minaj em i guess. who else been gettin alot of press cuz this isnt about record sales or years in the game. hottest of 2011 who made an impact on the game.
Damn, Lupe’s going to be pissed. Didnt he want to be on this countdown?
ABSOLUTE SHIT LIST!!!
ABSOLUTE SHIT LSIT!!!
ABSOLUTE SHIT LIST!!!
why are you idiots making lists without Lil Wayne in it ? lmao.
thats just straight hatin, you don’t have to like him but he is the hottest artist out still.
he’s on the list
im talkin bout these guys.
WHO PLAYING ROYCE RIGHT NOW?
Clearly who ever is named number is irrelevant, especially when you have someone like Jim Jones on the list and not someone like Game..RED album wasnt that bad was it, and its only like 6months old..
Who’s putting these lists together, they need guys like dr dre, dj premier, and the rza putting lists together, at least their opinion is way more relevant!
stick to reality tv MTV
wheres game!? no west coast love on this list!!!
MTV HATES THE WESTCOAST
J Cole….Game….Wtf is wrong with this list?
No Bias scrait real shyt
1.Drake
2.Throne(Hov & Yeezy)
3.Lil Wayne
4.Rick Ross(still waiting on the album)
5.Young Jeezy
6.Nicki Minaj
7.2 Chainz
8.Tip
9.French Montana
10.Fabolous
Dez niggaz is who i hear on tha radio da most right now #ijs
seems accurate radio wise.
MTV your list is weak. Wil Smith could get a bigger buzz today than a few those names.
no westcoast artist in it fuck outta here
Can I get a Big K.R.I.T and J. Cole sighting?
Exactly
so is dis hottest meaning who had the biggest buzz(as in albulms sold,radioplay and all the other numbers involved) or just best MC?..If it’s just hottest, I think Drake should win. He’s been all ova features (round of applause, Im on One, Tony Montana, Stay schemin) and even had his own huge singles (headlines,Marvin’s Room, Make me proud, The Motto). I dnt think any1 has been all over the place like he has.
P.S.-Jim Jones and Nas shouldn’t be on this list. They didnt drop an albulm and any song(or single) dey put out, aint sellin much right now. If we’re just talking about the Hottest and most relevant MC’s right now
maino and red cafe but no game?
This list is lazy as fuck. It’s MTV though so guess you can’t expect too much.
So a popularity contest? No concern
OMG there’s so many rappers who should be on there…how does Eminem make the list when all he did was put out a joint EP & a select few guest verses? And Jim Jones??? REALLY??? Goddamn MTV you guys are fucking ridiculous. No J.Cole, no Tech N9ne. I’m sorry but a number of those guys don’t deserve to be up there..they didn’t do anything this last year.
rick ross
drake
lil wayne
jay-z/kanye west
nikki minaj
wiz khalifa
big sean
meek mill
wale
2chainz
french montana
thats my list if were talking about the work they put in in 2011
A lot of mediocre talent on this list, seems fitting following the worst year in hip hop history
how is nicki or wayne on this list
i choose 2 chains meek wale common nas tech n9nne yelaaa Earl tyga rick ross
(no specific order
Kendrick Lamar? Tech N9ne? ScHoolboy Q?
no Game, Kendrick??? but common french montana? JIM JONES?
MAN FUCK MTV MOTHAFUCKAS
MTV HATES THE WEST
Where is Slaughterhouse at?
NO J. COLE OR KENDRICK LAMAR?? WACKKKK
Jim jones? Rick Ross? Nicki Minaj?
Where the f**k is Royce??? Did you hear the shit on hell the sequel?
CRAZY!!!
I think Eminem will win this easily, I mean did you hear the shit on hell the sequel?
CRAZY???
NO J. COLE… DO THEY NOT KNOW HOW MUCH SPINS “WORK OUT” GETS A FUCKING DAY…?? BUT U GOT RED CAFE ON IT THO… LETS NOT EVEN MENTION MAINO, I CANT TELL U A NAME OF A SONG HE MADE SINCE HI, HATER!
jadakiss? that guy hasnt brought out anything in a while…+ no kendrick and no game?….wackest list ever
this list was made by a 3rd grader. probably maino, or red cafe’s kid. because they don’t deserve to even ask about this list let alone be on it
2 Chainz- Wack
50 Cent- Legend but past his best
Big Sean- Wack
Common- Average rapper also past best
Drake- Too much girly shit
Eminem- Top 5 all time
Fabolous- Needs a good new album
French Montana- Who!!
Jadakiss- Hasnt gone anything good recently
JAY-Z- Legend but an asshole sell out
Jim Jones- Wack
Kanye West- Great producer sub par MC
Lil Wayne- Very Talented but up his own ass
Lloyd Banks- Underated mixtape king
Maino- Wack
Meek Mill-Wack
Nas- GOAT but no new material
Nicki Minaj- Fine as fuck but played out
Red Caf- Ok at best
Rick Ross- Ok MC but most fake rapper ever
T.I.- Killin it right now, My Pick
Wale- Good year and good MC
Wiz Khalifa- This kid is played out
Yelawolf- Crazy talented and orginal
Young Jeezy- Good MC but same album everytime
Just my opinion……
your opinion is dogshit. seriously you dogged everybody on the list…who the fuck do you like? You elitist fuck.
I like nas, tip, 50, em, yelawolf, jay z, loso, wale, banks, jada!!
Maybe u should go change your maxipad and stop being so protective of ur wack mc’s. Do u work at mtv or something???
Good List nice observations
I have to disagree that EM is an all time top 5.
how you made up two fake people and tried making them compliment you on your stupid list. You’re pathetic, and you said you liked Jay-Z, but then you call him an asshole sell out? You’re a fucking retard.
Ummm I think they’re missing a few people. Specifically J Cole, Big KRIT, and Kendrick Lamar.
JETS FOOL!
They are soo wrong. Game, Kendrick Lamar, J Cole, Tech N9ne, Gucci, And even Dre with the couple songs he’s put out. Mtv needs a staff that listens to hip hop more intently than the ppl they have now
guys chill…mtv dosnt know shit about music, this list means nothing.
That and throwing the term MC about is bound to cause anger.
WILL HILL… H.O.M.E.TEAM
AND LUDACRIS!
Maybe at the bottom of the list, but hopsin too.
SMH wanna make all the internet weirdos come out by the hundreds? make up a TOP rappers list lol…works everytime…
These list are a desperate grasp at straws, cause they say “hot” like the game is progressing any further…hottest MC in the game? really? hot as in what lol? the only MCs on the list that I see are Common, Jay Em, Jada, Nas and kanye…the rest are a buncha rap niggas who dont endorse emcee’s emceeing nor hip hop!!
The niggas who actually fit the title MC are actual EMCEES from an era when MCs still existed! The new shit going on is hardly EMCEEING! Call it hustling… and not “moving weight” hustling more like nickle & diming! Its like niggas is celebrating the lesser of 2 of evils lol! when you talk about any of those other guys it dont got jack shit to do with ANYTHING you measure an MC by…its about bullshit that traditional pop media goes by…album sales, popularity, radio spins twitter and all kinda other garbage…hip hop is a hybrid pop culture mixed with rock techno & rap… and niggas are so brainwashed that when MTV or whoever says “such & such is #1” you take it personal now you cant support who the #1 guy is supposed to be…then it turns into a us versus them mentality…hip hop divides itself leaving yall to bicker online about nothing, meanwhile nobody wins but the major labels…and I like how they snuck commons name on the list…all to further distort the image of what an actual MC is…they KNOW Common didnt have a big hit or anything they just wanna pit common and true school hip hop against drake the new age RAPPER and publicly make fun of the situation and make you believe that it was all about serena williams to downplay it all…same thing with 50 & ross…50 shouldnt be on this list but what their gonna do is try to hype rick ross like hes really doing something, as if he “survived” 50 the big bad bully lol…which is still funny cause nobody takes ross serious no matter how good his beats are! I wouldnt be surprised if yelawolf or em wins lol! they laughing at ALL OF US! the niggas ready for change and you lay down & take it dumb niggas who thinking your running shit…
FOR YOUR HEALTH!!
Word Up, talking sense.
they leave GAME out on purpose.. no west coast artist are allowed to participate.
tech n9ne aint in here? haaa half these rappers are jokesss lmao
MTV’s retarded…… no tech? no hopsin? no royce? Fuckin idiots
none of those guys have been hot.. bar maybe Royce.. do you know what hot means? you’re the idiot
yeah thought mtv atleast have thier artiest of the month but nope i was wrong. no tech n9ne or k dot
You people don’t even know what real hip-hop is about.. These artists above don’t express the culture. They AINT HIP-HOP. Wheres their B-Boy Moves at? Wheres their aerosol spray paint cans at??? wheres their DJ’s spinning real vinyl at???? Wheres the cypher that they freestyle at??? The mainstream portrays hip-hop as something it is not. DAMN SON. Wheres the KRS-One or Gang Starr of this generation?? Wheres the WU-TANg of this generation. I’m only 19 but i still realize what the mainstream media puts out is not real hip-hop. its HIP-POP. Corny rappers these days don’t know what true lyricism is. Keep GHOSTWRITING and BRAINWASHING THE YOUTH!!!!!
either you’re not 19 or you’re a sheepish whiner who just needs to cater to what he likes
With the exception of Common and NaS
ALOTA NIGGAZ ON THIS LIST AIN’T EVEN HOT!!!!
RAWSS IS THE NIGGA…WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
and Kendrick is not on this list because….
Why the Hell has no one mentioned Andr 3000!!!!!!!!!!
he hasn’t been hot at all… he’s dope no lie, but come on, three/four guest verses does not make you hot
I like to jackoff I smoke dat weed and then I cough unlike rick ross Im a real boss james brown style I paid the cost dont believe me ask ya girlfriend pussy she will tell you im not a fuckin rookie as I eat a cookie while smokin another dubie this is real life not a movie I bet you bitches thought you knew me yup Im at it again just killed another dubie cause I like to get high would you rather me lie hell no cause Im to real get out my face before you get killed
I should be on this muthafuckin list FUCK ALL YALL!!!
YOU GOT TO BE FUCKING RAPING US MTV!? This Is Rabbit Shit… J Cole Has A Top 10 Record On The Rap Charts A Top 20 Record On The Hot 100! Gold Album. I Fuck With Yelawolf and Nas But What Have They Done? No Mixtapes No Recent Music. Lloyd Banks? 50 Cent Still Raps? NO Kendrick Lamar? Tyler the Creator Creates Headlines With Fucking Tweets Bro And He Aint On Here. Maino Red Cafe? Im A Brooklyn Nigga But Them Niggas Cant Be On This List Over Asap Rocky Who Is Hotter. THIS SHIT IS ABOUT CONNECTIONS NOT ACTIVITY. FUCK MTV! ! ! Young Niggas Getting No Love
This how it should go based on hottest
Ross,Drake,Nicki,T.I.,Jay,Ye,Jeezy, Wayne,Wale
This isnt your fav or my fav or the best mcs just “HOTTEST” in the game, remember that. Meaning radio and talk, mags, features, mixtapes, albums and everything else. For arguments sake off this list the only ones id bother with are lamar, krit, cole, nas, common, tech and game. I like oolllddd kanye and jay. Wale, b.o.b. mac and wiz changed big time to me yela and t.i. are ok. Lil waynes overrated and i hate rick ross and waka. Also not sure what the big deal with montana is. Oh and i like gibbs and Big fan of Eminem but didnt think their buzz was as big around 2011. OK now that thats outta the way and you guys wont hate or say this is biased heres the list.
in no order should be
Drake
J. Cole
Big K.R.I.T.
Lil Wayne
Kanye West
Jay-Z
Meek Mill
Wale
Mac Miller
Wiz Khalifa
Waka Flocka Flame
Nicki Minaj
Nas
Common
Tech N9ne
B.o.B.
Yelawolf
50 Cent
Tyler The Creator
The Game
Rick Ross
Kendrick Lamar
Busta Rhymes
French Montana
T.I.
ALSO CAN ANYONEEEE TELL ME WHY DX PUT TITY BOI AS THE PIC FOR THIS ARTICLE???? I MEAN COME ONNNN
wheres LLOYD BANKS AT DUMBASS!! HALF YOUR LIST IS SHIT
did you seriously put FLOCKA?? not seriously tho
ha its funny people easy start talkin shit to people over the internet ha and im saying this list is who im always hearing bout whether i like em or not also big sean and young jeezy which still aint on my own list but u retarded? im not sayin whether theyre good or not and banks im a fan always been since he dropped but he aint in that whos hot to run out and go and get whos gone be shoved in peoples faces. I PUT BANKS OVER HALF THIS LIST IMO but i aint choosin my top 25 or 10 or whatever ok? You got any other retarded smartass comments?
lol @ this list, where is Ja rule, game, j cole and hopsin?
yelawolf goin to show all these rappers what skills are, white dog get’em!!
no jcole no game……lol
Don’t understand why 50 and Jim Jones are there because they haven’t done much lately and no disrespect to Jada but I don’t know why he’s there either. And where’s Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole?
No Tech N9ne? Shitty list…
Oh man…this list is gonna cause a lot of problems.
Drake’s gonna win….mark my words
That gay dude in the wheelchair from Saved by the Bell?
http://napturality.tumblr.com/post/490832417/missgoldengirl-madeinbaltimore-picture-for
Lupe puts a fuckin album that does 200k, puts out a fuckin mixtape that lyrically shitted on all these niggas they chose and the muhfucka don’t make the cut. SM motherfuckin H
Agree
Was thinking the same thing SLR best track I’ve heard in years lyrically.Bein dope is all in the muscle
Its more than just a pause and a chuckle
I bench press elephants, and bowlin ball juggle
So dont be scared to take the Super Lu route
Top 5 alive and I only got 2 out!
School ya on your history, I tell ya what you bout
Fight for all the right things and let the Huey New out
Pharrell what these n-ggas talkin bout?
Two man Big Pun, a one man Slaughterhouse
A two album Jay-Z, a one n-gga Wu-Tang
Young and hungry Mos Def, a conscious rappin Lil Wayne
I dont care for similarities
Cause Im a pioneer, not a parody
These aint bars, this is barbarity
SLR Clarity
Wait… where’s J Cole?
They put bitch ass 2 chainz and red cafe on the list and not Game? And wtf JIM JONES? Does his old ass even still rap? Those three could have easily been replaced with Kendrick Lamar, J cole and Game. FUCK MTV…
WHY IS WACK ASS BANKS MAINO N JIM JONES ON THIS LIST THO?
1. Drake
2. Jay-Z
3. Kanye West
4. Nicki Minaj
5. Lil Wayne
6. Rick Ross
7. Big Sean
8. Wale
9. Meek Mill
10. 2 Chainz
At least about 6 of the people I listed will end up on the actual list, if not all
1/2 good 1/2 gay list
Doesn’t matter who is or ain’t nominated, Weezy will still lead the list.
french montana? where’s future?
No J. Cole? Seriously? He has one of the best albums out and sold more than both Wale and Big Sean. Not to mention that he is without a doubt better than half the rappers on this list.
Its MTV. How are they gonna name “Top 25 MC’s” in the game? Really? They’ll probly end up letting drake or wayne win it smh.
*my bad “hottest MC’s” just noticed Cole isn’t up there either. The hell were they thinking!
wow mtv sucks but then again all they know how to do is make reality shows. Crooked I will shit on everyone on this list except for Nas, Common, & Eminem!! Even Horseshoe Gang are alot better not to mention Kendrick Lamar! Fuck This list no love for the West!
wow these dudes at MTV should change this to the 25 most commercial artists in the game…they got no love for the west coast Game, Kendrick, and Crooked I should at least be up there, and no Slaughterhouse members either c’mon son get the fuck outta here with that bullshit
In no order but heres a few people who shoulda been on the list
Big Krit
J Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Royce Da 5’9
Crooked I
Eminem
Jadakiss
Jay Z
Common
Nas
Meek Mill (had a big year)
Jeezy
TI
Tech N9ne
The Game
Rick Ross
Joe Budden
Lupe Fiasco
Are MTV fucking serious? You got 2chainz, Jim jones, Maino, Drake, French montana, Red cafe, Wiz Khalifa etc… and yet no GAME? Wow…
GAME will rap circles around all these niggas except maybe Jay z and Eminem. No wonder nobody respects or watches mtv anymore!
every year yall say fuck mtv this list dont mean shit. yet every year you come back and complain about it.
wow where is game, anyone from slaughterhouse, j cole, kendrick lamar, jay rock, styles p, young jeezy… i just dont see how maino and nicky minaj and 50 cent are on this list and none of these other people got one…. this list is some bs
FUCK MTV WHY U HAVE 2 CHAINZ AND NO
not tryna sound like a dick rider but 50 is not relevant, game should def take his place
HOT = who’s getting the most press and word of mouth in the streets
2 Chainz
Drake
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Nicki Minaj
That’s gonna be the top 5. Easily. Top 5 hottest doesn’t mean best lyricist, it means most popular at the time.
Looool two chainz aint winning shit lol, garbage ass nigga
everybody n dey mama dick ridin meek so i see him pretty high on the list
WTF is JIm Jones doing on the list? & Yela is dope but he’s not buzzing like that.
2 Chainz – never listened to this guy overrated
50 Cent – still real
Big Sean – ok
Common – hip hop pioneer
Drake – decent needs to change his flow
Eminem – one of the best but ppl suck his dick way too much need to rap the way he used to like his voice like toy soldiers seems like he yells
Fabolous – niceee need to come out with a album
French Montana – wack
Jadakiss – raw
JAY-Z – nice
Jim Jones – wack
Kanye West – nice ass producer good ass rapper
Lil Wayne – 95% shitty, sold out raps rs rarely
Lloyd Banks – nice as fuck not underrated but good need to be heard more voice changed up idk y
Maino – ok
Meek Mill – alright like the guy
Nas – GOAT very intellectual and intelligent
Nicki Minaj – annoying not even a rapper sing too much
Red Caf – soso lyrics need to be better
Rick Ross – FAKEST RAPPER EVER!!! RESPONSIBLE FOR FAKE RAPPERS!!
T.I. – NIce as hell only one of the few rappers to be nice at several flows
Wale – nice underrated
Wiz Khalifa – shitty
Yelawolf – nice raps real shit
Young Jeezy – good rapper
BOUT RIGHT,,,,, FAB, JADA, JAY, WALE, EM( THOUGH AGREE NOT BIG ON EM THESE DAYS) TOP 5 LYRICISTS ,,,,
CLOSE 2ND,,,,KANYE(MAYBE ^), DAMN NAS AND COMMON TOO ^, L.BANKS, AND AS GAY AS HE IS DRAKE, AND ROSS AS MORE OF AN ACTOR RAPPER BUT STILL SPITS, OLD WIZ FUCK THIS MR. ROSE GUY, TI’S OLD SHIT CAN’T FUCK WIT EM AFTER ALL THE MTV SPECIALS AND REALITY SHOW, YELA GO CRAZY TOO
STILL AGREE WIT MOST OF YA THEY MISSIN ALOT OF PEOPLE BUT THESE ALL MAINSTREAM AND ITS MTV
Nas, GOAT ??? Jay-z, Just nice ? Fool. Em, Jay>>>>>>Nas any day !
game j. cole lupe big krit should also be there even if mtv hates the west coast
11 from NY dats wtf Im talking bout. Hey Atl only got 3 Lmfaoooooooooooooooo…
People still find mtv a reliable source for what’s hot. they don’t even show music videos anymore. maybe if this was yo mtv raps just maybe i might take it serious.
NO TECHN9NE & NO YUKMOUTH AGAIN HUH?? THE LIST IS BS EASTCOAST BIAS POINTBLANK.
what a fuckin joke of a list
the list is bullshit, but for the record, anyone who shouts out the name hopsin ain’t better. he did one amazing freestyle and a couple good tracks MONTHS ago and done fuck all since. he ice cold.
tech n9ne is the shit, but he been on the downlow like he is every year.. I’d say the most hotness he got was spitting a good verse on C4.
the real robberies are J.Cole, Lupe and Royce.. even if two of them dropped less-than-impressive albums
how can you say “Tech N9ne is on the downlow like he is every year” when just in the last 3 years he’s dropped 5 full length albums (two of them being in 2011 just five months apart from one another), 2 EPs, and a mixtape all while touring over 200 shows a year?
maino my nemo?!
how many of them didnt release an album this year and are still on this list ???
if u didnt release an album and u still got …that staying relevent
young jeezy is the hottest mc. period. he has mixtapes and bad asss tm103. and not to mention he is real not like waka , and rick ross,
I noticed Slaughterhouse STILL hasn’t dropped an album. It’s not that easy to make a hit record is it.
aww aww aww no (my favorite rapper) aint up there??????!!!!!! aww aww aww this a shitty list.
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Drake is the king
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Mac Miller?
Maino Jim Jones Yelawolf Banks 2 Chainz Red Cafe are all garbage
i forgot garbage ass 50 cent
Elzhi? Skyzoo? Krondon? I mean these are likely names you should see on this list so it only makes sense that ppl are posting names like these expecting to see them on this list right? The 3 top known, hottest, artist in the game right there. Dude way down there you nailed the missing links my man. O real talk tho why the fuck is Jim Jones and Lloyd Banks on there (no diss to Banks but hes not that relevant right now). And where the fck is J. Cole and B.o.B??
No west Coast Cats?????….KeendrickLAmar…Dom Kennedy….IS ANYBODY FROM SLAUGHTERHOUSE EVEN IN THIS LIST…..IS 2 BALLSACK CHAINS CONSIDERED AN MC…..WTF is GOING ON WITH HIP HOP YO
This is MTV. What did you expect?
Wheres Kendrick Lamar Where’s A$AP Rocky
Where is BIG KRIT? Thats MTV for ya
the top 9 are definitely going to be..
common, em, jay-z, kanye, wayne, jeezy, nicki minaj, ross, drake (no specific order)
that number 10 slot if up for grabs between Wiz/Banks/TI/Yela
It comes down mostly to album sales and singles and swag
No KENDRICK??? No Big KRIT??? WTF MTV
ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS WHAT HAS JIM JONES DONE THIS YEAR ???
JIM JONES OVER J.COLE ??? REALLY ???
JIM JONES ?????
…
JIM JONES ???
Nas takes this shit, no competition.he the best mc alive
In your homo dreams !
List is kinda accurate but where’s:
Wiz
J. Cole
MGK
Tyga
kinda accurate??? you probably never heard of Tech N9ne, Kendrick Lamar, Pharoahe Monch, Big Krit, Abstract Rude or Myka Nine. Of course everybody has a different taste but If there are names like French Bumtana, Mainho or Jim Jones on this “list” then it CAN’T be taken seriously.
Nobody, not even their fans, care about these fucking underground weirdos. What part about ”hot” do you not you understand?
The hard part about rap is pursuading people it’s hot so much, so that they go out and buy it, which is where all underground rappers fail miserably at. They can’t even convince their own fans about their shitty ass projects, none of them is willing to support it.
Funny, Tech N9ne’s underground and his “shitty ass project” got to number 4 and the number 1 album for hip hop, whilst many say that Kendrick Lamar’s mixtape was one of the best pieces of hip hop all year. So yeah, nobody supports or cares about these underground dudes. Idiot.
This shit is so predictable. I can predict with approximate accuracy the outcome of this shit-list. Peep this bullshit:
10. 2-Chainz
9. Meek Mill
8. Young Jeezy
7. Common (REASONABLE)
6. Eminem
5. Kanye West
4. Lil Wayne
3. Rick Ross
2. Jay-Z
1. Drake
Our top 5 will consist of an R&B artist, a fake blood who is a gangster but just happens to wear womens pants and skateboard (In the hood of course), who else…oh yea, we also got a former C.O. up there as well. Welcome to today’s mainstream rap.
Here’s what MTV Should do: Make a top 10 most popular RAPPERS (as entertainers) and a separate top 10 for the real hip hop fans: Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch, Saigon, Big Krit, Kendrick Lamar, Styles P, Phonte, and any nigga from Slaughterhouse.
The rappers that got nominated are the same ones you hear on the radio 24-7 and the ones you see every time you go to MTV/BET…the same media outlets that brainwash and dumb down the youth of society. What MTV needs to do, being the huge form of entertainment that it is, is promote real hip-hop to hip-hop fans and maybe we can get a change in the direction of hip-hop going. Unfortunately MTV only cares about ratings and views and money (and promoting garbage to the people). Kids these days don’t know who a Big Krit is or who a Kendrick Lamar is. They know ppl who they hear on radio, see on TV, hear in clubs, and who their friends listen to (same shit).
FUCK MTV.
FUCK BET.
FUCK RADIO.
FUCK MAINSTREAM.
FUCK YOU SO CALLED FANS THAT SUPPORT FAKE BLOODS AND FORMER CO’s.
word im surprised Trey Songz didnt make it Trigga lol
Yo i feel u on every point where the real emcees at and i know they gonna cheat nas and put in the rank of 11-15
Where the real emcess at? At the bottom where they belong. LMFAO @ they gonna cheat Nas. You fucking crybaby. That nigga simply not good enough to reach a higher place, get over it. Nas and win don’t go together, when will you stupid bitches come out of your alternate universe to accept the truth? Making shit up about your idol on the internet doesn’t change shit. Stop confusing wishful thinking with reality.
Hottest? whatever that means…. My favorites are Kendrick Lamar, Freddie Gibbs, Slaughterhouse, Rittz the Rapper, Slaine, J. Cole, Big K.R.I.T., Asap Rocky, and few others.
This list is such a bad joke! French Montana, Maino, Red Cafe??? Yeah right, i forgot they’re lyrical geniuses! But Tech N9ne, Kendrick Lamar, Big Krit, Luda or J.Cole are just a bunch of rookies that can be ignored. FUKKK MTV! FUKKK this whole industry of gays and clueless idiots. Slap them in their shady faces!
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Da fuck!!! i knew drizzy was on da low
Aye why Jay look like Mr. Popo from Dragonball though!?
cuz he an uglyaass camel lookin nigguh
If you support this list you are a moron when it comes to music. But its cool, your not the only one, no offense.
Eh, if you follow the internets, its clearly Kendrick Lamar, Big KRIT and J. Cole atm. Smdh at this list. WHO THE HELL EVEN LISTENS TO 2 CHAINZ? RED CAFE? MAINO? JIM JONES? FRENCH MONTANA?
This
out of this list I’d say Em, Jay, Yelawolf….Throw in Common but Em will take him out in a freestyle…the rest besides Nas and Ye are weak MC’s. ..if Nas came out with soem Live at the BBQ, like he did on NASTY..then he’d kill all of these niggas
The part Eminem dropped in the Shady cypher is far superior to anything Nas’ way of thought could grasp in 10 lifetimes.
Co-Sign @Really?
This is the most ridiculous list of 25 I ever seen. 50 cent, Lloyd banks, jadakiss, fabolous? What have they done lately? Rick Ross sucks, meek mill sucks, wale is the only mmg member that can flow. Maino, 2 chains, red cafe, French montana? Who are These people? Where is tech n9ne, b.o.b., big krit, j Cole, kendrick Lamar, hopsin, etc. Real hip hop shit… I think u get the drift. The whole strange music crew is better than half these people on this list. the rap u hear on the radio isn’t even real music. It’s str8 garbage. Who ever made this list knows nothing about hip hop music.
dumb ignorant niggas!!!! swag
to clear yo minds!
da hottest M.C.’s in da game
1. Lil Wayne
2. Nicki Minaj
3. Drake
4. Rick Ross
5. Lil B
6. 2 Chainz
7. Future
8. Soulja Boy
9. French Montana
10. Lil Twist
11. Tyler, the Creator
12. Birdman [hip hop legend]
13. Chris Brown
14. Tyga
15. Raekwon [hip hop legend]
…
swag
i agree wit alomst the whole u put up but some of thee dudes are trash you got son future all in all GARBAGE lil b cmon son lol he not even takin this seriously 4 me and he made a mixtape title im gay TRASH birdman a rap legend not hip hop andwayne write his raps do i need 2 say more soulia boy ima end this cause i can tell you are young and you jus dont know about true hip hop so keep your list lil homie
Whaatt. Thee. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuukkkk? Seriously who ever made this list should cut their ears off.
Some deserve to be on there but dudes like wiz? Big Sean? Lil Wayne? Nicki manaj?
What about Kendrick, j cole, Game, raekwon
This sh!t is embarrassing. Wow. I hope nasty Nas or Common wins this this Sh!t.
Whaatt. Thee. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuukk? Seriously who ever made this list should cut their ears off.
Some deserve to be on there but dudes like wiz? Big Sean? Lil Wayne? Nicki manaj?
What about Kendrick, j cole, Game, raekwon
This sh!t is embarrassing. Wow. I hope nasty Nas or Common wins this this Sh!t.
MTV doesn’t even show music videos. MTV does as little with music as possible. MTV has been shit for how many years now?
Fuck MTV. Fuck BET. And fuck whoever contrived this nonsensical ass list. The fact that it started off with a nigga calling himself 2Chainz who called himself Tity Boy is a travesty in itself.
Stop runnin on niggas with all that wack shit…talkin about you MC. – GZA
hey no doubt i feel u on that aspect but at least my nigga nas is on their along with jada and fabo and eminem so we shall see wit they pick fam
Yo this list is garbage look at these clowns who made the list:
Tity Boy, 50 Pennies, Little Sean, Common Bullshit, Flake, Feminem, Fagolous, Jadabitch, Gay-Z, Kangay Fish, Lloyd Wanks, Main-Ho, Nasshole, T.I. fag, Wale bitch, Wiz Khagina, Yelabitch and Grandpa Jeezy. That is not Hip-Hop, these are pop artists who portray themselves as rappers in order to get famous. Thankfully MTV was smart enough not to include, J. Ho, Kendick Lamar, Wack Miller, Fag N9ne, Motherfuckin’ Gay Kelly, Big HypoKRIT, Kid Cunti, Laughterhouse, Ponies Meet Unicorns, Chilish Gay-Bimbo, Lugay Fiasshole, Angay 3000, Snoop Poop, Dr. Gay, Atmoshit, Mortal Shitnique, 2wack, Fag Thought, Wack Star, Ass-shit Roth, Tyga bitch, Bullshit Rhymes, Murs homo, Dyke Shinoda, or B.o.B aka Bobby Gay are real rappers.
Real rappers include GUCCI MANE, Oj Da Juiceman, Waka Flocka Flame, Soulja Boy, Lil B, V-Nasty, Justin Bieber, MattyBRaps, Christian Beadles, Flo Rida, Birdman, Lil Chuckee, Lil Twist Gudda Gudda, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Lil Kim, Hopsin, SwizZz, Dizzy Wright, Tyler The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, YC, Future, Vinnie Paz, Celph Titled, Apathy, Jedi Mind Tricks, Army Of The Pharaohs, Canibus, Lowkey, etc.
It’s Gucci Time!
a yo some of them picks u have in your list are good the rest are garbage and 2 sit here and say that 2 chainz is trash what areyou smokin on CRACK you even said justin bieber which conclusion this EARLY peace lil kid
LOL @ u
Oh I get it he’s being sarcastic…lol @ guccitime!!!
lmao at kangay fish and Lloyd Wanks
This made my day already.
actually it was pretty funny.these made my day:
Nasshole
Big hypoKRIT
Laughterhouse
I BEEN LAUGHIN LIKE FOR 10 MINUTES, LOL THIS DUDE IS FUNNY AS FUCK
LLOYD WANKS ?! AHAHAHAHAHAHA KENDICK LAMAR LOL AND ALL THE OTHER NAMES PLZ AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHHHHHAHAHAH
Are you replying to your own post under different names? You must be because I dont think anybody could find that list the least bit funny. Lame 10-year-old humor.
J.Cole did waaaaay more than 50 last year. Tyler the Creator had more buzz than 50 in terms of music. Game had one of the best albums of the year…WTF?
Not one single fucking quarter of the Slaughter FAIL
No Styles P another FAIL
Not even Busta fuck me FAIL
Jeezy not even on there FAIL
Oh shit no Cole FAIL
Where’s Game? FAIL
What happened to Tech? FAIL
AN THE FAILURES GO ON
Jeezy was last one on the list.
i wonder if this list was made randomly…i mean u got Royce da 5’9 and u dont put him in…u got Big Krit…where is Tech N9ne,where is Kendrick Lamar,even Tyler The Creater had a big buzz last year…thank God Eminem and Common are in there… but if they lose to a fat cop MTV is a big fraud who robs artists of their right…who in the hell listens to Red Cafe and Jim Jones these days ?? speachless
Nas this, Nas that…I like that dude, but dude got no rap skills….He’s just like tupac, Just rapping with emotions, and that’s playing safe because, whenever emotions come in anything, the mood changes. Nas needs to switch up flow like Em and Jay, or mix up crazy rhyme patterns and complex words like Em or Rakim b4 i respect his ass. He’s one of GOAT, but nothing compared to Em, Jay, BIG, Rakim, Guess he’s my #5.
Exactly! He’s behind all these dudes, he’s immensly overrated, especially on this site. This nigga been rapping with one flow and technically weak lyrics for nearly 20 years now. There’s not one skill he excells at.
Saying Nas has no rap skills is like saying Lebron James has no basketball skills. Just kill yourself quickly aight? Do real niggas a favour
LeBron only has athletical skills, but real Basketball ones? Nah. Getting your panties up in a bunch because someone criticized your idol shows how pathetic and sad you are. What a human tragedy in the history of mankind. You can’t even ignore troll attempts, because it gets under your skin when somebody mentions Nas in a negative way. You cockmunching faggot.
@YOU ARE A LIVING BREATHING JOKE:
Nas got no rap skills, bro. NO SKILLS….and don’t bring up Lebron, he’s a baller, not rapper. Nas is literally living off illmatic glory !!!!!!
You losers
Nas is a king.
These other punks don’t even deserve to be ona list next to him!!
Fking losers
You stupid or something just go kill yourself you are sucking too much lil wayne s dick, man nas is a living legend, plus you say that hes just like pac so tis is a good thang
Stupid people like you are driving me mad as hell I’d just like to punch me true my computer you stupid bitch
Keep on ridin mainstream rappers dicks
Nas is a living legend, but what does that change? That puts him above criticism? Nigga would be long gone if it wasn’t for that one hot album that saved his ass for 15 years of garbage. Cry yourself to sleep, you fucking bitch, because somebody shitted on Nas, who isn’t aware of your existence. You’re a lowlife fuck that has one goal in life: Defending Nas. God damn, how fucking miserable are you, you piece of shit? Do you have no pride? You resemble a prostitute with your female tendencies. Nas IS a mainstream rapper, you fucking idiot. God damn, your stupidity is unmatched, try to overplay your lack of intelligence by living through a fake ass rapper.
Truth/FU/Nas this Nas that/Anonymous Fags
Even if Nas never changed his delivery his 4 classics [Ill/Still/IWW/LT] still best Em, Jay, Ra, and BIG with their multiple flows and rhyme patters. You can dissect the art of rapping itself all you want, and maybe those artists do have more variety when it comes to technique, but Nas is a far more genuine ARTIST than any of those dudes. Jay drops slick double entendres and has charisma for days, but he hardly ever talks about anything but dealing coke, stacking bills, being better than the next guy. and clowning women. BIG probably would have been the best, but with barely more than two albums, you can’t presume he would have matched Em, Jay, or Nas’ longevity. Plus, his subject matter was very one-dimensional.
Em is the closest MC to Nas of any of the ones you mentioned. His multi-syllabic rhyme schemes are ridiculous, perhaps matched only by AZ, and he is an outstanding lyricist. But as far as making good albums, I think he is pretty overrated. His production can be downright annoying, and his subject matter is downright depressing for real. I like how unpredictable he can be, especially with his early material. But he has dropped some corny ass singles where he clowns non-rappers and pop artists who he laters does songs with [Pink, Rihanna etc.]. Kind of turns me off to him.
Ra? Ra had his time sure, but Nas overshadowed Ra so much so that Ra was essentially removed from the conversation of GOAT MCs. Ra set the groundwork for lyrical MCs, but Nas set the bar for lyricism at a level Ra simply couldn’t reach. Nas is like Ra 2.0.
Nas is nowhere near being above criticism, but you dumb fucks act like he should be subjected to statements like ‘he has no rap skills’ when that is beyond preposterous. Problem for you gaylords is that your favorite rapper/the rappers you put above Nas would be very likely to put Nas above themselves as MCs. So what does your opinion count for then? NOT SHIT
Nas raps cover nearly every subject you can think of… he takes risks… he puts himself out there… trials, tribulations, successes, failures… none of those MCs do that…. he is ACCESSIBLE AND PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO HIM… that is why he has fans like he does
ONE
yo this list is bullshit tech nine is better then damn near that whole list and hes not even on there
WTF is this list?
2 Chainz – Can’t make up his mind on his name
50 Cent – Ain’t been hot since like 07
Big Sean – Got a buzz this year
Common – Never been hottest in the game but probably better than your favorite MC
Drake – Sweet ass canadian. If it’s hottest in the pop charts and with teeni boppers.
Eminem – One of the GOATS. Will always be hot in the game.
Fabolous – Great flower but hot this year? Only for getting slapped by a piano singer.
French Montana – Signed by Diddy. Oh dear son.
Jadakiss – Got hardcore fan base but hot hottest this year.
JAY-Z – Has to be in with a shout.
Jim Jones – Not been hot the last 10 years.
Kanye West – Still doin his thing.
Lil Wayne – Carter 4 poor. If he wins because of sales we may as well give up.
Lloyd Banks – Good indipendant album son!
Maino – Not a chance
Meek Mill – Got a buzz
Nas – Legend but not at the top of the hot list.
Nicki Minaj – Hottest in a HOT list 😉
Red Caf – Why is he on this list again?
Rick Ross – Officer Ricky. One of the best rappers ever. #NOT
T.I. – This guy is constantly hot in the game
Wale – Got a buzz
Wiz Khalifa – Doing his thing
Yelawolf – Not as good as any of Slaughterhouse.
Young Jeezy – His buzz is fading year after year. Needs to switch his flow up and surprise us.
Where is Tech9, The Game, any or all of Slaughthouse etc?
MTV is a joke these days if you like Hip Hop.
Exactly, my niggy!
You on Point wit that sh!t.
Another clown ass illuminati list by the channel that cancelled Yo MTV Raps, what else is new…
Yo this list is garbage look at these clowns who made the list:
Tity Boy, 50 Pennies, Little Sean, Common Bullshit, Flake, Feminem, Fagolous, Jadabitch, Gay-Z, Kangay Fish, Lloyd Wanks, Main-Ho, Nasshole, T.I. fag, Wale bitch, Wiz Khagina, Yelabitch and Grandpa Jeezy. That is not Hip-Hop, these are pop artists who portray themselves as rappers in order to get famous. Thankfully MTV was smart enough not to include, J. Ho, Kendick Lamar, Wack Miller, Fag N9ne, Motherfuckin’ Gay Kelly, Big HypoKRIT, Kid Cunti, Laughterhouse, Ponies Meet Unicorns, Chilish Gay-Bimbo, Lugay Fiasshole, Angay 3000, Snoop Poop, Dr. Gay, Atmoshit, Mortal Shitnique, 2wack, Fag Thought, Wack Star, Ass-shit Roth, Tyga bitch, Bullshit Rhymes, Murs homo, Dyke Shinoda, or B.o.B aka Bobby Gay are real rappers.
Real rappers include GUCCI MANE, Oj Da Juiceman, Waka Flocka Flame, Soulja Boy, Lil B, V-Nasty, Justin Bieber, MattyBRaps, Christian Beadles, Flo Rida, Birdman, Lil Chuckee, Lil Twist Gudda Gudda, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Lil Kim, Hopsin, SwizZz, Dizzy Wright, Tyler The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, YC, Future, Vinnie Paz, Celph Titled, Apathy, Jedi Mind Tricks, Army Of The Pharaohs, Canibus, Lowkey, etc.
It’s Gucci Time!
Too much cliches, try again.
Yo, where’s MTV RiFF RaFF at though?
niggas tryna act like me. smh
here is ma list:
1. Lil Wayne
2. Drake
3. Nicki Minaj
4. Tyga
5. Lil Twist
6. Bow Wow
7. DJ Khaled
8. Cory Gunz
9. Mystikal
10. Busta Rhymes
#YMCMB #WEDABEST
its all bout YMCMB…. modern hip hop equalz YMCMB….. real MCs equal YMCMB. swag
1. You didn’t grow up listening to Mystikal, so you are just ridin the band wagon.
2.Who in their right mind has Bow Wow in their top 25, YMCMB fan or not.
3.How come the man you got your name from(Gucci Mane), ain’t in ya top 25?..I’ll answer that for you..It’s because you are a dick ridin’ fan that follows whoever is hot at the time…LOL
…and I am aware that as idiot you only put 10 people on your list, because all you see is Lil Wayne in your dreams.
fuck this bunkass list. fucking 2chainz? red cafe??? maino?!?!
in my opinion it should be something like (in no order)
1. Tech N9ne
2. Drake
3. Yelawolf
4.Lil Wayne
5.Kendrick Lamar
6.Busta Rhymes
7. Tyler, The Creator
8. Hodgy Beats
9. ASAP Rocky
10. Tyga
11. Kanye West
12. JAY-Z
13. French Montana
14. Eminem
15. Ab-Soul
So many more, but those are just a few of the better fools that should be on there.
Disagree with Drake being the second on the list, but damn Yelawolf is on point.
Sooooo underrated…
wow borring list
Whoa no J.Cole or Big KRIT
my bets on tha white boy, oh wait there’s 2 forgot about that! hehehee
50 Cent over J. Cole?
Maino over Kendrick Lamar?
Who made this list?
where is the game? he had one of the if not the hottest cds out this past year… where is j.cole, B.O.B? some of the artists on this list needs to be off the list. this is gonna be another dumb list like last time… who made this list, they need to report to the highest mountain and take the fastest way down.
half those guys on the list are lame and played and on their way out, also why even mention jay-z. hasnt he hit icon status yet to where we don’t need to put him on any “Hottest in the gsme” lists its just implied. He just taking up space. Also whiz khalifa, he was hot like two years ago, if you don’t agree throw your headphones on and jam out to “Roll Up” with a tough face…AINT HAppening.
Idiot, Jay is one of the most skilled MC’s on this stupid list.
this kid is just sayin hov is way above the others and shouldnt be mentioned wit one hit wonders dude on mogul status..idiot
O Yeah, it’s a MTV list (stuuupid me)
I was thinking, where all the talent at?
Nope, not on MTthat is..
Game should be on there for The City alone.
Really??? MTV picked 2chainz as the hottest MC? This dude even rap. He has no lyrical skills what so ever. This is the day and age of the simple rappers.
MTV, I’m confused by this list! “Hot,” in relation to what: coonmercial success; business acumen; supporters; stag-presence; compelling showmanship; lyricism?
Kendrick Lamar, Nipsey Hussle, Tech N9ne, Brotha Lynch, Freddie Gibbs,and Jeezy should all be on this list.
lol coincodentally, this pretty much covers the 25 most poopy lame rappers list.
Yo this list is garbage look at these clowns who made the list:
Tity Boy, 50 Pennies, Little Sean, Common Bullshit, Flake, Feminem, Fagolous, Jadabitch, Gay-Z, Kangay Fish, Lloyd Wanks, Main-Ho, Nasshole, T.I. fag, Wale bitch, Wiz Khagina, Yelabitch and Grandpa Jeezy. That is not Hip-Hop, these are pop artists who portray themselves as rappers in order to get famous. Thankfully MTV was smart enough not to include, J. Ho, Kendick Lamar, Wack Miller, Fag N9ne, Motherfuckin’ Gay Kelly, Big HypoKRIT, Kid Cunti, Laughterhouse, Ponies Meet Unicorns, Chilish Gay-Bimbo, Lugay Fiasshole, Angay 3000, Snoop Poop, Dr. Gay, Atmoshit, Mortal Shitnique, 2wack, Fag Thought, Wack Star, Ass-shit Roth, Tyga bitch, Bullshit Rhymes, Murs homo, Dyke Shinoda, or B.o.B aka Bobby Gay are real rappers.
Real rappers include GUCCI MANE, Oj Da Juiceman, Waka Flocka Flame, Soulja Boy, Lil B, V-Nasty, Justin Bieber, MattyBRaps, Christian Beadles, Flo Rida, Birdman, Lil Chuckee, Lil Twist Gudda Gudda, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Lil Kim, Hopsin, SwizZz, Dizzy Wright, Tyler The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, YC, Future, Vinnie Paz, Celph Titled, Apathy, Jedi Mind Tricks, Army Of The Pharaohs, Canibus, Lowkey, etc.
It’s Gucci Time!
All the people RIDING Nas’ dick; fuck you, for HipHop’s sake!
Nas only has 2 great albums: Illmatic & Stillmatic.
The same flow on every track but fuck it, since Illmatic’s 12 shitty tracks are ” classic ” he’s a living legend. LOL
I’m a BIG FAN OF NAS. And he’s one of the GOATS but there’s much more skilled emcees than Nas.
Oh by the way, I’ve NEVER heard of 2 Chainz, Red Cafe, Maino & French Montana.
Why the fuck would they be on the list ? LOL
After all, it doesn’t really matter who wins this stupid shit. We all know MTV is for 12-15 years old girls (shame on you if you’re watching it right now.)
^^^LOL saying Illmatic has 12 shitty tracks while calling that album great. LOL @ calling Nas one of the GOATS while saying there are much more skilled MCs. LOL @ saying fuck you to Nas stans while claiming to be a huge fan yourself. DON’T BELIEVE YOU
You dudes bash Nas in the same breadth that you grudgingly acknowledge his classics, claim you are fans while acting like he has two nice CDs in his entire catalogue. MAKE UP YOUR MIND. At least a Nas stan can be assured that he likes Nas without giving into pressure from those who don’t share the same opinion.
All the Nas bashers on this site say the same thing everytime. Oh he is a studio gangster, never sold drugs like Escobar, lost because of features with Tyga & Damien instead of AZ/Premo/Rae, lost because of Kelis, lost because he signed to Jay, lost because he has one flow, lost because all his albums are marketing gimmicks… Does your favorite rapper have a collection of 4 albums better than Illmatic, Stillmatic, IWW, or Lost Tapes? What do you have to say about that? FUCKING CRICKETS
Haha they put 50 cent on their and not Game??? Wow damn…
Nas fans are ridiculous. Fuck off.
Nas got the absolute worst cocksuckers ever. They top everything. They make Justin Bieber fans look like objective critics. LMFAO. Why can’t they just like his music? Nah, not with those dickriding faggots, they HAVE to say some outlandish shit to big him up, why though? This nigga doesn’t need it. Inferiority complex on full force.
Fuck Nas Stans!! They just degrading Nas image by dick riding him. These niggas just monkeys on nas back.
My Boy Drizzy real Hot right now tho
Some eastcoast niggas clearly came up wit this bullshit ass list, atleast somebody wit an east coast bias lol jim jones? Red Cafe? french montana? 5o cent? Maino? wtf lol no j.cole, no kendrick lamar, no nipsey hussle, no big krit? these niggas is drunk for dat shit g smh i dnt wut the fuck they be listenin too lol
and fkn 2 chains?????????? wtf lol
this shit is a bad joke smh they also forgot schoolboy q and asap rocky
u must be jokin. has asap rocky ever had his video played on mtv
where the fuck is lupe and 3 stacks at by the way? smh
Nas’ groupies still trying to outdo eachother in their Nas-driven circle jerk? Wow.
MTV really hates Game. How are you gonna put Yelawolf up there.
for all the nas bashers if it wasnt for illmatic you wuoldnt be listening to the shit you call music today. Hes your favorite rappers favorite rapper. Ask any of them on the list with the notion Jay wont admit it but this list is shit 70% of them niggas is weak or either on somebodys song that was hot. who still listens to MTV? im mean RTV (reality tv) when you got artist being called out for a battle and dont respond like a bitch thats bad for the game niggas killing the artform with queer shit.
And if it wasn’t for Rakim, G Rap or Tragedy Khadafi, Nas wouldn’t exist.
That has to be one of the dumbest points I’ve ever heard.
This shit is so predictable. I can predict with approximate accuracy the outcome of this shit-list. Peep this bullshit:
10. 2-Chainz
9. Meek Mill
8. Young Jeezy
7. Common (REASONABLE)
6. Eminem
5. Kanye West
4. Lil Wayne
3. Rick Ross
2. Jay-Z
1. Drake
Our top 5 will consist of an R&B artist, a fake blood who is a gangster but just happens to wear womens pants and skateboard (In the hood of course), who else…oh yea, we also got a former C.O. up there as well. Welcome to today’s mainstream rap.
Here’s what MTV Should do: Make a top 10 most popular RAPPERS (as entertainers) and a separate top 10 for the real hip hop fans: Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch, Saigon, Big Krit, Kendrick Lamar, Styles P, Phonte, and any nigga from Slaughterhouse.
The rappers that got nominated are the same ones you hear on the radio 24-7 and the ones you see every time you go to MTV/BET…the same media outlets that brainwash and dumb down the youth of society. What MTV needs to do, being the huge form of entertainment that it is, is promote real hip-hop to hip-hop fans and maybe we can get a change in the direction of hip-hop going. Unfortunately MTV only cares about ratings and views and money (and promoting garbage to the people). Kids these days don’t know who a Big Krit is or who a Kendrick Lamar is. They know ppl who they hear on radio, see on TV, hear in clubs, and who their friends listen to (same shit).
FUCK MTV.
FUCK BET.
FUCK RADIO.
FUCK MAINSTREAM.
FUCK YOU SO CALLED FANS THAT SUPPORT FAKE BLOODS AND FORMER CO’s.
Hottest MCs basically is the most popular rappers who get there videos played. Nobody who is a real hip hop fan would care about the list and write a fucking essay.
Shut the fk up
This man is talking sense.
Nas, Jay, Blackthought, Mos, Talib, Pharaohe, Styles, Kendrick, Joell…these are the real kings.
Its sad kids don’t know these peeps because today all you hear on the radio is hip-pop and southern trash that is destroying rap music.
How can you rate a soft-ass RNB bitch as number one? You must have no balls!!
Here’s a pic of your favorite rapper, pretty tough now!!
http://napturality.tumblr.com/post/490832417/missgoldengirl-madeinbaltimore-picture-for
”Nas, Jay, Blackthought, Mos, Talib, Pharaohe, Styles, Kendrick, Joell…these are the real kings.”
LMAO.
Maybe in your retarded head, you fucking fool.
i wanna suck hovs dick
nigga you gay! smh
Why do people even get angry about this list. It’s hottest MCs as in who gets the most spins and exposure out of everyone. Not who is the best rapper. The most mainstream rapper wins because his videos are being played all the time. People really need to quit getting butt hurt over a pathetic MTV list. I swear this site is full of imbeciles.
well i can say my feelings aren’t hurt over this list but i can say mtv should redo their list and crossout red cafe and maino, and replace them wit j.cole and mac miller cause u said the list is based on mc’s with the most spins and exposure out of everybody right well both j.cole and mac miller have way more attetion and exposure than maino and red cafe have especially j.cole ever since his debut back in september his got radio play, media buzz, certified plaques for his music, his music videos have been played alot to, and he got a grammy nomation mac miller got some buzz to and his couple of music videos have been play alot to where as maino and red cafe i have only seen their music videos a few of times they barely have had any radio play or hit singles and neither of them have debuted with a album yet and their buzz has not flared very much yet either so they shouldn’t be on the hottest mc’s list at least not right now but like i said i’m not hurt or upset about the list but i do think mtv should take these facts into consideration and redo their list cause u can’t overlook a artist like that, that makes a big impact especially a grammy nomatied one i’m just saying mtv ya’ll might wanna go back and disgust about the hottest mainstream mc’s in the game right now alittle better cause a few of them shouldn’t be on your list and a few others should think about it
11 mcs from new york!!! ny run these muthafuckas
wheres canibus, we want real hiphop
HAHAHAHHAHA YEAH RIGHT
no westcost artist awww racist
Bow Wow?
WHERE THE FUCK IS GAME AND KENDRICK …WEST COAST ?!
Funny Drake pic
http://napturality.tumblr.com/post/490832417/missgoldengirl-madeinbaltimore-picture-for
This funnier!!! http://goo.gl/e3PNn
Here are the best rappers of all-time
25. Lil B
24. Soulja Boy
23. George W. Bush
22. Santa Claus
21. Elton John
20. Adam Lambert
19. Nick Jonas
18. Ricky Martin
17. Boy George
16. David Guetta
15. Mick Jagger
14. Ludwig Von Beethoven
13. Gucci Mane
12. Insane Clown Posse
11. LeBron James
10. Aaron Rodgers
9. Chad Ochocinco
8. Michael Jackson
7. Rick Ross
6. Winston Churchill
5. Manny Pacquiao
4. Nicki Minaj’s butt
3. Kim Kardashian
2. Jerry Sandusky
1. Lil Wayne
Lmao just fell off my seat
they have manio on the list but not jcole wow lol mtv is very credible are they working with source
co-signnnnn
wtf is red cafe,maino, llyod banks, jim jones, 50 cent, and jadakiss(much respect but c’mon) doing on here???? none of these niggas have really did shit in the last year, atleast anything worth listening to lol j.cole, kendrick lamar and big krit needa be on this shit asap!!!!!! mainstream is wack as fuck smh
oh shit, i forgot to say wack ass french montana too smh dat nigga fkn sucks lol sounds like 50 and max b had a mentally challenged baby lol
Wtf, french montana? how the fuck did he get on this list
Really no J. Cole, Andre 3000, Lupe Fiasco. Jim Jones, Lloyd Banks,Jadakiss, Maino, Yelawofe and 50 Cent should not be on this list.
We all know that a lot of those names shouldn’t be on there. There’s always a few questionable names(Jada, Jim Jones, etc.). There’s always snubs(J. Cole, Mac Miller, etc.). Everyone should be used to this by now. It’s usually the same people on that list with maybe a newcomer or two. For the record it’s the hottest MC’s in the game, how good of a rapper they are does not matter. Real hip hop fans don’t trip off of shit like this…they just don’t pay attention to it. Quit bitching.
Hmm.. yea the list don’t really matter only dudes on that list worth being on here are: Common, Eminem, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Jay-Z, Kanye, Lloyd Banks, T.I., an Wale.. but Royce Da 5’9 should definitely be on here J. Cole an Kendrick Lamar to.. iono MTV can’t seem to ever get a good list together.
crooked i
royce da 59
rick ross
wale
jay z
nas
busta rhymes
ludacris
eminem
kendrick lamar
tech nine
b.o.b.
andre 3000
kanye west
t.i.
j cole
joe budden
joel ortiz
jay electronica
termanology
bun b
mac miller
black thought
yelawolf
big krit