Twitter Hip Hop fans have spoken and apparently, they believe 50 Cent is a better artist than the late MF DOOM.
In an ambitious bracket-style poll Twitter user @HipHopEsp tweeted on Thursday (December 31), 16 rappers — including Kanye West, JAY-Z and Eminem — were put in head-to-head matchups comparing their careers and discographies for the purpose of crowning the G.O.A.T. MC. Of the numerous eyebrow-raising polling results, such as Eminem’s dominant win over Boogie Down Productions Hip Hop legend KRS-One, 50 Cent’s win over the late MF DOOM seemed to make the most noise.
“First hot take of the year,” the user wrote in a tweet with the voting results. “In terms of greatness, 50 Cent is better than MF DOOM.”
Even though 50 Cent earned nearly 70 percent of the votes cast in the poll, the verdict caused supporters from both sides to expose their allegiance to either rapper to both qualify and or deny the results.
“MF DOOM is better than 50 Cent, stop this debate lmao,” Twitter user ThisIsHipHop2 wrote in a reply.
50 Cent Reacts To Eminem's Verse On Nas Track ‘EPMD 2’ Featuring EPMD
In reply to the tweet above, user Donny wrote, “50 Cent sold more in his first week on his debut album then MF DOOM did his entire career, don’t mention these two names in the same breath.”
With his win over MF DOOM, 50 Cent advanced to the semi-final round with top-tier lyricists such as Biggie, 2Pac, JAY-Z, André 3000 and Eminem. He will be now be facing off against Dr. Dre.
In August 2021, Eminem actually gave flowers to both 50 Cent and the late MF DOOM in his guest verse on Nas’ King’s Disease II track “EPMD 2” — which Fifty obliged in an Instagram post praising the anointed rap god’s lyrical talent.
“R.I.P. out to DMX, Stezo, E and Nipsey/Ecstasy and Prince Markie Dee, MF DOOM, I hit 50 via text/ Told him that I love him ‘cause I don’t even know when I’ma see him next,” Eminem raps on the record.
Revisit the stream to “EPMD 2” below.
That’s like comparing tomatoes to coconuts
Exactly. This comparison makes no sense whatsoever. What a dumb pairing.
why ppl always relay on numbers when it come the the „best“. i bet 50% of the ppl responsible for the number of album sold, are pop music fans or what ever. if numbers are important don’t forget vanilla ice
Or MC Hammer!!!
Stupid games that have no much weight worth than a bucket full of air. Quality over quantity. The youth today are all about quantity. Yeah, I’ll read the girl with the dragon tattoo over 48 laws of power bc it sold more, so it must be a better read. Dumb kids.
Kookies smokes 50’s whole discography…
You sound like A bitch
50 all day fuck kookies and you bitch ass nerd punk
“Bitch ass nerd punk”? Why you online cussing like a 5th grader…
Why is this news
Rakim over
Rakim over Jay z . Not even close
This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen in my life
DOOM is HIP HOP, 50 is HIP POP…there’s a difference
50 cent is not hip pop lol you clearly only know the post music career 50. He lived the gangster life harder than anyone in the game almost and that’s what most of his catalogues about. You think get rich or die trying was pop? Gtfo
Ok, but…his music still crossed over, which technically makes him POP.
Exactly. And Madonna over Kool Keith, because that bitch sold more.
King Tekashi better than all of them!
Nelly & ludacris sold loads but that doesn’t mean they are top tier lyricists so MF Room would smoke 50 in a one on one
Quick…. without looking it up, qoute a MF Doom bar
rap snitches telling all their business. Sit in the court and be their own star witness. Do you see the perpetrator? Yeah! I’m right here! Fuck around and get the whole label sent up for years.
ALL CAPS when you spell the man’s name, clown.
Catch a throatful from the fire vocal
With ash and molten glass like Eyjafjallajökull
It’s a numbers game. That’s like saying Eminem sold more than the Beatles. It’s all about numbers people.
Even Eminem wouldn’t vote Eminem over KRS-One! And Dr.Dre has kept to producing like Cube told him to 30 years ago. He shouldn’t be on the list. Everybody’s favorite lyricists all owe praise to Rakim.
How do you have this debate without listing Ghostface?
THIS COMPARISON MAKES NO SENSE. ITS MORE THAN LIKELY THAT A FAN OF ONE DESPISES THE OTHER.
This is not based on facts but rather on popularity. More people know of 50 Cent than MF DOOM. That doesn’t mean he is a better rapper it just means more people know of him which increases his popularity. This is not something you can gauge with the public choosing. This should be done by Professionals in terms of tenure and not finances who can break it down to different categories like skill, flow, technical ability, content etc. And build up points in this system for each category to build up those points to get to the eventual winner almost like a performance review would do at work.
These votes by the public dont mean jack besides showing that the general public does not know what they talking about which includes myself which is why this type of thing should be done by professionals.
Who those professionals are should be decided by a similar process by other professionals. Then rinse and repeat this process until we reach a point where we realise the whole process was irrelevant because art is subjective.
So some randos on twitter get to decide who the GOAT is? Bitch, please. You got people comparing record sales like that fucking means anything. One of these bozos had Jay Z beating Rakim! FOH!
This poll had 87 votes. Who cares who they crowned?