Alright folks, for today's highly anticipated blog--and I know you've been waiting for it--we're going to try something. Something so fucking amazing, I can't even begin to explain without completely blowing your freaking mind [nomo].
But I'll try it anyways, so everyone remembers MTV's hottest MC's (Part 1, Part 2) in the game list they compiled last year. The list, put on by the "Hip Hop Brain Trust" was hated on by everyone cause well..it sucked.
It sucked because for one, who the fuck named these people the "hip hop braintrust"? 13 MTV employees who, for the most part are well on their way past 30 years of age, sit down in a circle and decide who's hot and who's not. Not to mention there are like 4 chicks in there and we all know females don't know hip hop--they don't know much of anything (vote obama 08')..if they DID know something--they wouldn't be on tv..cause they'd prob be fat and ugly and eating ham all the time.
Anyways, they're doing the hottest MC in the game list once again except this time around, they're going to let fans decide and vote--so I thought to myself..why not use my massive influence and get everyone to vote for some actually GOOD Mcs. Check out the trailer below, you can go here to vote.
While we're at it--here's my list of the hottest 5 Mc's in the Game right now. Keep in mind that this is of my own personal opinion...feel free to share yours.
#5. Young Jeezy:
As of right now, Jeezy's been catching alotta steam--he's getting his Lil Wayne on (nomo) appearing on every god damn remix and surprisingly enough, he's not disappointing much.
#4. Lil Wayne
Weezy only made the top 5 because of his stans, hate it or love it those fuckers are driving force behind everything he does. His buzz seems to be minimal as of late however which doesn't make much sense seeing as he's supposed to be dropping an album next month. That retarded coked up head of his has the formula backwards.
#3. Jay Z/ 50 Cent/ Nas/ TI/ Game
That's right, all of them came in at #3--why?..because I can do whatever I want and because--based on media response--meaning how much attention these guys get from fans and media when they do something noteworthy, they all garner the same amount of buzz. Whether it's Jay Z's bagillion dollar deals, 50's interviews, Nas's ironic controversial marketing campaign for Nigger, TI's forthcoming album, or Game's 3 day jail stint.
#2. Lupe Fiasco
Lupe may not have the amount of success the aforementioned artist's have garnered but his last LP was incredibly well put together and shot up his buzz through the roof. If only he kept consistency up dropping new tracks instead of touring all the time--I guess you gotta go where the money's at.
#1. Kanye West
For the record, I'm not a big Kanye Fan, but you can not deny his skill. If we were basing this list of record sales in hip hop this year, Yey would still be number 1...if we were basing it on record sales in music--then some country singer or r&b singer would prob be kicking all of these guys asses. Anyways, the same said about Lupe can be said about Yey...if he were to consistenly be appearing on tracks, the buzz would be through the roof--however the ones that he does appear on, IE. American Boy, Put on, etc, he always delivers on.
Oh yeah, no one really cares what MTV thinks--they suck anyways.
Discuss.
COMMENTS
I wouldn't know who's "hot" right now, 'cause I don't listen to the radio. Here's a list of the albums I've copped this year and my rankings, in terms of my PERSONAL SATISFACTION... as you can see, there's MINIMAL hip-hop.
SUPREME NO.1 The Lost Tapes - Nas; I know it isn't fair, but life isn't either.
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2008 cds
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1. Shine - Estelle; Surprisingly a VERY, VERY, HOT ALBUM. If you love MUSIC, you'll love this album.
2. Little Voice - Sara Bareilles; I'm NOT AFRAID to say that "Love Song" IS A VICIOUS TRACK! Again, I love music and this is a well-written, hot album.
3. Rising Down - The Roots; I copped this cd on a GIRL'S recommendation and this joint, my FIRST EVER purchased Roots album, is VERY, VERY GOOD! I especially love track #14: Rising Up. Besides that, there are a whole bunch of bangers... I'm STILL analyzing it, so it may climb up my charts.
4. Lyfe Change - Lyfe Jennings; I've always liked life... I'll always love his 1st album best, but this one IS better than the 2nd... TRACK 7 IS NASTY (COPS UP!)...
5. Undeniable - AZ; I chase A like a drug, wishing he'd put together a COMPLETE album of bangers, but alas, he gave us the usual 3 or 4. Still, a good album: typical AZ, which is great, if you're a fan, as I am.
6. E=MC^2 - Mariah Carey; This cd has its moments, but it's not her best album. I think The Emancipation of Mimi was stronger. Thus, the girl still did 400K (DAMN) 1ST WEEK, off the strength of her name! She did IRONMAN (the movie) #s!! And y'all need to STOP hatin' on her for marrying Nick Cannon; I'm definitely not mad at the boy! And, if she's feelin' him, she's feelin' him.
7. Beautiful Ballads - Isley Brothers; A compilation "best of" album... Loaded with classics but I'm not necessarily "feeling" it straight through.
8. Mama's Gun - Erykah Badu; I bought this cd SIMPLY because a friend told me that it was her favorite cd ever. The curiosity KILLED THE CAT, on that one! It's not bad, but Baduizm is still her best album.
9. River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock; This album beat out Amy's Back To Black for '07 Grammy Album of the Year, so my curiosity was PEAKED... I guess I didn't see what the committee saw.
10. New Amerykah Part One (4th World Ward) - Erykah Badu; I bought this album on the strength that it was "Erykah"... WORST R&B CD I EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE... PERIOD. This album made both Keyshia and Jill's (people who dropped albums in 07 who TOTALLY let me down) albums seem like CLASSICS.
^^^Damn u really do listen to all types of music, not mad at that though
If someone on defsounds knows scoop in real life...
please punch him in the face for the good of all mankind.
Good list Jokesta
My Personal Hottest in the game list... Go ahead trash me:
Styles P
Jadakiss
Jay-Z
Joe Budden
5th spot- Fab, Jeezy, TI, Ye, Weezy, Santanta, Nas, Cass, Luda, Common, Andre 3G'z, Stack Bundles(rip) and a few others
what scares me is dat dey were even talkin about soulja boy. FUCK HIM
WHy the fuck are you trashing people when they puttin out their own PERSONAL top 5... Everyone has his own favourites right?
LOL made the lis work for the vets and true MC's I like it. And hopefully MTV doesnt disappoint again, cuz last year was like WhoooaaaaaaTTTTTTT??
But im predicting Ye top be the #1 MC aswell. He did so much for the game in the past couple years. If you think about it, he exposed us to the "Coolest Nigga What" Lupe, re-introduced the lil kids to the beast Common and just putting out great Music in general.
So yea Ye would have to be a lock for #1 unless Cash Money putting money in MTV's pocket to place Wayne there to help promote the Album. Would be a great advertising move if they did but prolly not.
But I forgot Cash Money and Terror Squad got a 100 Billion dollars, so they can by Mars and Venus in a bundle deal :/
i just threw up in my mouth after reading your list
A #1 hit from wayne and a #1 hit from kanye are one completely different levels, but I'll admit two things..............
1. if t-wayne stops tryin to be t-pain, and ACTUALLY RAPS for most of the album, then he'll have a chance to shut a lot of people up.
2. The album will probably do well in sales.
However............DONT YOU EVER COMPARE THAT LOLLIPOP LICKIN, STEPDAD KISSIN NIGGA ....To somebody as successful and gifted as Kanye (although im pretty sure lupe is #1 for me).
I like the Cassidy "A Millie" version... It's FIRE and WAYYYYYYY HOTTER than Weezy's non-lyrics ass...
1. Kanye - only cause of the sells and his own hype machine.
2. Lupe - 2 me he has the best album out n the past six months.
3. Weezy - hate'em or love'em dis nigga still has a strong amount of buzz. dey said he never had a hit single, well "lollipop" went #1. u know white kids love him, so the album will sell some units.
4. T.I. - even though he his goin through the situation, he has grat buzz. everybody is watchin him. this album is gonna come out right before he goes up 4 a year, so u kno he gonna want 2 go out wit a bang
5. 50 - same thing wit weezy, alot of people hate him, but u cant deny the buzz. the mixtapes have been crazy. the buck controversy. plus the g-unit album coming out, u kno how he does it.
the cool wasn't better than the big dough rehab. rising down is really good too. go listen traack for track. Lu is the hotter emcee though.
757, you're right, THE COOL IS DEFINITELY NOT BETTER than BIG DOE REHAB. I purchased BOTH.
2007 Hip-Hop Album of the Year: Big Doe Rehab.
Fuck MTV and what the nerds from that committee have to say.
I wouldn't want to be a part of picking the "hottest mc" because the hottest mc suggests who's garnering the most attention, record sales etc. (I don't give a fuck about that).
I'd rather pick who has the most talent.
some of my favorite artists are not "hot right now" or selling records.
^^^exactly...and on top of that, a list of the "hottest is even more irrelevant because the shit gon change more often than the state of hip hop itself
5. The Game
4. Lupe Fiasco
3. NaS
2. Common
1. Jay-Z
That's the top 5 right there. But you can add to the mix: Black Thought, Chamillionaire, Talib Kweli, Big Boi, Brother Ali, Mr Lif, MF DOOM, Ghostface Killah, Royce Da 5'9" and Mos Def. Not top five but quality MC's.
And yeah, I'm past thirty...
you put big boi but left out 3000?
im 20 and know better...
How can u forget crooked I??????The nigga just finished spitting 52 weeks of straight fire, and dropped one of the best mixtapes of 08.
If he ain't one of the top 5 hottest in the game right now i dunt know who is
Got em!!!^^^^^
How the hell do you put big boi but don't put 3000. Thirty or not ya ass dumb
honestly that last song crooked was on with ya boy and that n.o. nigga made me think man crooked is on some BIG shit.
Let's just make sure that EVERYBODY understands the term 'HOT', for the context it is supposed to be used in. Just becoz somebody is 'hot', doesn't mean they HAVE to be 'lyrical assassins', hence the jeezy's and weezy's and fiddy's.
Now, Kanye on the other hand is HOT AND LYRICAL. So if anybody thinks otherwise, well, then i guess you must be a 'finger-snapping' dance artist.
Keep up the EXTRORDNIARY WORK Kanye!!!
By your definition, SOULJA BOY was the HOTTEST MC OF 07 and is still hot now. Wanna retract??
For Once JOKESTA I think I completely agree with the contents of your ONE-A-DAYS... Finally instead of hating harder than a 14 year old white girl, you gave us an insight to your industry sense... Keep them shitz up...
But the more you point out these Weezy stans, the more I notice em--- No Psycho9914, Weezy can't seem to bring back his damn mind what makes you think he can save hip-hop?
I knew Lupe @ #2 would cause some stans to give their idiotic feedback, but you on point with that one... I think more appearances on the tube and in the media would boost his hype 10 fold... Thats why I predict his third album gone do numbers if you check the history on cats like Lupe, but that's another topic for another day...
Jeezy deserves to be up there too cuz as much as I didn't like that cat, he's been killin other niggaz tracks... He hasn't disappointed me yet... I look forward to his next album...
Kanye Deserves that number one position based upon three things...
1.) His creativeness, persistence and consistency when it comes to making the music is unprecedented in the game right now...
2.) He's MR. Relevant in the Hip-Hop world right now if you consider him selling the most albums of any rapper in 2007, Providing beats for everyone, and is making so much money(Forbes top 10 hip-hop list.
3.) He's the only artist that rose from Jay-Z's shadow and started making his own footsteps in the game...
That's right, hate all ya'll want but there's no way you can make a list like this and not have Jay-Z up there somewhere... If you don't like him your still obligued to respect the man and everything he represents...
G.FAM signing out... JOKESTA holla at me...
5. Lil Wayne
4. The Game
3. Young Jeezy
2. Lupe Fiasco
1. Kanye West
Ya'll can argue over 6-10...But it is what it is.
People who should be mentioned: Fabolous, Rick Ross, Luda, T.I., Jay-Z, Nas, Busta, Snoop.
Pople who should NOT be mentioned: Soulja Boy, Jim Jones, 50 Cent, Fat Joe.
Peace!
damn, 50 cent shouldn't be in the same category as soulja boy & fat joe.
His last CD wasn't great, but it was 10x better than Elephant in the sand.
In no order:
Ice Cube
Game
G-Unit
Luda
Wayne (although I'm not afan, he still has a pretty big buzz about C3)
How do you figure that 50 shouldn't be mentioned but game should. Name a single that Game had better than I get money, then another joint better than I still kill. Oh and Name a single better than Like the way she do it and Rider pt 2. Game better push back his album is coming out the 8th of July and he has no single. Big dreams is not a single and that Keyshia Cole joint is not a good look ask Jeezy.
What the fuck is a immortal technique?... TRASH
Just stop with tha list...they are asking who's the hottest right now, not an underground artist that some people don't know like homie above me...
dont forget...this blog is about the hottest mc's right now, not the best and shit.
somebody needs to remind these morons....smh
BTW Ross' "Trilla" was a grade A album, he could probably be #6 on this list.
good post Jokesta.
How cum noone ever has fabolous in the top ten or even top five??Only a few people can fuck wit him lyrically
because this is the hottest cats, not the most lyrical list. Hottest=talent+buzz/popularityXaffect on mainstream+record sales, all categories Loso ain't really doin' it in.
Here is a Lrical top 10 for niggas, then a hottest list so you muthaphuckas can see the difference.
LYRICAL
1)NAS
2)LUPE
3)COMMON
4)CASSIDY
5)EMINEM
6)lUDACIRS
7)FABOLOUS
8)ANDRE 3000
9)TALIB KWELI
10)BLACK THOUGHT
HONORABLE MENTION-PUSHA T
HOTTEST(TOTTALY DIFFERENT TYPE OF ISH)
1)KANYE WEST
2)LIL' WAYNE
3)T.I.
4)JAY-Z
5)GAME
6)NAS
7)LUDACRIS
8)LUPE FIASCO
9)YOUNG JEEZY
10)RICK ROSS
SEE THE DIFFERENCE.
^^^ And as much as I love the LOX, none of them belong on either of these lists. Jada and Styles might be somebody's personal favorites, but that's like saying Pau Gasol is the best player in the league, he's nice but he ain't even the best in his town, not even mentioned in a top 10 list. Don't take it personal, just listen and learn.
Gucci Mane is just what is name suggests... The space between you ass and your balls, pointless...
^ nah im being stupid. the hottest out right now would have to be styles p... he constantly comes with that hard mixtape shit plus he just won mixtape of the year for the phantom. super gangster & extraordinary gentlemen wasn't a commercial success but it was tight as hell... D-BLOCK!!
yeh that album wuz really slept on, but in this day of age, Mtv would never put styles p on the list cuz he's too hood for them. I got a bad feeling though that people that Mtv would probably be is
1. Lil Wayne
2.Soulja Boy
3.Rick Ross
4.Shawty Lo
5.Rocco
6.50 Cent
U gotten admit that the white audience probably gonna vote more than us black folks... So they mightest well call it the hottest in the game who can't flow worth shit. I don't think they gonna go by how much swag they got nowadays, which in my opinion is dumb as hell...
Oh yeh don't mind that list, i just doing tha opposite of naming the hottest of the wackest rapper's if u call them that of the year so far...
that answer was as bad as Gucci! Styles hasn't put out a truly dope album yet, even his LOX bretheren have outshined him on the solo tip. the only near classic material that has come out of that camp are the 2 LOX albums. Styles need s to get with the times. the hardest gunplay gangsta ish ain't the hottest ish no more, and definetly not the hottest.....people don't wanna here that ol' soundin' shit no more.
are you fuckin dumb???
time is money is a fuckin classic album
styles p how we live
styles p leave me a message
those 2 track are the greatest tracks of all fuckin time an they were on time is money an i no 2 tracks dont make a classic album
g joint
im black
burn 1 down
favourite drug
and he had that video with akon i forget the title
i swear this niggas a fuckin retard for getting at styles like that
i would spit a verse but fuck it
People use the term "classic way to loosely nowadays. Lemme show you a few examples(Coastal biases thrown out the window)
1)Illmatic
2)Only built for Cuban Linx
3)Ready to Die
4)The Low End Theory
5) Fear of a Black Planet
6)The Chronic
7)Reasonable Doubt
8)Aquemini
9)Doggystyle
10)Get Rich or Die Tryin
11)The Documentary
12)The Carter(hate him or love him, it's undeniable)
13)The Big Dough Rehab
14)College Dropout
There are several albums I left off this list, and several that are really close to making it. Even Em hasn't made an album of this calibur yet and he's prolly as good as anyone who made the classics on this list(let's pray King Mathers delivers). But I'm sorry, even though S.P. is your favorite rapper, he's not the hottest, the most lyrical, and he HASN'T made a CLASSIC. Time is Money<anything on the above list. Sorry. If you haven't heard some of these albums, cop 'em and you will understand where i'm coming from. No disrespect but your hip hop IQ is substandard if you argue against that.
Hottest people in the game no biasis right now
1. Young jeezy
2. Lil Wayne
3.Kanye
4.50 cent
5. The Game
6.Rick Ross
7. Shawty Lo
8. Lupe Fiasco
9. Jay-z
10. Nelly
I dont like most te artist on my lisr but i feel thats who runnin shit right now
fuck mtv they didnt even televise rap music at first and now they make these lame ass "hottest in the game" lists that be off as fuck
co muthafucking sign preach ^^^^^^^^^^^
word. Them suit & tie squares wanna pretend like they know what time its is.
word. Them suit & tie squares wanna pretend like they know what time its is.
Who doesn't wear Polo's in the hood? What are you talkin' about???? The hood is 10% thug, 90% a mixture of everyone else... EVERYONE WEARS POLOS...
Dog, there's SOOOO many types of people from the hood. There's thugs, athletes, brainiacs, drug addicts, hustlers, pretty boys, ex-cons, pimps, hoes, hard working/honest citizens, fly girls, quiet chicks, etc. You can rap about whatever you want in one song and do a song with whomever....
1. So Kanye can't do a song with Chris Martin???
2. I guess Ghostface Killah AND Jay-Z shouldn't have done tracks with Amy Winehouse, by your logic??
3. Perhaps Run-DMC sold out when they did the track with Aerosmith, by your logic, right?