The Brain Trust which consists of various MTV employees, will be facing off on Sunday, July 29, when “The Hottest MCs In The Game” premieres on MTV2 at 2 p.m. However, numbers 10-8 have been unveiled with a few surprise names added.
MTV’s Hip Hop Brain Trust
Tracy Bachman – associate producer, “Direct Effect”
Tuma Basa – manager, MTV Music Programming
Tone Boots – producer, “Direct Effect”/creative consultant, MTV
Buttahman – manager, music and talent, “MTV Jams”
Sway Calloway – on-air correspondent, MTV News
Rahman Dukes – features producer, MTVNews.com
Sean Lee – supervising producer, MTV News
Joseph Patel – segment producer, MTV News
Rodrigo Perez – producer, MTVNews.com
Shaheem Reid – hip-hop editor, MTV News
Shari Scorca – senior producer, MTV News
Curtis Waller – senior producer, MTV Radio Network
Kurt Williamson – associate producer, “Direct Effect”
10. Jim Jones
When asked by MTV what he thought of Jim Jones, T.I. had the following to say:
“Jim got his swag together this year. He really popped himself off. He’s [a hustler] like Jeezy — when people first started hearing about Jeezy, it wasn’t for rapping. I think Jim gets the same … that goes with street cred. Street cred and swagger. That’s why I feel he should be high up on the list.
I mean, he had a hit record: A no-brainer, an unadulterated hit record, not just something that some people liked and it got drilled into your head so much you got forced to like it. You gotta give credit when credit is due.”
“Common is like wine — he’s getting better with time. He’s getting better at what he does with the records, and he’s starting to sell more records as well.
His whole last album was crazy! I don’t know if it’s those beats, but he just keeps improving. He’s a hot MC.” – Ja Rule
8. 50 Cent
“50’s definitely got his own style. His voice — I like that he’s got some type of swagger and humor to what he does and he still rhymes raw. He has cleverness to what he does. He’s what you call a good song maker too.
Not only do you feel like 50 loves to rap, but you feel like this dude is making good songs. His hooks are catchy.
For me, that was one of the things I had to develop. You could be a dope MC, [but] if your songs ain’t coming out to the level that people want, they not gonna pay attention to you.” – Common
7. Jay Z Update
I ain’t saying it’s a money thing, but you got to know where you’re going, who you’re making it for. You gotta make sure you’re up to par. Jay-Z, dude got love for music. So it’s like, when you one of the best at it, you might just feel like ain’t nobody out there doin’ it the right way, so he had to sneak back.” -Young Jeezy
6. Young JeezyUpdate
But when I heard Jeezy, I said, ‘His style is different.’ I felt his style and energy because it was so different from what was going on.
I reached out to him to work on a song, and from there we’ve been airtight. [We’ve] always been homies. It’s good to see him doing his thing; he’s in his own lane, he wears his hat well. I’m rooting for him.” – Fabolous
MTV will continue counting down the first half of MC’s throughout the week with the big finale airing on Sunday. Complete list to come soon.
COMMENTS
jim jones #10 are u fuckin kiddin me.. i bet anything wack ass wayne gonna be #1
idk that pin the tail was pretty bad and he only had one single worth putting out.
U all ready know swagger jack'in LiL'Wayne is going to go #1
Lil Wayne Never Never Never will be numba 1!
i feel u wif dat jim jones shouldnt b numba 10 wit da fuk fall baq he should @least b n front of 50 fall baq... easy
niggas is stupid ludacris should be in this real talk.
think of all the hits he had and what he been doin before the south became super hot
As long as Nas is #1 I'm good..Common at #9 is suspect!...Heard the new album SCORCHIN!!!! Dat joint so fire it burnt my ears while listenin to da bootleg...I'd push him up 3 spots....
of course wayne #1 i bet u feel it threw yo bones right? and u just cant shake it off. right? jim jones IS HOT right now hotter than nas and jeezy right now. jeezys been on no bodys collabos doin nothing right now but helpin his team for right now.
jim jones should be number 50
God damn....always a hater in the crowd....wayne is #1...it don't matter....he would kill anyone in the game....including jay-z.....dat's why his ass is at 7....It's the Carter Bitches!!!!
To all the niggas out there who think Wayne or Nas gonna be #1...
You gotta be kidding me, right? No chance in hell Wayne or Nas ends up in the #1 spot. And I like em and respect em both, but I 'm telling you, I fucking gurantee it wont be either in the top spot. Hell, I'll be suprised if Nas even cracks the top 10...
MAN MOST OF THIS PANEL IS WACK...I MEAN NO GUIDLINES SET ON WHAT THEY CONSIDER HOT???ALBUM SALES?TRENDS THEY SET?VERSES?LYRICAL?SWAGGER? THEN SWIFT EVEN HAS THE NERVE TO SAY WHAT KIDS TALK ABOUT????EVERYONE KNOWS THAT 90% OF HIP HOP LISTENING KIDS ARE FOLLOWERS ..WHATEVER MTV AND A MAJOR RADIO STAIION IN THEY AREA SAY IS HOT IS WHAT IS HOT...THIS PANEL IS NOT HELPING HIP HOP BUT JUST MAKING IT WORSE????LIKE SOMEONE SAID BEFORE THEY SHOULD HAVE SOME CREDIBLE LEGENDS UP THERE (MC'S,DJ'S,PRODUCERS,)AT THAT TABLE LETTING PEOPLE KNOW WHO REALLY IS HOT AND NOT WHO SELLS OR STARTS TRENDS....WACK AS HELL!
Nigga im with you.Everbody on wayne dick and hes not even that good of a rapper.I bet hes goin 2 be number 1
I dont know what order, but I'd gurantee the rest of the list includes Eminem, T.I., Kanye, Wayne (and then either Nas or Game)
Wayne is # 1...are yall that f*ckin blind. The nigga is hot everywhere...him and Game comin out with an albumn....him and Santana droppin one...the nigga is makin bread niggas....u can't bring up rap music without bringin up the nigga name. NOONE FROM THE NORTH SHOULD BE IN THE TOP 5. NEW YORK...YES..HIP-HOP IS DEAD BECAUSE NIGGAS DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE MESSAGE YALL SO-CALL REAL HIP HOP NIGGAS IS DELIVERING. HIP HOP BEEN DEAD BEFORE NAS EVEN DROP and REAL NIGGAS KNOW THAT. EVERYONE WHO RESPONDED SHOULD HAVE TOLD NAS THAT SH*T AND WENT ON. I DON'T SEE HOW HE STARTED A BIG THING BY SAYIN THAT SH*T. HIP HOP WAS DEAD BEFORE THEY CAME OUT....SO HE SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT HIP-HOP BEEN DEAD....LOL
CLUB MUSIC...SH*T THAT MAKE YOU SHAKE YOUR HEAD IS WHAT'S POPPIN. THE MONEY IS IN THE SOUTH...AND WILL FOREVER STAY DIRTY NOW. NEW YORK HAS F*CK UP 4-REAL....but anyways....Wayne should be #1 and the #2,3,4,and 5 should be southern spots...Game out the West and noone from up North..... P.S. Jim Jones isn't in the top 20 niggas...Ballin is still the only damn song that he sounded okay in.....all those other features......One Eye Willy.....is # 10
FUCKING REDICULOUS JEEZY NUMBER ONE ON THAT MOTHA LIST. EVERYONE KNOWS IT, HE PUTS IT DOWN ALL DAY EVERY DAY.
PAPOOSE BETTER BE IN AT LEAST TOP 3, NOT THAT I GIVE A FUCK ABOUT ANYLIST CUZ NO MATTER WHAT HES GONNA BE MY FAV ARTIST,
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2261480488
check out that group for the hottest music ever u can download for free, papoose is even supporting it read the first article on his site
http://www.papooseonline.com
paoose, who the fuck is this nigga they are not talking about the best they are saying who is more mainstream
nigga Papoose aint spiting anything this year! I feel Jeezy should definately be in the first 5 with T.I, Lil wayne,Fat joe, rick Ross.Them niggas are killing it this year.Especially Ross. Men fuck Papoose!
^^^ FAT JOE? ha!
PAPOOSE has not even put out an album yet. you cant even consider him in this. i respect PAPOOSE as very talented artist but not one of the greatest MCs. now if we was talkin about mixtape awards then thats another story. his name would be high on that list
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papoose won't be on there simply because he's not known enough by the maintstream to be accepted. MTV is addmitedly maintsream, and the list will only have those who have been in a hot video or who have had a hot single out in the last 3 years. thats just how its gonna be.
Fat JOE!? You obviously listen to too much DJ Khaled or w/e his name is. fat joe is trash. i could understand if you said big pun or something.
NO nigga its whos HOOOOT RIGHT NOW At this moment. show in tha hell aint papoose wack ass flow. that nigga sound the same on slow beats loves song fast shit etc... just plan garbitch. thats tha truth right there brotha
this mtv list is jus so fuckin stupid, i aint hear 2 insult no rapper or anythin but 50 is much better then jim jones then 2 jus be ahead of him by 2.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^CoSign! What the hell! Thats total disrespect! R they serious?
wayne should get #1, whether he is the best or not, the fact remains that all the haters listen to his joints more than the lovers because they want to know what they talking about when they try and talk shit. Just look at this website...every wayne tape is on the hottest of the week because EVERYBODY listens to him, whether you like him or not.
^^^cosign that shit. another thing is almost everything on this site whether or not it deals with wayne, ends up bein a discussion or argument bout wayne. its funny to read bout shit n then in the first couple of comments, waynes name comes up. thats how u know a rapper is hot or mainstream or wtever. thats what makes him high on this list. enuff said
COSIGN UMIAMI thats soooooooooooo fuckin TRUE to da bone grizzle
get that bitch out of that seat and out of the room she has no idea what she's talking about
Kanye West is going to be on this list. Top 3
dude in green is a fag
weezy will probably win
50 is a hot rapper
damn i cant beleivei am saying that shit, this show sucks
list is cool so far, but would of taken luda over jim
NAS BEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME
MY LIST( not favorite rappers, just according to shows premise) Hottest rappers
1. weezy
2. kanye
3. T.I
4. jeezy
5. snoop
6. game
7. 50
8. Luda
9. Common
10. Fab,Jay,Nas
9.
trash ur list!
1. weezy? get the fuck outta here
10.Lil Wyte
9. Project Pat
8. Shamrock
7. Soulja boy
6. Chingy
5. Bow Wow
4. lil Romeo
3. Mike Jones
2. Yung Joc
1. Ja Rule
^^^^^^^ hold up.. chingy? bow wow? lil romeo, mike jones, yung joc, and ja rule?
are you being serious or do you hate music? and what is all this weezy shit who gives a fuck
yall forgot about them real texas boys on all your lists
no i aint talkin bout no chamillionaire or dyke jones
im talkin bout:
z-ro - one of the hardest rappers out right now yal dont know z-ro stayin true and independent doin his thing his own way
trae - do your homework on trae, guerilla maab, and S.L.A.B.
lil keke - man, keke is a texas legend - hes on countless screw tapes straight freestyle wrecking with fat pat R.I.P. - a decade later keke still knockin doors down
bun b and pimp c - these boys been wreckin since way back, bun kills every track he touches
i havent really been a paul wall fan since back in the day but he still doin his thing u gotta give props
thats a little bit of that real texas sound yal do some home work and get back to me
as always rip screw, mello, pat, hawk
raven your a bitch
95 percent of the list is right
read mother fucker not my fave rappers but WHOS HOT
and right now who is hotter that weezy and i dont even like him
so fuck you
It takes a bitch 2 kno 1!
Papoose? Give me a break. Sorry fellas, his buzz died right along with Chris Benoit...
Nonetheless, I don't pay attention to these Mtv, vh1, and bet "top" anything lists. I wouldn't be surprised if they say Bow Wow is number one or some outlandish shit like that... These lists are Purely entertainment.
lol. that was bogus as hell. i know wayne fagget ass gonna be number 1 tho
MTV = white mans view of rap.
BET = white mans view of rap. it aint black owned no more...
get off the white mans dick with all your posts
get off my dick and stop reading my posts? or do you get something outta reading them.
you gonna argue that mtv isn't or hasn't been a racist orgainisation,hahah.
i read a lot of posts and im not saying mtv is not racist im saying with all your posts all you do is talk about white people this white people that im just saying its not all white people cause im hispanic and white and its annoying to see people bashing and blaming shit on them, and ill read your post if i want to
and dont be so modest to think that i actually look around the site looking to see what you have to say cause some of your previous posts are funny as hell that you actually think you know what your talking about
you got it wrong,i just come on this site and talk shit cos its funny,but there too many people that take this site seriously.
i don't give a fuck about white people,just like they don't give a fuck about me.
i ain't ever insulted or bitched about them on this site,so you need to get your facts straight.
you know what man your right my bad i quit saying shit on your posts
BET is just as racist as MTV, if not more. MTV plays rap music, has rap guests, etc. whens the last time you saw a white guy on a BET show. or ever saw eminem interviewed by himself and not with D12 or 50 sitting next to him in the bassment or on 106?
al sharpton needs to shut his dumb ass up about racism, and start talkin about reverse-discriminatory motherfuckers like yourself.
get a life and grow up.
i KNOW dude didn't just say that BET is racist because there's no white people LOL. When the last time you seen 50 cent on Caliente on Telemundo...LMAO
PROW WHEN DID I SAY RACIST SHIT AGAINST WHITE PEOPLE?
YOU NEED TO START READING,GET THAT FUKING SPUNK OUT YOUR EYE YOU DUMB FUCK.
AND YOUR LITTLE SPEECH DON'T MAKE YOU SOUND CLEVER IT MAKE YOU SOUND LIKE SOME ILL-INFORMED MO'FO.
BET is owned by a black woman! So let's clear the air on that right now!
^^^ NO BET IS OWNED BY VIACOM WHO OWNS MTV VH1 NICK AND A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER CHANNELS
A BLACKLADY JUST RUNS IT ND MIGT I ADD SHES DOING A HORRIBLE JOB!!!!
"i don't give a fuck about white people,just like they don't give a fuck about me"
that's some racist shit. you diss a whole race, for no supported reason. thats MY opinion. just like i'm sure you have yours.
speech? that was 6 lines. sorry for using proper grammar.
PROW YOU A DUMB MO'FO,I SAID I DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT WHITE PEOPLE?
THAT AIN;T RACIST YOU PIECE OF SHIT,AND IF OFFENDS YOU GO FUCK URSELF.
AND YOU TALKING ABOUT REVERSE DESCRIMINATION,YOUR FAVORITE RAPPER :50 BE DISSING WHITE PEOPLE TOO? SO THE NEXT TIME YOU JAKKING OFF TO HIM WHY DON'T YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT HIS RACISM? IN FACT ALL OF THE RAPPERS YOU LIKE I GURANTEE DON'T REALLY LIKE WHITE PEOPLE.FACT.
i'm done internet battling with you, but let me set you straight on a couple things first.
1. you don't know the rappers i listen to, and you don't know shit about them personally, so they could hate BLACK people for all you know. so before you "guarentee" me something about someone, check with them if its true or not.
2. 50 LOVES eminem, and in case you didn't know, eminem is WHITE.
3. i fucking hate 50.
what was it 50 said once, "if i married a white girl my mum would turn in her grave"
hahaha
and then you got styles spitting fire : "Even though my skins kind of light
That means my ancestors was raped by somebody white"
...............................
n when u get ur facts straight ill go back n forth wit u!
thats dope seeing Common give props to 50
as far as mainstream rap is concerned TI = #1
"MTV = white mans view of rap."
I believe it's that same white man sitting in a leather recliner in a two story office signing all of the checks as a top executive of a record label. That same white man dictates who is going to drop and when.
not quite, thats what jay does for def jam and he aint white. Dr. Dre aint white and independents as well as niggas on they own label (t.i., 50) drop when they want to
Sorry to burst your bubble Toxic. But 50 doesn't have as much power as he lets on. Curtis "interscoope" Jackson?? ya fucking right. if he had all this power, his CD would have came out back in June/July when it was suppose to. 50 is just like most other niggas in the game. they think they run shit, but bottom line. THEY all answer to some White person. Even DRE. even though he might have alot of Creative Freedom, he still has to Answer to Lovine.
its sad to say it. But despite how much Money/Cars/Bitches/Fame we Black ppl get or achieve, We will always have some White Person pullin our strings, or to answer to.
youre right to an extent, but this is the reason so many niggas stay independent. but they sacrifice the mainstream publicity
IF YOU WANT TO GET HIP HOP BACK ALIVE,YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE TO BE LISTENING TO THE ILLMATICS,READY TO DIE AND THE OLD CLASSICS.THEN THEY WILL REALISE THAT THE SHIT OUT TODAY IS WACK.
THE PROBLEM IS ALOT OF THESE NEW YOUNG FANS DON;T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THE OLD STUFF AND GO HOMO ON THE NEW CLOWNS.
Who or what the fuck is the Brain Trust? A bunch of literal nobodys as far as I'm concerned. A bunch of white men and an Oreo or 2 sitting in a room saying who's hott!
JimmyJo? WTF? After I read that I almost unsuscribed to THIS fuckin' site!
Then I caught myself and realized it was MTV's list! Lol...
Catastrophic!
~Be Eazy!
jim jones is def garbage top 10? if they dont put juelz in that list wowwwwwwww~~~~~~~~~
[reply] DEF_LA_JUICE — about 3 hours ago
MY LIST( not favorite rappers, just according to shows premise) Hottest rappers
1. weezy
2. kanye
3. T.I
4. jeezy
5. snoop
6. game
7. 50
8. Luda
9. Common
10. Fab,Jay,Nas
9.
Yo your list is a fucking joke wayne is not the best rapper kanye is garbarge should not be on the list jay and nas should be 1 and 2 and where the fuck is cass at cass should be 3 game is not better than 50 nor is t.i my list
1.jay z
2.nas
3.cassidy
4.wayne
5.jezzy
6.50
7.t.i
8.beanie sigel
9.juelz
10.game
good list just outta order
man your an idiot
you dont get the concept of the show or the list
my fav rapper is nas not weezy
but they are talking about hottest rapper right now, more mainstream
fuck you are one stupid bitch
Yea....I think this list loses all credibility for putting Jim Jones on the list, much less putting him in the top 10 on the account of one single.
50 shouldn't be in the top 10 either, he rhymes like he's reading out of a mother goose book. Then to have Common of all people be the space between them...these dudes are saying that Common is lyrically only marginally better than Jones, and 50 is a better lyricist than Common, which is fucking lunacy.
Looking at like that, I'd be willing to bet Cam makes the top 5.
SMH @ the state of Hip-Hop these days.
I'm disgusted with MTV for this one.
"50 shouldn't be in the top 10 either, he rhymes like he's reading out of a mother goose book."
- Yerroooo, that ish had me @ work screamin'.... hahahahahaaa
^^^^ COSIGN~
why yall niggaz keep bringin up tha rhyme shit. The list isnt't who's the best lyricist or evn of all time, its whos the hottest rite now...Jim Jones may have only had 1 hot song dis year, but dat 1 song was da #1 selling RECORD (NOT ALBUM) this year. 50 may not b dat nice wit rhyming but he is a salesman n he killin da airways and videos wit dat Amusement Park and I Get Money shit das y dem niggaz on there
Check out my list.
It should be :
1.Rick Ross
2.Lil wayne
3.T.I
4.Young Jeezy
5.Fat Joe^
6.Young Buck
7.The Game
8.Jadakiss
9.50
10.Cassidy.
Thats it man!
its outta order man