Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.... This is gone be hot ish! As with MOST TOURNAMENT brackets, there will be controversy over seedings!

Whose EFFIN idea was it to put NAS @ #2 in EM'S BRACKET?????? Not that it matters, cause QB's finest will house whomever steps in his path, but that was pretty gay.

It's funny how they put Em against Soulja Boy in the first round, LMFAO! HAHAHAAA... Hilarious... Then they put LAURYN AGAINST KIM, AND THEN SHE HAS TO FACE JAY NEXT????? HOW FAIR IS THAT???? And whose idea was it to give Jay a first round bye? How the hell does he deserve that??? And then, Jay has to face Cass, and to be honest...well, I'm thinkin' in terms of real life, not the voters...

THEN, they put Mos up against Talib in the FIRST ROUND. WOW. WHO MADE THIS DAMN BRACKET???? I see they put Luda and T.I. in the same regional... ha... that should be interesting.

I continue: GHOST AGAINST RAE IN ROUND 1?????? FRUSTRATING... while 3000 gets a CAKEWALK... who the hell is DIZZEE RASCAL??????

RED AGAINST METH IN ROUND ONE??? WOWWWWWWWWW.. Common against Black Thought in ROUND ONE????? Bus against Twista, but Snoop gets to go up against Bow Weezy... WOW....

In a REAL Tournament bracket... it goes 1-16, where 1 faces 16, 2 faces 15 and so on... for powerhouses to face each other in the first round is UNFAIR... HOW THE HELL YOU GONE PUT LAURYN UP AGAINST JAY IN ROUND 2????????

This Is Actually Pretty Good, you don't just vote for your fave rapper but you can vote between the two matched up artist... gives it a lil fairness

The seedings shitty as fuck but it should still be cool

camron vs juelz ............buck vs banks

you gottta fuckin love itttttt!!!!!

p.s. vibe needs 2 show some respect and give nas a #1 seed

soulja boy vs slim shadyy?!?! wonder whose gonna winn.....

this shit it wack they stil showing no respect to the hardest out for the past 10 years in a row fuck this chart
STYLES P SHOULD HAVE HIS OWN BRACKET STRAIGHT THE FUCK UP

Haha! WTF is this shit?

My final four:

-Jay vs Nas

-Scarface vs Andre 3000

I'm cool wit this... as long as wayne don't win this shit

whose dumb ass idea is this. very stupid.

One more thing, it's good that they're polling other emcess instead of clueless fans. That limits the popularity contest of things (sorry 50 and Wayne).

pliies Goat — about 1 hour ago

no plies fuck vibeeeeeeeeeeeeee they got flo-rida,em,lil mama,soulja boy,fat joe,e-40,rich boy,jadakiss All Garbage rappeRSssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

My rasponse: Fuck plies, somebody like him don't deserve a fuckin seed in this.

Plies the 3rd wackest rapper alive (I would say 2 but V.I.C's ass already took dat spot with "Get Silly")

charismatic — about 2 hours ago

who the hell is DIZZEE RASCAL??????

My Response: Some rapper from London.

DJ D-MOB — 2 minutes ago
I'm cool wit this... as long as wayne don't win this shit

My Response: I couldn't agree more wit ya cuz wayne don't deserve to be the Best Rapper Alive.

Damn that 2pac bracket looks sick right now with Em, Ghostface, Raekwon, Jada, Beans, Nas, and Joe Budden, and charismatic's right, how the fuck they gonna put Rae and Ghost against each other in the first round, especially with Rae set to drop Cuban Linx 2, and the same with Beans vs. Jada and Nas vs Budden wtf is that shit. These niggas got the seeding all fucked up.

My prediction for the final 4 would be Jay vs Weezy and Em vs the Game with Jigga winning it all

My personal final 4 would be Jigga (close over Lupe) vs Scarface and Nas vs Crooked I (seeded at #14 wat the fuck were these niggas thinkin) with Nas as champ.

AND WHERE THE FUCK IS STYLES???????????????? THIS NIGGA PROBABLY TOP FIVE DEFINITELY TOP 10 IN THE GAME TODAY

This is bull shyt allready..NO STYLES P.....Smoking dust.....they but madd half ass rappers on there and didnt put rakim, krs one, Dr.Dre, LL, Kool G Rap, mobb deep (prodigy) (they fell off but they at least deserved to be mentioned) .....DMX, mase Shyt they was hot in the 90's...what about dude's thats nice like papoose and joell ortiz that aint really come out but is nice.....nicer than madd heads on there....yall got lil mama on there and no eve or remy ma ..put madd corny rappers on here.....solider boy , nelly, flo rida, killer mike, dizzie rascal, rich boy,snoop (not wack but aint desereve a #2 spotanh fuck it he wack but he has longevity), shorty lo, young dro, trina, shyt paul wall, ...e-40, 8 ball, fat joe, lil boosie and webbie shouldnt be mentioned either.........shyt is trash.....GOTTA PU S.P. on there he is the nicest next to nas....hardest out

ALLOW ME TO OFFER AN IMPROVED SEEDING:

REMEMBER IT'S BEST RAPPER ALIVE: (ASK yourself, is Mike the best b'ball player alive as of 2008??? NO... HELL NO. So, let's say that a rapper has to have dropped something @ least in this decade.)

#1 seeds: Nas, Jay-Z, Eminem, Ghostface Killah (for having, IMO, the 2007 RAP album of the year)

#2 seeds: Lauryn Hill (YEAH, I SAID IT), Jadakiss, Big Boi (for the LAST TIME, he's better than 3,000), AZ (conveniently left off VIBE'S list and is better than 95% of ALL OF HIP-HOP)

#3 seeds: Andre 3,000, Raekwon The Chef, Busta Rhymes, Mos Def

#4 seeds: Scarface, Beanie Sigel, Black Thought, Talib Kweli

#5 seeds: Redman, Keith Murray (<-- BOTH albums last year were NASTY), Lupe Fiasco, Method Man

#6 seeds: Common, Method Man (forgive me, Meth, Ghost & Rae are interchangeable), Cassidy, Prodigy

#7 seeds: Capone, Havoc, N.O.R.E., Freeway

#8 seeds: T.I., Ludacris, Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim (2/3 of the greatest female emcees of their era! Shout out to Latifah, Lyte, & Bahamadia)

#9 seeds: Cam'ron, Wyclef Jean (Hip-Hop LEGEND), LL Cool J, Gillie Tha Kid

#10 seeds: Q-Tip, Joe Budden, Styles P, Peedi Crack

#11 seeds: Juvenile, Nelly (DOES make club bangers), Lloyd Banks, WHOMEVER THE BEST MEMBER OF BONE IS

#12 seeds: The Fresh Prince (FUCK WHAT Y'ALL HEARD: Big Willie Style WENT DIAMOND! PERIOD), Papoose, Twista, DMX

#13 seeds: The Game, Big Gipp (Goodie Mob), Fabolous, Snoop Dogg (fell off since Doggystyle)

#14 seeds: Pusha T, Juelz Santana, Young Buck, Sheek Louch

#15 seeds: 50 Cent, Remy Ma (hold ya head, baby!), Ja Rule, Kanye West

#16 seeds: Lil' Mama (who proved to the world she could BLOW, on A Milli beat!), Eve (Has about 15+ BANGERS! (don't 4get the Ruff Ryders years)), Mystikal, Xzibit (1 of the few dudes I like from West Coast)

RAP-IN WILD CARDS: Young Jeezy, Bun B, Bow Wow, Best member of Naughty By Nature, Chris, Neef Bucks, Cyserro, Peter Gunz, Slim Thug, Lil' Flip, Little Brother, Lil' Wayne, Mad Skillz, Mims (who claims he CAN rap), Missy Elliot (aaaargh), Chamillionaire, Nature, Cormega, Jim Jones (waste of time)

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I know my seedings aren't perfect, but they are DAMN SURE BETTER THAN THE VIBE'S!

My BAD ^^^^^^^ forgot to shout out: Dr. Dre!

Oh and ONE LOVE 2 all the EXTRAORDINARIES who WOULD be on the list, were they alive:

Notorious B.I.G.
Big L
Big Pun
Tupac Shakur
Ol' Dirty Bastard
special one love to: Jam Master Jay & Freaky Tah
Pimp C

if this list is going to have any credibility at all, joe budden CAN NOT remain as a 15 seed.

.. oh, and Kurupt... there, I hope I got everybody!!!!!

I want to add ONE MORE THING before I go to bed; this will give you guys (and girls) some FOOD FOR THOUGHT, (or rather, MIND WINE (-Nas)):

Remember back in 98-99, when the And 1 Mixtape FIRST came out? If you weren't from New York, which I'm not (Camden, NJ), you were FASCINATED... Real talk, them boys take basketball to the NEXT LEVEL. With that being said, only ONE And 1 player, our boy Skip, has been able to transpose his game successfully in the league. Likewise, the quality of the game FELL OFF TREMENDOUSLY, since every kid in the hood began trynna imitate the And 1 guys, INSTEAD of working on their fundamentals, which is why SO MANY European guys are gettin' drafted these days. And now that the initial 5-6 year infatuation with And 1 is OVER, I believe that most of us would agree that the playground ish is for the playground, and the dudes who can GET TO THE BASKET AND/OR REALLY SHOOT after all that damn fancy ass dribbling, are the dudes who are successful in the league.

I say all that to say this: for all you cats complaining about how low Joe Budden is ranked: HE'S AND 1. He, Papoose, and all the other underground cats who are allegedly "nasty", but just can't cut it in the LEAGUE. Joe Budden had one of the HOTTEST SINGLES of 200(4?) and all the momentum in the world... That was FOUR years ago... I know he's dropped the mixtape Mood Muzik series, but come on now...Budden's mainstream career is probably NOT GONNA HAPPEN.. SO Y'ALL PAP AND BUDDEN and Cyserro (who IS nice) fans need to let it go... IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN... WHERE'S THE DAMN ALBUM PAP??? They are underground, AND 1 guys...

Leave the playground where it belongs. I hope you all understood my analogy... Aiight, I've talked everyone to death... I'm OUT!

its bullshit that lil flip isn't even on here some of these people arent even that big

idk how lupe got further then jada beans... and wat are we judgin on lyrics, swag, originality, cuz if its all then the tupac bracket is way to competitive and the punisher bracket is too easy for andre no real challenge except in my opinion red and meth

Theres alot of hot artist on here just the seeding is fucked up I cant wait to see who wins gonna be a lotta of bitchin that day!!!

come on CROOKED I, if lil wayne wins then hip-hop is damn sure fucked up

come on CROOKED I, if lil wayne wins then hip-hop is damn sure fucked up

LMAOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Trash me if yall want to, but this is gonna be THE FUNNIEST article ive ever read on Defsounds because for the next month all you read is niggaz bitching and whining because:

1. Lil Wayne will advance a few rounds
2. Their favorite rapper was left out
3. There are rappers that they feel should/shouldnt be on here (ex. Styles P off, Soulja Boy on) lol
4. Early matchups
5. And finally, crying foul because one rapper beats the other so they cry conspiracy theory.

Oh boy, i cant wait for this shit.

100

PS - Is anybody else cracking up to this Diddy/Jim Jones "play-in-game"??? LMAOOO!

why are names such as bow wow and trina included? no styles p? ain't dizze rascal that england dude?

fuck this.

flip should definetly be on there from quality, sales and holding down his city, alone. he can deliver great albums and is a great freestyler. i have honestly never heard of dizzie rascal. and you have clowns like paul wall, flo rida, boosie, etc. and a multi time convicted felon who makes millions off rapping about not snitching but somehow never goes to jail for more than a year. hmm...

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SHIT THERE GONNA BE AWHOLE LOT OF DRAMA ABOUT THIS SHIT LOL...........IM FEELING THE IDEA

AND THE ONLY PPL I SEE KNOCKIN EMINEM OR NAS OUT OF THE FINAL FOUR ARE EMINEM OR NAS.

THE ONLY FUCKED UP THING ABOUT THIS IS US THE FANS DECIDE WHO ADVANCE AND THE STUPID ASS SOULJABOY/WAYNE STANS COULD FUCK THIS WHOLE THING UP.

IN RESPONSE TO BIRDMAN:

yea its gon be some bullshit cuz it's STILL a popularity contest, MEANING whose hot NOW will get the most votes...typically..

I thought it would be like everybody BATTLING to get the crown, but its based on votes so its STILL kinda bullshit....

It should be cool tho...

Lil Wayne Vs Trina, Kanye Vs Foxy Brown LMFAO!!!!! Too Funny Bruh.. I'm LIking Them Good Matches Though And Some Are Just Flat Out Predictable For Ex...Rich Boy Vs Pusha T. Come On Buddy!! That Shyt Is A Given Just Like Em Vs Cadet Boy Lol...Shyt Gotz My Attention Though..Scream At Me,1..

ALRIGHT WE ALL KNO WAS GONNA GO DOWN...SCOOP BITCH ASS IS GONNA VOTE FOR WAYNE A MILLION TIMES ON DIFF ACCOUNTS AND WAYNE IS LUCKY AS SHYT HE NOT IN HOV BRACKET CUZ DAT WOULD B A WRAP...AND Y IS NIGGAZ ASKN HOW CUM HOV GOT A BYE?....FUCKN 14 ALBUMS, 9 SOLOS THAT WENT PLAT...THATS FUCKN Y...AND ANDRE 3000 SHOULD B PUT IN THE PIMP C BRACKET ON TOP..AND Y THE FUCK DOES PIMP C HAVE A BRACKET AND NOT BIG L...I COULD SEE T.I. BEATIN WAYNE IN DAT BRACKET TOO...THE ONLI WAY JAY GON LOSE THIS SHYT IS CUZ WAYNE IS GOIN ROUND SAYN HE DA BEST RAPPER ALIVE AND MAD STANS IS BELEIVING IT...HOV AINT SAY HE WAS DA BEST,PPL SAID HE WAS DA BEST"IONT MAKE THE LIST DONT BE MADD AT ME,I JUS MAKE THE HITS LIKE A FACTORY" AND YALL NOTICED HOW WAYNE AINT BEEN SAYN DA SINCE HE APOLIGIZED TO HOV FOR DISRESPECTING HIM...ION THINK I HERD IT ONCE ON C3

BROOKLYN STAND UO...BEDSTY, NOSTRAND IS DA AVE COME HOLLA

COULD SOME 1 TELL ME Y NIGGAZ LIKE SOULJA BOY IS ON HERE AND LL COOL J IS NOT...AND DMX ISNT WTF

where is krs-one!!!!!!!!!! he should be a #1 seed and he's not even on the list

holy shit charismatic you said everything i wanted to..

my biggest points though, how the fuck can you put shady and nas in the same bracket.. and why is soulja boy even up there..

also one thing that i dont think you said, and not that it even matters, but i think i woulda had soulja slim bracket and big l bracket instead of big pun and pimp c, but thats just my taste...

i can't wait for this shit to start and for people to start complaining left and fucking right lol, i can hear the whining already

This shit looks good but it's bullshit!

It's all going to still come down to what shit comes down to now: KIDS VOTING for their favorite MC giving them even more reasons to brag!

When I first saw the title I thought it was a REAL BATTLE on some fight club type shit with the best mc's. I was actually excited for a sec...Just for s sec!

~Be Eazy!

D White u done lost all ya mind.And wheres AZ this whole thing is inaccurate but interesting.

FIRST OF ALL !! How in the fuck do you have a best rapper alive tournament WITHOUT PAPOOSE..??? This just baffles the fuck outa me. Even if you dont like PAP, EVERYBODY knows he is hands down by far the best LYRICIST/Rapper out there. I know some Lil Wayne dick riders are going to be mad now but the truth is the truth. A rap tounament without PAPOOSE is like the Bible without Jesus. SHit I can name another 4 rappers that should be up ther thats not. Corey Gunz & Saigon just to name 2. THis tournament is VOID... HIP HOP IS DEAD THANKS TO SOUTH RAP !!!!!! Brooklyn Stand Up

got soulja boy but no dr dre? detox'll get 'em eventually

this aint solving anything, i got it down to jay z/lupe, Wayne/luda, Eminem/nas, andre 3000/ice cube

LL cool j too old to get a mention? ... no rakim

good job im not seeing yayos name

wow dey got soulja boi but no ll, rakim, rev run, big daddy kane, krs 1etc..

last i checked dey were still alive

Dog, Em vs Soulja Boy will be epic!! Yall sleeping on Soulja Boy . He's so nice if you read the lyrics to "Crank that Supaman" backwards IT STILL MAKES SENSE!

Wow no Styles P, that tells me it's just a popularity contest. It's a nice idea, but this will not exceed in finding the best rapper alive but only the most liked/popular rapper alive. LMAO and talking about making fans choose Webbie vs. Boosie. Vibe will only succeed in making 64 rappers mad alone with their fans. I would really like for Lupe to win it all, but he's not the most popular rapper alive.

meant to say "we all know who THEY think hot right now"

instead of cryin and whinin... step up and vote. actin like Miss Cleo and shit. you sound like a democrat after Bush won.

lmao..stop crying. The best will win.

Game is wack. Crooked I will destroy him

Game will destroy Crooked I and go very far in this. Josh fuck you faggot grow a set of nuts. G-Unit dickrider.

name one album that Game has that has sold more than 50

name one album that Game has that has sold more than 50

well LAX is about to crush that terminate cd in about a month and a week from now....run yo mouth than fuckface

^ LAX wont beat TOS. Game is fucking garbage. he wouldnt be where he is without 50. go ahead mothefuckers, trash me. trash me because what im saying is true. trash me fucking pussies

TOS didnt even move 100k in week 1, Game will clear that in 3 days

LMAO @ these niggas thinking everything Wayne says is hot. Punchlines is what Philly niggas specialize in man!! Can nobody see us in that shit.

Wats funny about that? Foxy would give Kanye a good fight. She is one of the illest female emcees ever. Go listen to Broken Silence then come holla at me.

CORRECTION: FOXX WILL SMASH KANYE... ALL DAY... FOXY'S NEW CD IS AIIGHT.

the funny thing is i wasnt gettin at foxy...so damn i aint listenin to shit even though ive heard the song before....i was just stating it cause kanye would probably cry about it

Fat Joe dont even deserve to be a rapper since hes fucking garbage. I CAN RAP BETTER THAN HIM!!!

no the real question is why is soulja boy in pac bracket wutever tho eminem will murder him

You mean he's gunna cry when he loses to her ^