2013 MTV Top Ten Hottest Emcees List (2 CHainz #2, Kendrick #1)

[themadlionsfan]

did he explain the kanye shit yet?....

 

[Cutler 26 INT's LOL!]

Kendrick is not hotter than Drake. Once again ya'll niggas lettin hate blind you.

Buttuh and Shenco the only ones makin sense in this thread.

Niggas mad cause Nas aint number 1. FOH...

best debut album by a new artist, top2-3 rap albums in 2012, hot videos.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>started from the bottom......... no album, no radio spins.

kdot>drake. stop it.

Bruh c'mon...I aint fina go through this wit you. Just read Buttah's post on why Drake is hotter than Kendrick.

 

[StoneColdMikey]

Kendrick is not hotter than Drake. Once again ya'll niggas lettin hate blind you.

Buttuh and Shenco the only ones makin sense in this thread.

Niggas mad cause Nas aint number 1. FOH...

best debut album by a new artist, top2-3 rap albums in 2012, hot videos.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>started from the bottom......... no album, no radio spins.

kdot>drake. stop it.

that has nothing to do with him being HOTTER than drake tho.

 

[TheBossman]

Kendrick and Drake both gonna be in the top 2 so imo it shouldn't even matter.

drake 5, he almost went over nas, but the votes wasn't their.

 

[Cutler 26 INT's LOL!]

Lil Kim

 

[StoneColdMikey]

no radio spins? drake didn't have no single for the later part of 2012 but he was always on the radio. pop that and no lie was ALWAYS on the radio

 

[StoneColdMikey]

damn. congrats to Nas. hopefully yall niggas are satisfied now.

 

[TheBossman]

Kendrick is not hotter than Drake. Once again ya'll niggas lettin hate blind you.

Buttuh and Shenco the only ones makin sense in this thread.

Niggas mad cause Nas aint number 1. FOH...

best debut album by a new artist, top2-3 rap albums in 2012, hot videos.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>started from the bottom......... no album, no radio spins.

kdot>drake. stop it.

that has nothing to do with him being HOTTER than drake tho.

yes it does, im referring to the past 10 months in my post.

best debut album by a new artist, top2-3 rap albums in 2012, hot videos.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>started from the bottom......... no album, no radio spins.

 

[StillFaggyAF]

4. Nas

Here's a little "Hottest MCs" trivia: Despite being one of rap's most revered artists, Nas has never made a dent on a single "Hottest MCs" list. After 2012's #1, gold-selling Life is Good, however, it was impossible to deny God's Son, who came in at #4 on the "Hottest MCs in the Game VIII" debate.

Nas vividly captured the angst of New York City's youth on his 1994 classic debut Illmatic, but on last year's Life is Good, he tackled more mature topics like his high-profile divorce to R&B star Kelis and his recent tax trouble — and he did it with banging beats and carefully crafted rhymes.

"Quite often we pay attention to the youth, but what about the people that actually grew up on hip-hop that now feel so disconnected," MTV News Senior Hip-Hop Writer Rob Markman said in defense of the Queens lyricist. "Nas says, 'You know what, I can still cater to you guys 30 and up, 40 and up and you don't have to listen to the oldies station no more.' "

HOT STREAK

Album: Life is Good

Selected Mixtapes: N/A

Singles: "Daughters," "Bye Baby"

Street Bangers: "Nasty," "The Don"

Key Guest Appearances: Rick Ross' "Triple Beam Dreams," Nicki Minaj's "Champion," Amy Winehouse's "Like Smoke"

Meteoric Metrics: Nas struck gold with Life is Good and earned himself a #1 album and four 2013 Grammy nominations.

Business Ventures: Nas continues to reap the benefits of his partnership with Guerilla Union's annual Rock the Bells music festival and struck a deal with online retail company 12Society.com.

Tours: Nas hit the road with Lauryn Hill last year on their Life is Good/Black Rage run and stole the show when they performed at Hot 97's 2012 Summer Jam concert.

Monumental Moment: The usually private Queens rapper opened up like never before during an episode of VH1's "Behind the Music," which then led the way to the release of Life is Good, one of the year's most critically acclaimed works.

Forecast: Before Life is Good, the slow and steady Nas hadn't released a solo LP since 2008, but God's Son has announced plans to drop his 11th solo LP in 2013 and once again put himself in Hottest contention next year.



Not only did Nas drop potent stick-to-your-rib singles like "Daughters," "The Don" and "Bye Baby," he went to great lengths to craft memorable story-driven videos to match. " 'The Don' was a great visual, 'Daughters' was a great visual, 'Nasty' was great and I think with this record coming off of Distant Relatives, nobody expected this," pointed out MTV Programming VP Yomi Desalu while referencing the mixed reviews surrounding Nas' Damien Marley collaboration album in 2010.

Though Esco hoisted a gold plaque and a couple of 2013 Grammy nods off Life Is Good's strength, he failed to make a significant dent in any of the various Billboard charts. That point was hard for a few roundtable members to ignore. "Nas put out a phenomenal album, but in terms of him being hot, I don't hear 'Daughters' on the radio as much. In the last six months, I haven't heard a Nas track," contended Brain Trust veteran Steven Roberts. "I think this is 'Hottest MCs' and not the comeback player of the year award... I don't think he's hotter than Drake this year."

Aside from the album there was also he and Lauryn Hill's Life is Good/Black Rage tour, as well as Nasir's deep lyrical contributions to Tyga's "King & Queens," Nicki Minaj's "Champion" and Rick Ross' "Triple Beam Dreams." He also captivated hip-hop audiences when the usually private Nas put his life under the microscope for VH1's "Behind the Music" in April 2012.

Nas also put his charm and star-power to work by playing Nicki's leading man in her "Right By My Side" video and while he may not be as active as his younger counterparts, God's Son clearly impacted by taking a measured pace.

Critically acclaimed music, a steady yearly buzz, top-notch lyrics and a classic style all helped Nas to earn his first Hottest MCs appearance. "The fact that he's still here and still rapping at the level that he is and still relevant at the level that he is, I feel like that alone puts him at #4," puts him at #4," Managing Editor Rebecca Thomas stated passionately.

 

[MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14]

All ima say in response to Monizzle are none of those reasons are legitimate for Kendrick being hotter than Drake. Look at the charts, that other shit is irrelevant.

To that other poster you only get a half a bar, fuck you.

So you not gon come with supporting details. Nigga this aint 1st grade this the reason you have to explain your reason why its not legitimate. Bar for bar kendricks GKMC was the hottest hip hop album of 2012 that yet again for another week is selling well into 2013.

Oh and call your mom and dad and we will have a ustream awards ceremony for you being the first nigga to post a thread about kendrick lamar.

 

[StoneColdMikey]

damn so it might just be 2 chainz or kendrick.

 

[ohhhla]

@SwampNigga

Is an E-40 fan

Nothing to see here.

@ohhhla

you a white boy doe, you been disqualified since the day you picked up some headphones

I'm n-I-g-g-e-r.

So fuck outta here

 

[StoneColdMikey]

if Nas is over Drake then K.dot has to be #1 then.

 

[StillFaggyAF]

3. Ricky Rozay

Maybe some were surprised in 2012 when MTV News named Rick Ross the "Hottest MC in the Game," but Rozay has seemed ready for the honor since his very first album dropped in 2006.

On "Push It," a single off of his Port of Miami album, Ross compared his rap rise not only to the fictional Scarface but also one of media's biggest moguls. "Who would've thought that fat girl would grow into Oprah?/ Or that boy Rick Ross would be molding the culture," the then-rookie rapper spit with a veteran's confidence.

Over the course of the past year, the Maybach Music boss continued to curate rap, not only with his tunes, but with the all-star MMG fleet, and that's why he's been able to hold his top-5 position, landing at #3 on the "Hottest MCs in the Game VIII" list.

The Teflon Don's 2012 impact has been undeniable. His DNA can be found in material by his MMG roster, including Meek Mill, Wale, French Montana and Gunplay, but he also penetrated Hollywood with his contribution to Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" soundtrack, "100 Black Coffins."

HOT STREAK

Album: God Forgives, I Don't, MMG's Self Made Vol.2

Selected Mixtapes: Rich Forever, The Black Bar Mitzvah

Singles: "Diced Pineapples," "Touch 'N You"

Street Bangers: "Hold Me Back," "So Sophisticated," "3 Kings"

Key Guest Appearances: Usher's "Lemme See," French Montana's "Pop That," Ace Hood's "Bugatti"

Meteoric Metrics: Rick Ross notched a #1 LP, earned a gold plaque and a Grammy nomination with God Forgives, I Don't.

Business Ventures: Like a true boss, Rozay expanded his MMG roster by adding singer Omarion, Rockie Fresh and, in a joint deal with Bad Boy, French Montana. To top things off, Ross then announced that he'd moved his label from Warner Bros. to Atlantic. He also signed a lucrative endorsement deal with Reebok.

Tours: Recruiting Meek Mill and Wale, Rozay set out on the multi-city MMG Tour. Over the course of a year, the he also touched stages at Hot 97's Summer Jam, Birthday Bash in Atlanta and Cali Christmas on the West Coast.

Monumental Moment: Rick Ross is no stranger to major headlines, but he dominated the news after he was shot at on January 28. Ross escaped the gunfire and soon got to work, making his impact felt on songs like Ace Hood's "Bugatti" and Young Scooter's "Columbia" remix.

Forecast: Later this year, Rozay aims to drop Mastermind, his fifth LP in as many years. While it's still unclear where he'll go sonically, given Ross' track record, it's not hard to imagine another #1 album and golden plaques for his walls.

"When you talk about some of these cats, it's a quantity-versus-quality thing, and that's not the case with Ross — he has both," said MTV's VP of Music & Talent Programming Strategy, Yomi Desalu. "Ross is out there putting in work." Not only did Rozay drop his gold-selling, #1 Billboard album God Forgives, I Don't, he also rallied his Maybach Music troops to release the compilation Self Made, Vol. 2. Of course, who can forget that he gave out a pair of mixtapes for free: Rich Forever, at the top of 2012, and the jacking-for-beats-style tape The Black Bar Mitzvah, in October. Combine all of that with a string of features on hit records like Usher's "Lemme See" and French Montana's "Pop That" and it becomes increasingly difficult to deny the MMG mastermind.

"We definitely saw these recent events where he found himself dodging bullets," said MTV News Managing Editor Rebecca Thomas, referencing the January 28 drive-by shooting that targeted the Miami rapper. Acknowledging Ross' "teflon" persona, she added, "I just kind of feel like the work really spoke for itself."

The way MTV's Hip-Hop Brain Trust sees it, Rick Ross had a shot at topping the Hottest MCs list again, but his biggest competition was ... Rick Ross. "God Forgives, I Don't didn't quite live up to being the follow-up to Teflon Don't, argued "Week in Jams" Story Producer Renaud Jean-Baptiste. "I think Teflon Don is a better project. He could've been #1 easily if he just took that music up another notch."

Roundtable veteran Steven Roberts had no real knocks against Ross, but co-signed that this year, the Bawse was his own biggest competition. "I think the reason he is #3 is that there are two artists that have kind of put themselves out there a bit more and transcended," he said. "I think Ross set a very high bar."

 

[Bcotton5]

yea Nas!

 

[TheBossman]

no radio spins? drake didn't have no single for the later part of 2012 but he was always on the radio. pop that and no lie was ALWAYS on the radio

you just proved my point as to why drake shouldn't be no higher than where he is bruh....

again....

best debut album by a new artist, top2-3 rap albums in 2012, hot videos.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>started from the bottom......... no album, no radio spins.

 

[themadlionsfan]

this bitch tiffany Foxx looks like she need to be on Sons Of Anarchy

 

[starvin]

I'm surprised Nas is at 4..

 

[WiseGuyy]

Damnn I Hope 2 Chainz really aint #1. I know its possible but I Hope they wouldn't Do that to Hip Hop. Thats just embarrassing to The Culture loll

 

[MrCrookedLetter]

Life Is Good went Gold?