MTV's 'Hottest MCs In The Game' List 2010

[TheBossman]

some of the tracks ye has out is from his album. nicki hasnt promoted her album at all. she is on OTHER people's tracks. power, devil in a new dress, runaway, so appalled, lord lord lord. all hot tracks. produced by ye and rapped by ye.

no reply @jrod44?

 

[jrod44]

no reply @jrod44?

1st off, as you must know, that chick in your avi is fly. Anyhow, all them tracks are hot, but i dont think any are official singles, I could be wrong, thats the only reason why I dont think Kanye is not #2 or #3. Nicki had the #1 song in america I think for a couple weeks, all hers, and on countless others, but I have her ranked kind of low too because she doesnt have an album. Thats why I think Em, Ross, and Drake are the Top 3, even though Ludas and BOB sold slightly more than Ross's so far, Ross had way more impact, IMO.

But based on just these past couple months then yeah Kanye is killin em, pun intended, IMO.

Correction, Power for sure is a single.

 

[cuttadc13]

Its MTV…since when did anybody take MTV serious when associated with Hip Hop??? lol Im already laughing at what the outcome of that list will be…Let me take a “wild guess”

1. Eminem(they raved about his sub-par “Relapse” album so Im not surprised at how “Recovery” is doing)

2. Jay-Z (I don’t even want to speak on it…it will just happen somehow..smh)

3. Drake (Hmmm...not too much to really say about this one..could slip to #4 tho)

4. Rick Ross (Had the #1 Rap album…Bawse!! lol)

5. Nicki Minaj (You see and hear her on EVERYTHING now..c’mon..u know what…I wouldn’t even be surprised if she was #2 lol)

6. Kanye West (I put him here becuz remember…its MTV..)

7. Lil Wayne (They’ll probably leave him here..in jail and still making the list lol beast)

8. Waka Flaka Flames (Live with it…MTV apparently does..)

9. Gucci Mane (If Waka can make this list…Gucci can lol)

10. B.O.B (Its a stretch…buuuut i guess its just one of those feelings…)

And sorry…I just dont see LLOYD BANKS making this list..AT ALL lol…Wiz is a strong possible to replace B.O.B tho…but I think MTV likes B.O.B a lil bit more...and FAB could replace Gucci...maybe...

 

[genocide_cutter]

Insane Clown posse=Number one

 

[just.might.b.ok]

i can tell how that shitty list is gonna look like:

eminem

drake

rick ross

jay z

lil wayne

nicki minaj

gucci mane

most likely a bunch of rappers that suck nowdays.

 

[musicology1985]

Alright this is what I think, based off of 1. Album Sales 2. Radio Hits 3. Club/Mixtape Presence IN THE MAINSTREAM. OF COURSE THE LIST IS DIFFERENT IN THE 100% INDEPENDENT AND UNDERGROUND SCENE.

1. Eminem

2. Drake

3. Lil Wayne

4. Rick Ross

5. BoB

6. Ludacris

7. Gucci Mane

8. Nicki Minaj

9. Wacka Flocka

10. Jay Z

Honorable Mention: Kanye West, T.I. & Young Jeezy

 

[genocide_cutter]

Wicked shit will rise

 

[musicology1985]

Independent (Based off of Charting, shows, buzz & singles.)

1. Gucci Mane

2. Wiz Khalifa

3. Tech 9ne

4. Curren$y

5. Bun B

6. Black Milk

7. Freddie Gibbs

8. Dorrough

9. Cam'Ron and U.N.

10. Fat Joe

 

[kobe42085]

It will never happen, but the best rapper of 2010 has been Freddie Gibbs.

 

[Ounceman]

after that atrocity that was the vma's, mtv can kiss my dick. no atl

 

[georgia boi]

1) Rick Ross (Ross had the streets w/ that mixtape, "BMF" shut down the clubs, and Teflon Don is one the biggest rap releases of the year)

2) Nicki Minaj (would be #1, but most of her buzz comes from being a featured artist. "Your Love" was huge and broke records, but I don't know if it'd be enough to get her to #1)

3) Eminem (the concerts with Jay Z and him having the biggest selling album of the year period pretty much secures him as a top 3)

4) Drake (had one of the biggest releases of the year and some key guest spots like "Money To Blow" and "Say Something" since the last list)

5) Kanye West (Good Fridays)

6) Gucci Mane

7) Wiz Kalifa

8) Big Boi

9) Waka Flacka Flame

10) Soulja Boy

 

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Ludacris Is The #10 Hottest MC In The Game!

Making his first-ever appearance on the list, Luda took the tenth spot with his Battle of the Sexes and a slew of chart-topping cameos.

The 2010 Hottest MCs in the Game rollout is now under way! As in 2008 and2009, the list, determined by the MTV News Hip-Hop Brain Trust, is based on an MC's achievements right now, rather than an entire career. The criteria is based on a combination of rhyme skill, flow and how those things are implemented musically. The Brain Trust also considered buzz, impact, commercial success — sales, airplay, business ventures, Web presence, endorsements and helping to spawn other artists' careers — and the intangible, impact: Can an artist not only contribute to the rap game but influence cultural shifts? Are they trendsetters? All of these factors contributed to deciding who is the Hottest MC in the Game. All this week, we'll be rolling out reactions from artists, DJs, the MCs themselves

Flame Thrower: Ludacris

2010 Rank: #10

Collection: Battle of the Sexes

Previous Rankings: N/A

Ludacris has been in the game for more than a decade and, in that time, has amassed enough career highlights to fill more than a few Web pages. But 2010 actually marks the Atlanta rapper's first time making MTV News' Hottest MCs list.

Perhaps inspired in part by being routinely left off the list, in 2008, Luda crafted what was then his most conceptually high-minded LP, Theater of the Mind. He even defiantly rapped about being overlooked to Mixtape Daily: "I'm top five, dead or alive/ And MTV, y'all must be out yo' muthaf---in' mind." Still, it wasn't enough to get him on the 2009 list.

In March, Ludacris released his seventh album, Battle of the Sexes, and without seeming to try much at all, he made the case for why he should be a candidate for the 2010 Hottest MC in the Game.

Sexes tackles male/female dynamics and brings onboard some high-profile femcees, including Nicki Minaj and Lil' Kim. The certified-gold record debuted at #1 on the Billboard albums chart and spawned three bona fide hits — "How Low," "My Chick Bad" and "Sex Room" — that each broke the top 5 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart.

Where Luda really shined this year, though, was in his collaborations. He was featured on Justin Bieber's smash "Baby," which gave the teenybopper some street cred while also giving Luda a huge look at Top 40 radio. The video for "Baby" is the most viewed in the history of YouTube. If that wasn't enough, 'Cris jumped on the U.S. version of Taio Cruz's "Break Your Heart," and turned what was already a smash in the U.K. into one of the biggest songs of the summer in the States. But Luda kept it hip-hop, too, jumping on DJ Khaled's "All I Do Is Win," which had everybody's hands going up, to the tune of more than a million singles sold.

Surprisingly, all of that success couldn't get Ludacris into the top 10 without some contention. During the 2010 roundtable discussion, moderated by MTV News' Sway, members of the Brain Trust pointed out that G-Unit MC Lloyd Banks also had a banner year and was a contender for the 10th spot. Banks saw renewed buzz stemming in large part from the success of his single "Beamer, Benz or Bentley," an urban radio staple.

MTV News Senior Producer Rahman Dukes argued, "Banks has had one of the most successful years without putting an album out. He really set the pace where, at one point during this year, he was the hottest artist out of New York City, hands down."

"Nothing against Banks, but on a proportional scale, Luda's doing that to an even bigger scale," countered Steven Roberts, an associate producer at MTV News. "[Banks] may have had the #1 record out of New York — Luda had the #1 album in the country."

Yomi Desalu, the director of music programming at mtvU, said that having a successful album doesn't necessarily mean an MC deserves a nod. Desalu echoed Dukes' sentiment, citing Banks' heavy presence on the mixtape circuit as a key factor for his consideration.

"It's not just about the album because anyone can go out there and get special features or high-quality producers to produce an album," he said. "When you're talking about what the fans are feeling in the streets — five mixtapes, that's hungry — that's the hunger for more," Desalu said, slyly dropping the title of Banks' debut follow-up.

But Roberts was firmly in Luda's corner. "T.I., Gucci, Young Jeezy, they had all ran this Atlanta scene. It was hard for Luda to come back out just to put his name back out there."

Sean Lee, MTV News' supervising producer, concurred. "For him to have three big records off that album, that's an accomplishment as well," he said of 'Cris.

Also to be considered are the numerous business ventures Ludacris has launched beyond music, including Conjure, a cognac; Soul by Ludacris headphones; and a restaurant in ATL called Straits Atlanta. Oh yeah, there's Hollywood, too, where he continues to make strides.

"I think people see him not being on the music scene as much, but he's still active in a certain capacity," said MTV News senior writer Jayson Rodriguez. "I think that still speaks to the artist he is and the caliber of talent that he is too."

Stay locked in each day as we count down #10 to #6 on our MCs list. Then tune in to MTV2 for the entire one-hour "Hottest MCs in the Game" special on Sunday, October 24, at 1:30 p.m. ET. We'll reveal who will be crowned 2010's Hottest MC.

Here we go again. Today kicks off MTV’s Top 10 Hottest MCs In The Game list. Coming in at #10 is ATL’s own, Ludacris. Some names that had a big year but did not make the cut include Wiz Khalifa, Gucci Mane, Lloyd Banks, Bun B & Fabolous. This is going to be a… interesting.

politics as usual...

 

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[KillaCham]

My guess:

10. Ludacris
9. Waka Flocka
8. B.o.B
7. Lil Wayne
6. Kanye
5. Rick Ross
4. Drake
3. Jay-Z
2. Eminem
1. Nicki

 

[MR.CJ]

when does #9 comes out?

 

[P. Town]

1- Jay-Z
2. Eminem
3. Kanye
4. Rick Ross
5. Gucci Mane

Fuck the rest

 

[flushill401]

I didn't watch it. Did they do the whole list? If so, what is it?

 

[qoolaide33]

Nick, Drake and Wayne will be in the top 5. Drake looks like he'll be #1.

 

[choppa_style]

1) Rick Ross (Ross had the streets w/ that mixtape, "BMF" shut down the clubs, and Teflon Don is one the biggest rap releases of the year)

Bigger than Recovery?? That sh!t sold enough to fuel the economy of a small country!

 

[NothingButTheTruth]

Kanye West should be #1, he's the only commercial artist who makes good music.