"Got the hottest chick in the game wearing my chain" - Jay-Z
Few would argue that Beyonce is indeed "the hottest chick in the game", but as for her significant other, many would say that the title of "Hottest MC" no longer belongs to El Presidente.
MTV recently put out their list of the top ten hottest rappers in the game right now and Mr. Carter was far from the number one spot. Were they way off base or right on point? Some of the the criteria needed to qualify as the hottest rapper in the game includes: lyrics, music, swagger, love and respect from the masses among other things. Below is MTV's list. You can go to this link: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?name=news&id=1565321&vid=164124,
to watch some of the arguments that went down while they were putting the list together
10. Jim Jones
9. Common
10. Jim Jones
9. Common
8. 50 Cent
7. Jay Z
6. Young Jeezy
5. Kanye West
4. Andre 3000
3. Game
2. T.I.
1. Lil Wayne
The folks at MTV stressed that "hottest" does not necessarily mean "best" or "most talented." It seems as though this is a list of the most popular rappers out right now. When we at GFHH heard that MTV was compiling this list, we figured that either Lil Wayne or T.I. would get the top spot. I have no problem with that. Both of those dudes are all over the place... TV, radio, magazines, mixtapes, movies (at least in the case of T.I.). I personally might argue that Kanye needs to be a little higher. He may be arrogant and he may have a fashion sense that takes some getting used to, but Kanye rarely (if ever) puts out anything wack and he may be one of the most underrated MCs out. We've had other producers who've rhymed (Diamond D, Pete Rock, Large Professor, and The RZA to name a few), but 'Ye might be the best of them all. I might even move Curtis up a notch or two. The entire hip-hop world listens when he speaks and everything he does the masses consider it newsworthy. He may not be the best MC on the list, but he's far from the worse (not with Jimmy on the list). I personally am not a big Jeezy fan. I've always respected his hustle, but a quotable MC he is not. I think a cat like Wayne would murder Jeezy in a battle, but once again, this is a list of the "hottest" rappers and I can't deny that Jeezy belongs in that conversation. I think MTVs choice of Andre 3000 was both interesting and deserved. For some reason I didn't think Dre would get his respect, but since his coming out of his self imposed rapping hiatus he's been spitting razor sharp bars. His verses on the Lloyd remix for "You" and his verse on the UGK joint, "International Players Anthem" may be two of the hottest verses of 2007. It killed me not to see Nasir on the list because he's one of the best of all time, but after he dropped his album, he went on tour overseas and kinda dropped out of the mainstream public eye. I also thought that Ludacris would find his way onto the list. Homie just caught a Grammy, he always puts out solid albums, does well in sales, you see him on TV all the time...why no Luda?
6. Young Jeezy
5. Kanye West
4. Andre 3000
3. Game
2. T.I.
1. Lil Wayne
The folks at MTV stressed that "hottest" does not necessarily mean "best" or "most talented." It seems as though this is a list of the most popular rappers out right now. When we at GFHH heard that MTV was compiling this list, we figured that either Lil Wayne or T.I. would get the top spot. I have no problem with that. Both of those dudes are all over the place... TV, radio, magazines, mixtapes, movies (at least in the case of T.I.). I personally might argue that Kanye needs to be a little higher. He may be arrogant and he may have a fashion sense that takes some getting used to, but Kanye rarely (if ever) puts out anything wack and he may be one of the most underrated MCs out. We've had other producers who've rhymed (Diamond D, Pete Rock, Large Professor, and The RZA to name a few), but 'Ye might be the best of them all. I might even move Curtis up a notch or two. The entire hip-hop world listens when he speaks and everything he does the masses consider it newsworthy. He may not be the best MC on the list, but he's far from the worse (not with Jimmy on the list). I personally am not a big Jeezy fan. I've always respected his hustle, but a quotable MC he is not. I think a cat like Wayne would murder Jeezy in a battle, but once again, this is a list of the "hottest" rappers and I can't deny that Jeezy belongs in that conversation. I think MTVs choice of Andre 3000 was both interesting and deserved. For some reason I didn't think Dre would get his respect, but since his coming out of his self imposed rapping hiatus he's been spitting razor sharp bars. His verses on the Lloyd remix for "You" and his verse on the UGK joint, "International Players Anthem" may be two of the hottest verses of 2007. It killed me not to see Nasir on the list because he's one of the best of all time, but after he dropped his album, he went on tour overseas and kinda dropped out of the mainstream public eye. I also thought that Ludacris would find his way onto the list. Homie just caught a Grammy, he always puts out solid albums, does well in sales, you see him on TV all the time...why no Luda?
The list is what it is. We like to know your thoughts on the list. Anybody you would add? Take off? Get at us.
