Every year since 2007, MTV has named their “10 hottest MCs in the game.” Past winners include Lil Wayne (2007), Eminem (2010), Rick Ross (2012), and Chet Haze (never). So far, we’ve seen #10-5 for this year’s list, with Drake coming in at #5 followed by Big Sean, Kanye West, A$AP Rocky, Future, and Meek Mill.
Guess which one of those six is bitching?
Kanye West called into Hot 97 to discuss his placement. The conversation began with Kanye admitting that “Lil Wayne is the #1 rapper in the world…Him and Jay and Em are the greatest rappers of all time.”
However, when it came to his spot on the list, Kanye said, “I feel like in order for them to put me at #7, they had to bring up things they didn’t like — like the Cruel Summer album.” He then suggested that his critics prefer the backpack-and-polo-era Kanye over his current career choices. “They don’t like Givenchy Kanye, they don’t like Kanye in a kilt, they don’t like Kanye in a relationship.” (Via)
Yes, because we all HATED My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. West isn’t the only one who’s not happy with MTV, besides everyone. Danny Brown has released a new track called “#HottestMC,” in which he disses inferior MCs (“Your rhymes are cheap/You release your poor product/You’re a servant in my world/No rap gods curse you/When judgment day’s upon you/Reality’s a virtue”), while also calling himself the “Greatest Rapper Ever” on Twitter. This, despite the fact he could be in the top-five, which will be revealed tomorrow.
God, it’s like the 2004 Train/Five for Fighting vs. VH1 Top 20 Countdown fiasco all over again.
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In Danny Brown’s defense, he totally should be on that list. I also took the song to be more about calling out shitty rappers that are well-regarded, rather than the list itself. Though that’s probably splitting hairs.
Meanwhile, Kanye shouldn’t even be in the top 10 at all, because his production should have no impact on his placement here since it’s just about rapping.
Quite right.
If you take a Greatest MC’s list from a cable channel that shows shitty reality shows and mindless teen nonsense SERIOUSLY, then you got bigger problems than your name not being on that list.
LOL People never understand this about rap! as much as sub-par rappers and wanna be rappers and fans try to belittle rap and make it ONLY about the money because they’re insecure little bitches, to a true artist such as kanye (and even to a lesser extent asap) Rap has always been and will always be about the competition! this list is basically the only (supposedly) objective power ranking the rap world has and whether or not you respect MTV is your opinion but its a tradition and for niggas that take their artistry seriously its kinda like a big deal!
Danny Brown is most likely superior to most of the clowns on that list. The list, after all, is only a popularity contest to show whose sac MTV is riding in that particular year. I’m not sure how YOU clowns equate his response to “react”(ing) “like a babies”. Kanye, sure, he’s not anyone in their right mind’s hottest MC, especially now.
pssh please 2 words “white dress” imo unless jay is in the top 5 that 1 song shits on the entire top 5 not to mention cruel summer was everybody’s soundtrack!! niggas just mad kanye got kim and vice versa for bitches so everybody throwin shade smh can we grade JUST the art for a change tho?
I think Lupe Fiasco is the only rapper to complain about this properly: make your case with a short mixtape (Enemy of the State) rapping circles around everyone who made the list.
Y’all don’t think they’d put Danny in the top five?
Holy shit that song was supposed to make me believe he’s one of the best rappers today? Lame, repetitive opener (more people should use 70′s kung fu soundbites as openers in my opinion) and a complete lack of rhythm or complimenting with the beat.
Kanye acknowledged his kilt? I thought he was trying to have that removed from the internet.
how do you write this article and not think to mention the best part of Kanye’s call in to the radio station?
Kanye: I couldn’t believe it, I mean, I gave Sway his first TV, man. He came over my crib in Newark, New Jersey, I was living in Newark, you know, doing beats for Jay and Beans and all them. And I was getting a new TV, and I gave Sway his first TV. And really, I didn’t really want to call to talk about the number 7 list, I JUST WANTED TO TELL EVERYBODY I GAVE SWAY HIS FIRST TV. AND HE NEEDS TO REMEMBER THAT. [Hangs up.]
i mean, that made me laugh for 2 minutes straight and pretty much forgives all the other bitching. because that’s just hysterical.
If anyone knows anything about MTV, Danny Brown will never be on any of their lists, even though he truly is the better than every rapper on that list.
The day he’s recognized by MTV, I’ll boil a hat and eat it.
Danny Brown shouldn’t be on this list. This list isn’t about best rapper, its about popularity. The “hot” rapper on the radio, tv and in the rap mags. I say all that to say this list sucks.
I bet the top 4 will be 4) Pusha T 3) Lil Wayne 2) Kendrick Lamar 1) 2 Chainz (I punched my screen typing that)