Top 10...

MC's in the game (right now), according to MTV. 

I saw this special that aired on MTV News this past Sunday in which they listed the top 10 rappers in the game right now.  A panel of 10 men, women, MTV producers, editors and writers based their votes on who is new to the game and who is controlling the crowd.  But from seeing the contenders, they clearly didn't stick to their plan.  Jim Jones and maybe Jeezy are the newest to the game out of all the 10, but I guess these are all the rappers consistently putting out music and a few who are giving us some brain food.

Here's their list...

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

Seems somewhat off to me.  I'm not feeling the Game's position or even his presence on this list.  "One Blood" is mainly what I remember and he had a few others that were ok ("Wouldn't Get Far"); Common and 50 should have been higher.  The panelists argued for quite awhile over the fact that Jim made the list and not Nas.  I agree depending on how you're really tabulating your votes.  If it's for lyrical prowess, then hell yea Nas should have been on but if you're talking about crowd possession, then Jim is right where he needs to be.  And Andre 3000 at #4?????? Really?  Nah, he should get the #1 spot.  Yea, he hasn't had a lot of singles as of late, but his one verse on one song murders everyone on the list simultaneously.   He and Wayne are both crafty but Andre actually has a lot more to say.  So here's my version of the list if I had to pick from everyone that they offered...

10.  Game
9.    Jim Jones
8.    Jay-Z
7.   Common
6.   50 Cent
5.   Young Jeezy
4.   Kanye West
3.   T.I.
2.   Lil Wayne
1.   Andre 3000

Click here to watch as they struggle to pick the #1 spot

Comments

[E aka your favorite trapper]

I agree with MTV's top 4 since those guys are the best rappers on the list right now.

I know lyrical prowress wasn't a factor but Jim Jones in the top 10, really? He's only had one hit his entire life(that's one more than Memphis Bleek but still)

Crooked I should have made the list, he has no real hits but his buzz is huge on the westcoast.

[EF Huttin]

Your list was actually better than MTV's, with the exception of Curtis being...well, on the list period. His last few singles didn't really catch on ("Amusement Park" = Warm Piss), and everytime he talks shit about another rapper, he makes himself sound more and more desperate for attention. That's just sad.

Oh, and if Game can say one verse without mentioning every other rapper that has ever recorded a song, then he might be worthy of a spot on the list. Name-drops do not a hot verse make.

[Chentastic]

MTV must be taking Payola, that list is shitastic! SMH @ Common being #9...but maybe I should just be impressed that they put him on the list at all. Your list is muuuch better but I would have left Game off completely and put Remy Ma in his spot (yeah, stylistically challenged & nutzo but the flow is killing em).