JOE BUDDEN = best out

notice the absence of all the non-Kanye hipster rappers from the forthcoming list…..

I Think this years chap should put the swagger in to this movement, I’m an Artist myself not too many people think of this game as an art.

Shiiit, I’d put Andre 3000 on there just for the 2-3 verses he dropped in the last 6-8 months. Common could be up there too.

Where the fuck is Chuck Taylor on your list!?!

Pretty much agree with your list…good stuff

I aint watch that bullshit last year,and I won’t again this year

I bet they’ll either not put fifty on this list or put him lower because mtv be hatin even tho 50 still the best in the game

if 50 dont get it, i’m done with mtv.
g-unit has been straight killing shit. even yayo is bringing some heat, but banks and 50 have just been murking shit left and right. that mechanic song was off the chain.

The problem with being 28 is that I can remember MTV when it was great and played videos and didn’t have any “reality” shows. I’m officially old, I guess.

They’ll probably pick Plies to be number one.

As far as hotness…We Want Weezy! but he won’t get it. It’ll br Fif cause they scared followed by Ye and Wayne. Then The Game

Okay I know 3 people for sure belong on the List, Lil Wanker(Best Faggot Alive!), Fishy Scent( Best Comedian in Rap) and Kanye(damn homie them new shades and kicks are HOT!), everybody else can be moved the fuck around. I say if Lupe Fiasco name doesn’t appear on the List then we all know it will be because New Yorkers are some spiteful wankers, since he is The Best Lyricist Alive. Period.

yeah they will cuz it’s a retarded countdown…..I also predict Jim Jones, Fat Joe, Birdman, Rick Ross, & Akon/T-Pain to be on there too….thats how dumb the countdown is

crooked i
joell ortiz
killa kyleon
holysmokes(myspace.com/holysmokes1)
jay-z(dont care how old he is, nigga is nice)
saigon(man just go independent)
nino bless(heard a couple times, like what i hear)
game(pain song is nice,plus that 911 is a joke)
common
lupe
chamillionaire
ice cube
dre 3000
man i could go on forever…
killer mike
t.i.
budden
terminology
that all for now, oh nas

The nigger buzz would be working better if people actually believed that the album would ever come out (which i still doubt) I expect Wayne to be 1 again but don’t know if 50 is top 3. Soulja Boy should be there, but in the 8-10 area. Rick Ross shouldn’t be there, but dude sells records somehow so I could be wrong. Kayne gota be top 3. Jeezy is sorta hot since he got the Usher joint, but I don’t know. Game is luke warm, he aint been on mixtapes that much and “Big Dreams” and Pain (as hot as they are) don’t seem to be picking up steam, he’s still my fave rapper for the time being so I would still try to sneak him in there. Lupe should get a shoutout, but late on the list. And as disappointing as Snoop’s sales were, he’s still pretty much on big things.

The truth is, there isn’t even ten “hot” (as in popular) rappers I can name. Hip hop itself aint even all that “hot” right now.

Soulja Boy
Lil Wayne
Jay-Z
Kanye West
The Game
50 Cent
T.I
Snoop Dogg
Nas
Young Jeezy/Rick Ross

That’s my list in no particular order, and MTV better agree with me… Lol

Fuck MTV and their corporate bullshit gossipy ass list. I don’t give a flyin fuck if you’re hot in the eyes of the deaf, dumb, and blind but do you really have talent? Illiterate ass rappers.

Here’s my list. Going by Jackpot’s criteria (i.e. who’s “hot”) and not on personal favourites.

1. Kanye West
2. Lil Wayne
3. 50 Cent
4. Snoop Dogg
5. Jay-Z
6. Common
7. Rick Ross
8. Lupe Fiasco
9. Young Jeezy
10. T.I.

Honorable mention to Chamillionaire. I stay optimistic that he will one day be at the top of this, and every other, hip-hop greatness list.

Ultimate Victory - If you haven’t heard it, go get it. A real copy. Chamillitary Mayne

How come none of you niggaz pickin luda for tops ?! that dude is fire and hes consistently droped hottness…n u kno dis..

personally the god m.c. hov is the g.o.a.t in my opinion but this list isnt based on who’s the “greatest of all time” it’s based on who’s the hottest for the time being. and as he stated in the article, you dont have to be necessarily gifted lyrically or have the deepest subject matter at all. why do you think acts like shawty lo, rocko, or soulja boy (for example) been able to catch their hot streaks. I mean M.C. Hammer and Vanilla ice were consider “HOT” at one point. True you have your joe buddens or other cats that can actually spit but if you aren’t gimmicky or cranking out hits or controversial, you’re not benefiting the machine known as the industry there for you’re not considered “HOT”

1.Kanye
2.Weezy F
3.Plies
4.Curtis
5.Lupe
6.Hov
7.Ross Da Boss
8.SN Double O P
9.Chuck Taylor
10.Shawty-Lo

Now this is a real mans man’s list..lol yall niggas can put soulja boy on yalls list if you want to but im sorry i just couldnt play myself like that….not hatin on the kid i mean get ya money brotha but now puttin him anywhere in the vicinity of the word mc is down right blasphamos…imo…whunhunid!!!

Since when has MTV had any relevance in what was hot in music? Oh yeah — 10 years ago…..

Well Weezy Is Goin’ To Be N Tha Topz Wit Out Questionz… Young Geezy In Tha Topz… Busta Rhymez… Lupe… If Bun B Ain’t N Tha Topz Somthin’ Is Wrong… Webbie… Or Boosie… Kanye… If B.G. Cam Out Wit A Video Fo iHustle He Would Be N There Cuz Datz A Hit… I Think Its Goin’ To Be A South Take Ova Cuz Ain’t Nobody N Tha Nawf States Doin’ It Like Da South Rite Na Besidz Busta Cuz He Alwayz On His… Mane If Foxx Was Nation Wide Wit This Song… He Would Be Tha Shit Cuz He Is N Louisiana…

Fuck MTV they should call it the Top Rappers to never listen to list.

Rappers that are hot in the game on their mixtape grind that wont get attention.

1. Crooked I (HipHop Weekly - Come on!!! 52 Straight!!)
2. Sean Price (The Nicest Nigga in Brownsville)
3. Termanology (Dj Premier is the MAN)
4. Skyzoo(Corner Store Classic, is classic)
5. Joell Ortiz (Buzz is dyin down tho, needs to put some new material out)
6. Glasses Malone (Electric Chair Mixtape / Ceritfied Video)
7. Bishop Lamont (Many Dope Mixtapes with DJ Skee, peep DubCnn)
8. Strong Arm Steady / Blacksmith Movement (Killin It!)
9. Swollen Members (Always grindin)
10. La Coka Nostra / Ill Bill / Circle Of Tyrants (Mad Music Out / Colabs & Projects)

I really hope Prodigy makes that list. Hnic 2 is so fken hot. 50 better make that list and be in the top 3 at least