Uh oh. MTV done f**ked up now.
2011 was a great year for Hip Hop in my opinion as a lot of newer artists finally got the recognition from fans and peers that I feel they truly deserved. Case in point: J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, and Mac Miller. 2 out of the 3 had #1 albums on the Billboard charts, one is nominated for Best New Artist, was crowned the new King of the West by legendary West Coast emcees, and the other broke an independent sales record.
The problem: None of them are on MTV's list of the 25 Hottest MC's of the year.
o_O
Instead, artists like Maino, Red Cafe, Jim Jones, and Nas (who put out ONE song of his own in 2011) made the list. I'm puzzled. Anyways, check out the promo for the Hottest MCs In The Game miniseries, and hit the jump for the full list of nominees.
2 Chainz
50 Cent
Big Sean
Drake
Eminem
Fabolous
French Montana
Jadakiss
Jay-Z
Jim Jones
Kanye West
Lil Wayne
Lloyd Banks
Maino
Meek Mill
Nas
Nicki Minaj
Red Cafe
Rick Ross
T.I.
Wale
Wiz Khalifa
Yelawolf
Young Jeezy
Hold up. No Big K.R.I.T. either? Hellll nah.
Who do you think should make the top 10 this year. And who do you think was left out of the list? Hit the comments and let me know!
Props to Miss Info