Vibe’s Best Rapper Alive Tournament (by H20)
July 18, 2008
I was on the internet and I saw a thing Vibe was doing to settle once and for all who is the best rapper alive. They made a bracket type thing to have the readers vote on who is the best; it’s like the March Madness brackets. They’ve got the four brackets based on some of the legends in Hip-Hop: The Notorious B.I.G. Bracket, the Tupac Bracket, etc. On the surface it seems cool, right?? WRONG!!
Vibe seriously fucked this up! Man, this could have actually been the official thing to prove who was the best rapper alive, but I’m like “what the fuck” for real! They had the nerve to put niggas like Soulja Boy and Rich Boy on here, but no mention of Freeway, Young Chris, or Blu. Not to mention they seriously messed up the match-ups: Shawty LO versus T.I.? We all already know who won that, but maybe the votes will snap Shawty LO back into reality. Kanye versus FOXY BROWN!?!? Oh come on!
I bet you can’t wait to hear who came out as the 1st seaters: Jay-Z, Lil’ Wayne, Eminem, and Andre 3000. Eminem beat out NAS!?!? What kind of bullshit is that? Nas has at least dropped 2 hot albums in the last four years. Nas has been in the game longer, and everything. I could go on and on with this. #2 Seaters are Kanye (Not bad man!), T.I. (He edged out Luda!), Nas (Boo!!), and Snoop Dogg (Fair).
But you really can’t fuck with these match-ups: Jay-Z gets a BYE!! (He either has to go against Jim Jones or Diddy…). He’s too good for that! Then in the second round, he goes against Lauryn Hill!!! How ’bout Missy Elliot versus Lil’ Mama! Or Mos Def versus Talib Kweli! Lil’ Wayne versus Trina! I could really go on and on, but you can look at these fucked up match-ups yourself.
You can look at the brackets here
Below, I made a list of rappers that got robbed. I didn’t get everybody, but I got a quick list off the top of my head.
Freeway: You got Soulja Boy and Rich Boy up there, but this nigga has serious skills and they overlooked him! Two albums out, in the game for almost 10 years…
Blu: He’s got more skill than most of the niggas on that list, and that’s real.
Styles P: Man, where the fuck was he?? I can’t believe they overlooked him. They had Jadakiss on there, but they forgot P!
Rakim: Do I have to say anything here? He’s still alive people!
Dr. Dre: No Words here…
KRS-One: No Words here either…
Vibe seriously fucked up on this one. Here’s my prediction:
Final Four: Nas, Jay-Z, Lil’ Wayne, and Andre 3000
Top Two: Lil’ Wayne and Nas
Winner: Lil’ Wayne
That’s a realist prediction. Personally, I think either Jay-Z or Nas is the best rapper alive, but Lil’ Wayne is going to win, and we all know that. And if he does, it truly shows how fucked up Hip-Hop in my opinion; that a rapper with no classic albums under his belt (unless you consider C3 classic…yeah, right…) could take it all away from 3 rappers with at least 3 classics under each of their belts. Just my opinion though.
You can vote right now to see who is better right now out of Jim Jones and Diddy. So far, Jim is winning…yeah. Anyway, if you want in on this, go to Vibe.com and vote starting July 21st. Let’s see how this plays out: any predictions?
Rich Boy Shouldn’t be On There, But He’s Not A Bad Rapper IMO… They Wasted A Lot Of Space Trying To Be More Funny Than Serious.
Well Crooked Is On It So I Got Somebody To Vote For!
jay dont got a bye round. its jux diddy and jim aint got determined yet. and lil wayne is gone win kause alotta ppl think he is da B.R.A.
Jada is still better than P, but P is catching up fast.
Don’t worry fellas we’re going to do a nappyafro one.
No Tiggalow? No Black Thought?
Black Thought Is In The Big Pun Bracket But I Ain’t See Tiggalow And This “Tournament” Is A Joke I Know You Guys Here Can and Will Do A Better Job
Yo H-20, Dr Dre don’t write his own rhymes. I can’t co sign with Dre on the list.
Yeah, but Dre is better than Soulja Boy and Rich Boy. IMO, any rapper could get on the list because those two did.
@Dot:
I called it a bye round cause we know Jay is going to murder whoever wins.
Rich Boy is a better rapper than Dre! Come on…give him his props.
I just looked at the bracket. How is Ice Cube a 7th seed. He STARTED this gangsta shit, and this the muthafuckin thanks he get! People like Soulja Boy, Young Dro, Shawty Lo, Webbie, Boosie, Fat Joe, etc shouldnt be on there. You put them but dont put RAKIM, KRS & Big Daddy Kane?? What about AZ? No GZA? Chuck D? This is a joke. Is this the BEST rapper alive tournament or a popularity contest between the rappers with the most media attention?
@WTF, Haha… Was That A Bloc Boys Quote??? Anyway, In Reality, Most People Who Are Going To Be Voting On Here Don’t Give A Rat’s Ass About Any Of Those People You Jus Said…. At This Point In Time, Soulja Boy, Young Dro, Shawty Lo, Webbie, Boosie and Fat Joe Are Simply “More Relevant”!
@V-G. Thats not the point. This isnt the “Rapper you care about most” or “Most Relevant Rapper” Tournament. It is the BEST rapper alive tournament. So you still HAVE to include the absolute BEST whether they are relevant or not. How can you possibly give them a pass for not including Rakim? So I guess Soulja Boy is better than Rakim & KRS-One huh? No wonder they say hip-hop is dead.
@H20
Damn dude, why you throwin Rich boy under the bus? The boys got actual potential. I aint saying hes the best now or even ever, but damn thats some hate-r-ade goin on H2O. Lets get this paper and throw some d’s are tight.
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@WTF
what do you expect man? I agree with you that Big Daddy Kane or KRS should be on the list, but it aint gonna happen. A much larger portion of Vibe’s readers probably listen to new / shittier rap vs. people reading vibe who listen to old school bangers.
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ahhahahaha Lupe is the 3 seed. thats hilarious.
Wheres Kool G Rap?? also the clan should ride togethor. You can’t be putting Ghostface vs. Raekwon
@WTF
They Gotta Target Toward Their Audience. They Put The Niggas You Mentioned On There And They’re Gonna Get Your Reaction From Their Readers Like “Who Is That?” And “Where Is This Person?”
So I Don’t Completely Agree With The Rappers On The List, But I’m Sure They’ve
Made It To Be Quite Interesting For Their Less Inspective Readers.
Yo, this Vibe tournament shit is a complete joke. They obviously don’t know anything about who should be considered the Best Rapper Alive. I can’t believe some of the people you say they have in the brackets to be even considered the Best Rapper Alive. Once you said Souja Boy was in the bracket I considered it a big ass joke. Vibe needs to up there game and either come better than this or don’t do it at all. Yeah you’re right, Lil Wayne is probably gonna win which is completely ignorant. This Vibe shit is the same as MTV’s “Hottest MC” roundtable…Complete Idiots!
@SBK
You completely read my mind.
@Everyone
I’m not a Rich Boy hater; i bumped Throw Some D’s probably harder than any of you. But he is no where near being B.R.A. in my opinion. You got Soulja Boy and Rich Boy, but no Rakim, KRS-One, etc. I mean, Soulja Boy and Rich Boy are “alright”, but no one here can tell me either is the B.R.A.
BTW, Update: Diddy beat Jim Jones.
upset alert!! Diddy wins the whole thing cuz he don’t write rhymes, he writes checks.
Nas should have replaced Lil Wayne if anything in the top seeds.
but you are out of your mind with this mess…
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Final Four: Nas, Jay-Z, Lil’ Wayne, and Andre 3000
Top Two: Lil’ Wayne and Nas
Winner: Lil’ Wayne
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Andre 3000 will beat J, Nas and Lil Waste. Jay-Z is the only competition for Andre.
Anybody Can Win If Diddy Beat Jones.. Trina FTW!!! lol.