How did Rick Ross make it to the Hottest MC List’s top five in back-to-back years? Because this top-tier word assassin released what seven of Roundtable members consider the preeminent hip-hop release of the year, Deeper Than Rap.
Deeper ceaselessly and seamlessly did its job, entertaining throughout with Ross’ lithe lyrical delivery, which forms a mesmeric marriage with soulfully melodic tracks that play like the score to an Oscar-winning film.
“Magnificent” mixed Ross’ sophisticated thuggin’ with John Legend’s Grammy-winning starpower and vocal luster to make for one of the most heavily spun hits this year. The striking “Mafia Music” was strong enough to ignite a musical and Internet war with G-Unit. While “Maybach Music 2″ — featuring T-Pain, Kanye West and Lil’ Wayne — was one of the preeminent posse cuts of the year.
Despite all the controversy surrounding his past as a corrections officer, most of rap’s elite not only kept their embrace of Ross, but they worked with him on mixtapes as well as on his LP. The fans, for the most part, didn’t seem to care either. Deeper Than Rap sold more than 150,000 copies in its first week of release. Although those numbers didn’t quite match the quality of the work, the album did top the Billboard albums chart — a feat all three of Ross’ albums have accomplished. – MTV
That’s East Coast with two, South with three, and the West 0-for-everything. Damn like Ron Simmons.
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Deeper than Rap is one of my favorite releases this year!
i give up on mtv..
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Wait…Isn’t the score:
East: 3 (Fabolous; Curtis; Rae)
West: 0 (damn)
South: 3
I’m pretty sure Fab is from Brooklyn.
I swear if Wayne makes this, for really doing nothing, I will be a little heated. The hype from “the Carter 3″ is still leaking over, and I honestly can’t say he’s made any type of impact lately (sub-par verse on “Forever”?).
It should end:
4) Eminem
3) Kanye West
2) Drake
1) Jay-Z
I wish Crooked I had made that list somewhere. He killed it on the Slaughter album.
Deeper Than Rap may have been dope, but Above Fab? Nah.
ANYONE from Slaughterhouse on this list would turn it all the way around for me.
Ok, seriously.. this one was well deserved. No complaints about this one, really. And btw Meka, South and East are three for three.. East = Fab, 50, Rae.. South = Jeezy, Gucci, Ross.
Its MTV..we should expect OJ The Juiceman to come next
As much as i HATE to say it, Wayne will definitely be one of the 4 MC’s remaining on that list. Wayne, Drake, Em, and then Jay is what I most probably think is going to happen. Mark my words.
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I wouldnt be surprised if Soulja Boy makes it top 3
Okay….this one was kinda iffy
I will have to agree tho that it needs to end like this:
It should end:
4) Eminem
3) Kanye West
2) Drake
1) Jay-Z
KAYNE WEST OUT OF THE LIST CAUSE OF WHAT HAPPEN AT THE 2009 VMA
Here are the HOTTER (Key Word HOTTER cause you people keep think is BEST MC whne is who ever hads a buzz in the last 9 months)
1) Jay-Z
Gucci mane- 150 Songs In The Last 9 Months ( Over 40 Mix Tape) + 4 Song On I Tune Top 40 feat Gucci In it
2) Eminem
3) Drake (A.K.A Mr 2 Million Dollar Just For Singing To A Label)
4) Lil Wayne ( Summer Tour Just Made 110 Million # 1 Hip Hop Tour In The Last 9 Months)
5) Kayne West
6) Fabolous ( 140K First Week Sells In The Last 9 Months)
7) Reakwon ( 64K First Week Sells In The Last 9 Months + Beef With Joe)
9) Kid Cudi- (110 First Week Sells + 4 BET Awars Nominations + 22 Million Youtube Views)
10), Rick Ross- (Deep The Rap 166k First Week + 2 Mixtape Maybach Music II And White + Sand + 9 Music Video In 6 Months)
watch
im guessing the rest will go a little something like this:
4. Soulja Boy (or possibly Jay-Z)
3. Kanye West
2. Lil Wayne
1. Drake
I fuckin bet yall it will, too. This isnt me endorsing them, it’s me telling the future lol
kayne is out cause of what happen with taylor, if you going to say where is luda, nas, lupe, rakim, krs-one you have to have a reason why?? should me what they did in the last 9 months of hip hop
KAYNE WEST OUT CAUSE OF THE 2009 VMA TAYLOR SWIFT THING
kayne is out cause of what happen with taylor, if you going to say where is luda, nas, lupe, rakim, krs-one you have to have a reason why?? show me what they did in the last 9 months of hip hop
KAYNE WEST OUT CAUSE OF THE 2009 VMA TAYLOR SWIFT THING
WTF?!? Can we get someone that actually cares about HIP-HOP to make a top ten list. MTV aint cuttin it. Yall aint no betta. Only acceptable MC’s mentioned that Ive seen is Rae, Jay, (dam dat aint sound rite) & Em.
LMAO!!! Niggaz need to cut dat wayne drake n kanye shit out. lol
If anything you haters should be mad at the placement, but overall this shit shouldn’t surprise you. Ross has Bars for days. And the quality of his music is amazing.
Rick Ross #5?!?!?! The fuck outta here. So now, a garbage rapper aka Gucci Mane can make #6 and now a fake ass dude aka Rick Ross makes #5 Smfh…..
If I had it my way, Fashawn, Ghostface, Royce, Joel Ortiz, and Crooked would be somewhere on here…But hey, what would I know about hip-hop? haha.
and yea Deeper Than Rap should have sold more than Tha Carter 3.
@1dollar, this list isn’t based off personal lives of the artists, so stop shaking your fucking head. Lame.
well the only people with a LEGIT top 3 chance?? Jay-z (Who i think will be number #1 and put the icing on the cake for this Blueprint 3 press the guy has been putting on), Drake, and Eminem….wayne might get in there because it’s wayne lol
I SEE ALL THESE NAME THE SHOULD BE THERE BUT DON’T SEE A REASON YOU FOOLS ARE STILL STUCK ON THE NAME NOW DAMN WELL IS ABOUT HOW IS HOTTER RIGHT NOW
GHOSTFACE- ALBUM JUST CAME OUT
ROYCE- ALBUMS IS JUST COMING OUT THIS MONTH
JOEL OTRTIZ -GOOD YEAR BUT 10 WORK NO
CROOKED I- ONLY WORK 1 MIXTAPE SOLO = S.H ALBUM
NAS- NO WORK THE LAST 9 MONTHS
LUPE- NO WORK THE LAST 9 MONTHS
RAKIM- NO WORK IN YEARS
KRS- ONE- ALBUM JUST CAME OUT
JEEZY- ONLY 1 MIXTAPE IN THE LAST 9 MONTH
50 CENT- ONLY 2 MIXTAPE IN THE LAST 9 MONTHS
GIVE ANTOTHER RAPPER SO I CAN GIVE YOU A RESON WHY THEY ARE NOT HOT RIGHT NOW
This is just depressing. I don’t know what to say.
Why the fuck would Soulja Boy make the list in any case? He hasn’t done shit this year. Drake, Eminem, Wayne, Hova in the top 4 list, mark my words. Kanye, no way because of that VMA stunt he pulled so he’s automatically outta there.
WOWWWW MTV SHUD DIE FOR THIS…im not one to hate but damn rick ross..at 5..Wtf is this..this is GARBAGE
FUCK MTV
@ Doja
So with him being fake, his music is still relevant??? The fuck outta here. THAT is lame if you think it’s relevant. So I should go make irrelevant music and get on the list too??? Look out for me next year…..NOT.
i didnt even mind the other choices up to this point..rick ross at 5 give me a fucking breeak
Hell no the numbers didnt match the quality of rick ross album!!! If they did it wouldnt have sold shit.
^So your okay with Gucci being at 6 but as soon Ross hits the list, you get your panties wet all of a sudden? gtfo.
^directed @ A Hater’s hater.
This should be real interesting because I like most I’m sure thought the top 5 would be Jay, Em, Ye, Wayne & Drake. So 1 of them got booted but then again somebody 6-10 could get booted since they could change up the whole list once they make the final one 2morrow!
^^^ co-sign with Rafae Sheikh.
^They won’t change up anybody in the list. They just said they’ll post the remaining MC’s on the list on Sunday and the final list will then be completed so they’ll put that up too. You thought the countdown these 6 days was just a joke?
^ @ Lil’ Nello
Maybe I’m not listening to the same Rick Ross Rakim is but as far as best southern lyricists go Luda, Chamillionaire, Outkast, Bun B and Z-Ro could all body Rick Ross with throw away verse.
Ross da man when it comes to great music…fuck watcha heard…I know 50 is rolling over is his grave right now..
^They never said Ross was the BEST southern lyricist, he’s definitely one of the best though. Just because all the said rappers you mentioned above could renegade Ross on a verse doesn’t make Ross any less of a dope lyricist.
They should take the “MC” out. Then I wouldn’t really give a fuck who’s on the list. Smh.
^ @ Fantum.
@Rafae Sheikh I was saying that because in lists in the past MCs have been moved up or down on the list & if I remember some even completely taking off! I know for sure since they started this though in the past 2 or 3 years that there has been MCs moved up or down the list when they make the final list that everybody waits for to be final! True @martymarr to!
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#5 Hottest MC in the Game: Rick Ross « Peace Your Highness* said this on October 3rd, 2009 at 11:24 am
Ross is currently one of the best southern lyricist who is actually doing anything big atm. But for all time, he’s not even top 5. Luda, Cham, Outkast, Bun B, even T.I and B.o.B are all above him. I’ll give rick ross the fact that his album had good music, but dude’s fake so he gets no play in my BBDs
if gucci made da list then of course da BAWSE did too smh. even tho i think he fake when he links wth justice league they make hot music.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE should be on this bullshit list
Also, no doubt they booted Ye for his actions at the VMAs
@Lil’ Nello
Hmm, well I guess we’ll just have to wait and see because I don’t ever recall that happening. But to each his own, I guess.
dont get all bitchy, its MTV..
plus its ‘hottest’ not most talented
hottest to me, means most popular, like go ask a white girl who her favorite rapper is
Ross makes good music but #5? It just sounds funny saying that Rick Ross is a top 5 MC. I’m thinking the last 4 artists are going to be:
4. Kanye or Eminem
3. Lil Wayne
2. Jay-z
1. Drake
^ Exactly what I was thinking this whole time. But Kanye, I mean c’mon, KANYE? After that VMA stunt he pulled.. smh.
joe buddens will be top 4 and kanye wont be
LOL, East Coast 2? Wooow son… the maths aint complicated, East Coast 3! -.-
Gucci and Ross are South… okay okay… Rae aint… Curtis aint… Fab aint… loool…. ¬_¬ *rolls eyes*
I dont see y hes on the list his album, his beef, his buzz came and went besides the beef wit 50 and his album droppin wut has he really done but wutever MTV I dont know how they’re makin their decisions
@L The Hustla
The list isn’t called “Top MC’s”. It’s called the “Hottest MC’s” for a reason you know. Of course it’d be funny seeing Ross being listed as a top MC, hell.. same with Drake. They’re just hot at the moment. Popularity =/= A good MC. Ross and Drake are both pretty dope though, musically.
Lotta yall should work 4 MTV. Drake? Oh shit my bad we aint talkin lyrics… But then y say hottest MC’s? This whole list is a contradiction. They can b rappers, entertainers even business men. But the only MCs Ive seen mentioned was Raekwon, Shady & JayZ. This is a big fuk up. People need to learn the difference between MCs (JayZ Wu Joell) and rappers (wayne gucci countless others). And the difference between Hip Hop (Sean P Undagodz) and Pop music (drake kanye kid cudi). The two can coexist but should never b mistaken for one another.
Ross is popular cause too many fake people are listening to his irrelevant shit. Dude is the persona of the REAL Rick Ross. Ross should be in another category. Maybe production wise. But then again fake people are making a fake rapper popular to be on the list of Hottest MCs.
Ross more of an emcee than 50, Drake, Gucci, and Wayne
I’m surprised people are still getting upset by this list.
#4 Drake
#3 Eminem
#2 Lil Wayne
#1 Jay-Z
1. Rae
2. Ali
3-6. Slaughterhouse
7. Jigga
8. Killer Mike all day
9. Sean P!!!
10. Rockness/Guilty Simpson/ Wale
Saigon goes hard too, Nas has barely put out a record all year right?..maybe that Film cut…so hes only outta the top 5 by default..ghost too…Big Boi should be on the list after his joint drops…lupe too
SMH… 150K units doesn’t match the quality of the music?
Pshhh…
If he sold two units it’d match the quality of the music…
http://screwheadsonly.blogspot.com
Who bought this guys album, seriously! I know most musicians have a made up persona but Ross is the Biggest Fraud of them ALL. I just can’t put money in his pocket.
^WTF. (okay maybe more than gooch)
^WTF. okay maybe more than gooch
for the record Miami isn’t “The South”. I’m not speaking geographically I mean culturally. If you’ve been to any part of Miami or lived there you’d understand why its not.
Score
East- 3
West- 0
South- 2
Miami- 1
LMAO @ the Ron Simmons joke & the a**hole from MTV saying Ross is one of the top Southern lyricist… i can name 15 off the top of my head better than him… i liked his 1st 2 CDs but the new 1 wasn’t hitting on nothing @ least 2 me anyways… honestly it doesn’t matter if ur real or fake b/c someone is going to make their own assumptions of u anyway … look @ T.I.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oZkzPnNYJ4
@1 Dollar
Jesus, you must be the biggest Rick Ross hater of all time, its not even funny. What’s really funny though is that your hate for isn’t even the least bit valid, nor does it make proper sense.
hate for him*
while i dont agree with the list, it’s obvious that many of you have never seen mtv do these lists the past few years.
IT IS NOT MTV PUTTING THE LIST TOGETHER.
MTV IS JUST THE HOST SITE. MUCH LIKE THIS SITE.
ITS THE PANEL OF HIP HOP PEOPLE LIKE SWAY,WRITERS AND ETC. THAT PUT THE LIST TOGETHER.
STOP BLAMING MTV FOR BEING A HOST SITE.
^ Exactly. Dumbass people complain about MTV putting these artists there when they know people just like us are the ones who are voting. Seriously, how many people actually KNOW artists like Skyzoo, Torae, bla bla etc.? Not saying they aren’t dope but damn, I mean the only push these small time artists are getting is solely from the Internet. Why in the world would you expect those artists to be on here? This is MTV for Christ’s sake. Everything MTV does, you yokels complain about it. I’m not even hating on any of the artists on this nor am I hating on MTV. This is just how everything goes, so just get on with your life and stop complaining about every little thing MTV does.
did anyone notice that RAKIM is Ross’s co-signer??!?!?!?!?
RAKIM?!?!, smh
^ Just goes to show how dope Ross really is.
Yes, “Deeper Than Rap” is the only other classic album this year next to BP3. You cannot tell me Deeper’s beats were fuckin’ insane. Lyrics were on point. Everyones mad because of the way he spits, but imagine if everyone spit like Jigga and Em and Andre, it’d be fuckin boring. He has his own style. Can’t believe dudes are still concerned about the C.O. stuff anyway. Jesus Christ, shit’s disgusting.
4.Joey Buttons
3.Eminem
2.Jay-Z
1.Drake
May I remind, it’s HOTTEST RIGHT NOW. Not ever, not last year, NOW. What’s hotter than having everyone talking about you all over the web, talked by other rappers, have a large fanbase in two countries, and on top of the that, doing it all with just a few mixtapes.
*Kid Cudi’s too good to be on this list. He’s on an entire other galaxy, a whole other league.
real recognize real. people that know hip-hop, KNOW fuckin HIP-HOP. Rakim Allah KNOWS hip-hop. goodnight.
^ Joe Budden? Sorry, but I’d have to disagree with that. Replace him with Wayne and it’ll probably be the sort of list MTV will come up with. I mean he’s dope but his fanbase is strictly from an Internet push these days so it wouldn’t really make sense putting him on this list. As for CuDi, no.. he’s not too good, it’s just that he’s a bit new right now and JUST dropped his debut a while ago so we have to give him some more time to prove himself. It’s early to put him on there.
^directed @ dcruz.88
YOU PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN HOTTER RIGHT NOW AND THE BEST RAPPER RIGHT NOW NAS, LUPE, ANDRE 300,SCARFACE, RAKIM, T.I, ROYCE ARE SOME OF THE BEST RAPPERS IN THE GAME BUT THAT , THAT MAKE THEN HOT THEY DON’T GET NO RADIO PLAY IN 2009, I DON’T SEE THEN ON MTV,BET OR DIFFERENT HIP HOP SITES MAYBE IF THEY HAVE PUT OUT MUSIC IN THE LAST 10 MONTHS THEY WILL BE ON THESE LIST….
I DON’T LIKE GUCCI MANE MUSIC SO JUST CAUSE I DON’T LIKE HIM DOES THAT MEAN HE NOT HOT RIGHT NOW AS A RAPPERS WITH OVER 150 SONGS OUT IN 9 MONTHS, 4 TOP 40 BILLBOARD IN THE LAST 9 MONTHS HAD GUCCI IN IT SO JUST CAUSE I DON’T LIKE RICK ROSS THAT TAKE ALWAYS 150K FIRST WEEK SELL IN THE LAST 9 MONTHS, 2 MITAPE AND 9 MUSIC VIDEOS IN THE LAST MONTHS PEOPLE ARE NAMING RAPPER BUT NO REASON AS TO WHY THEY SHOULD BE ON THE LIST???
like i said, Cudi’s in an ENTIRE LEAGUE OF HIS OWN. HIS OWN!!! his debut was incredible!!! he should a whole genre dedicated to him. right on Buddens i guess, but Wayne shouldn’t be on there either. Let’s have Kanye on there.
^ You could have wrote that without capitals, and it would have made alot more sense you know. But yeah, I agree with you.. some people just randomly throw out names that should be on that list without even giving a reason and just leave like that.
^directed @ IOU
eminem will be #1 because this is a list voted by middle america, bunch of suburbia kids who listen to whats on the radio and nothing else.
em got skills but if your white its a 95% chance ur fav rapper is em.
@dcruz.88
Kanye def. no, after that VMA stunt, no way haha. Wayne will be on there because… well because he’s Wayne lol, like somebody said earlier here. KiD CuDi’s album was like in a way what 808’s SHOULD have been, I don’t know about him being in a whole league of his own, that’s kind of reaching don’t you think? lol
Kanye’s been on MTV 24/7 since the “Swift” incident. can’t tell me that ain’t hot… haha
@dcruz.88
Yeah, in a bad way lol.
What are gucci’s official mixtapes that have dropped??
I know this is kinda irrelevant.
Smh@#6!
Im puttin 100000 dollars on But-man’s head
he is a disgrace
dcruz88 Shut da hell up. Ross is wack. Far as Rakim even the greats make mistakes. And u need to get slapped 4 thinkin Ross album was even close to a classic OB4CL2 is classic BP3 was i-ight and Ross is shitty. Fuk iz wrong witchu? Im gone most of u lame dont even get the respect of my reply. Say wat u want. Truth hurt dont it?
kanye should be on this list, all the features hes been killin and the production hes been doin. its sad how mtv wont put him on for a vma incident, that doesnt effect how much of an MC he is. mtv needs a whole new crew behind the scenes..
^ waste of a human being.
again….
while i dont agree with the list, it’s obvious that many of you have never seen mtv do these lists the past few years.
IT IS NOT MTV PUTTING THE LIST TOGETHER.
MTV IS JUST THE HOST SITE. MUCH LIKE THIS SITE.
ITS THE PANEL OF HIP HOP PEOPLE LIKE SWAY,WRITERS AND ETC. THAT PUT THE LIST TOGETHER.
STOP BLAMING MTV FOR BEING A HOST SITE.
gotta love that RAKIM co-sign the G O D hate on that
Jay-Z and KiD CuDi are definitely goonna make the top 4
i wouldnt be suprise if kanye makes the list…& thats being honest…yea i know the vma thing was such a big deal for sum…but look at his guest appearances…his name rings bells…just like lil wayne…unfortunately…they are hot…not the best tho…this is what this list is ALL about…im pretty sure all yall know…gucci…sucks balls but he hot rite now…
4: Em
3: Lil Wayne(dnt ask why i just think his weak ass is gonna get it lol)
2: Drake
1: Jay Z
…so yea this is my prediction…not saying i agree with it…its jus my prediction
@ iou reason 4 joe budden put 4 albums out in less than a year and i do see slaughter on mtv & on radio jus not as much
mtv….. smh
*dies*
4. cudi
3. jay
2. eminem
1. drake
um thas east coast with 3 and south with 3 o for the west
Where is The Game, where is EM, where is Slaugh…..,well, you can’t say them, but what about TI, even Cube? I feel Rae, but Ghostface been getting it in. MTV drinking the same shit Lil Wayne drinks.
Another thing, a lot folks getting it all fucked up. MTV is talking about this year. They can care less about what you have in your mp3 player. Who was making any noise out there this year. They missed a few people but for the most part they had it right. We was all on the 50 vs Ross during the summer and Ross dropped a dope album. Drake should had been ten if you ask me. They missed The Game, EM, TI, and you can’t say anything about Joe Budden or he might blog about. They could leave out TI but what about Killer Mike or Gucci Mane or even OJ Da Jucieman. I don’t even like down south rap but damn, that’s what’s being played on the radio. All this means the all Cory Gunz of the world need to step their shit the fuck up and stop bullshittin. Laws, that nigga who use to be down with Wayne. Jay-Z and Rae are old enough to be a lot MC’s fathers out there. It’s past time to pass the torch.