The Best Rapper Alive: Lil Wayne’s claimed it. Jay-Z owns it. But what about Eminem or Andre 3000? Nas, T.I., or Game? Snoop, Lupe Fiasco, or…? You decide!
The Best Rapper Alive Tournament has ended. Thank you!
Everyone’s got a favorite rapper. Even your favorite rapper has a favorite rapper.
So we’re taking the debate to the people, to you – fans, Stans, and pros alike. Introducing VIBE Presents…The Best Rapper Alive, an interactive, NCAA-style tournament pitting the 64 top Mcs recording today against each other in a head-to-head competition: All this to determine who you believe to be the best in game.
The first round of voting begins July 21. Each round lasts one week – followed by our version of The Final Four. That’s when the tournament really heats up. Winners of each matchup will be determined by your vote at VIBE.com.
There are four brackets, represented by four of our fallen rap legends. Click on any one of them to begin voting. You can vote once a day for as many days as you like. At the end of five weeks, we’ll crown a king or queen, and the winner will be announced in our November issue.
But voting online is only one part of The Best Rapper Alive competition. Think you know rap like that? Prove it by downloading and printing out the bracket and fill in your predictions for each round, from the play-in game to the ultimate champion. Then mail it to:
The Best Rapper Alive
c/o VIBE
215 Lexington Ave., 6th Floor
New York, N.Y., 10016
Pick a bracket to start voting in :
The Competition
Comments
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growingdanks says:
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ok im not here too hate or say anyone's bad but everyone has a right to their own opinion so with that said here i go...........lyrically slim shady really does deserve the title honestly what other rapper alive right now thats main stream besides cannibus (underground) HAS WON RAP OLYMPICS??PLEASE TELL ME..... wayne would get squashed in a rap battle with slim ...... honestly i cant even think of another rapper thats main stream who could beat shady in a rap battle PEOPLE WANNA TALK ABOUT RAP......RAP IS FREESTYLE anyone can write some**itdown and spit it.........BUT TO lryically demolish someone who is staring you down and your white is one hell of a respectfull acheivement all im saying is slim shady deserves the title he paved the way for all white rappers and broke barriers in rap that would have never been broken with out SLIM SHADY'S INFLUENCE!!!! FACE it white boy got skillz that kill on the mic!
July 6, 2009 at 12:54 pm
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SPARXXCHOG says:
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this is for real you cna not have the best rapper alive and not mentioned mcs like young french papose royce da 59 it is crazy these mcs are really good i think vibe should put it as the rappers with album battle instead of the best rapper alive
June 29, 2009 at 10:25 am
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plknyc50 says:
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LLOYD BANKS IS HANDS DOWN THE BEST.PLK> and where is ja rule?
June 26, 2009 at 10:29 pm
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Jae_Fingerz says:
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How are you gonna create The Best Rapper Alive rap bracket & have names like... Bow Wow?, Killer Mike?, & Rich Boy & not have real lyricist like... Royce Da 5'9!, Papoose! Joell Ortiz & Inspectah Deck!
Its a dope idea, but lets do it justice & have the world vote their favorite 64 best rappers alive & have them ranked... Then, Get permission of these top 64 emcees & set it up as a live telecast to spit box for real with respectable Judges to narrow down a real winner! Now that would be a sporting event for your ass! The MC-A Finals! It'll be the Super Brawl of the music biz. I think Vibe got a good concept, but don't halfa**it. Lets get this done with real life rap battles to crown the Best Rapper Alive!
June 26, 2009 at 2:50 pm
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g4m3 says:
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game is the best rapper
bws!
g-unot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 24, 2009 at 11:10 am
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Ekillem says:
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I agree with the first 3, but lil wayne better than Jay z and nas? bull shit! Lil wayne iz a lil b**ch and i aint hatin but this ni**a kissin birdman on the mouth plus his flows are kinda wack. what the f**k is up with you stupid ni**az?
June 13, 2009 at 8:33 pm
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eyedontevatr says:
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mos def mos def mos def!!!!! come on! why the hell is soulja boy even on this list?cus he makes rhymie words?
MOS IS A f**kIN GENIOUS! THE BEST 4 EVER AND ALWAYS!
June 13, 2009 at 1:48 pm
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otrasepatela says:
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nassssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 12, 2009 at 10:27 am
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otrasepatela says:
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NAS!!NAS!!IS THE KING OF ALL. f**k JAYZ!!NAS!!NAS!!!
June 12, 2009 at 10:02 am
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Killumanati says:
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Make sure yall check out my beats!!
It's The WestCoast Baby!
WATTS IN THE BUILDING!
http://producers.ning.com/profile/Killumanati
June 7, 2009 at 2:13 am
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Killumanati says:
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I am the best rapper alive.
f**k what yall gotta say.
www.myspace.com/KillumanatiTheDon
June 7, 2009 at 1:46 am
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lilwayne836 says:
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LIL WAYNE=BEST RAPPER ALIVE
June 1, 2009 at 6:52 pm
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playinhard says:
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always has to be someone ridin lil wayne's dick...but naw on some real**iti said this when the brackets were first put up Nas shoulda won it
May 29, 2009 at 8:40 pm
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nykclocc says:
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were is papoose and eminem is not!!!!! better than Nas, NAS is the best rapper alive and big l was the best rapper to live no one form the weak south just east and west coast rap big l and dre
May 26, 2009 at 6:15 pm
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asid12345678 says:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFxfoM3b6jQ
May 25, 2009 at 3:27 am