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
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Comments
16.
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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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
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asid12345678 says:
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huh....LOL at u guyz...the deserving man wins.....eminem won.......nd now all ya ppl r talkin bout ppl tht r shithole cztegory....xcept a few......lil wayne is 2nd...i'd put jay-z 3rd..these r the 3 ppl i respect for the**itthy put out for us..
May 25, 2009 at 3:25 am
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ViktoOor says:
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but weres Dmx??
May 22, 2009 at 1:08 pm
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ViktoOor says:
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Chamillionaire and Dmx are the best 2 rappers but its hard 2 determine whos the better
May 22, 2009 at 1:04 pm
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Tha-Kid says:
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Wiz Khalifa .............
May 16, 2009 at 3:02 pm
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Dwadeforlife says:
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Ok first of all Lil's sucka**ofcourse that Yah Trick Yah guy. Phife Dawg should be on this list and in my oppion be a favorite, way better than Q-tip too. I voted for Kurtis Blow to beat Pac, because his rap is so funky kind of corny but i love it. Also had Lil Wayne win the first two just for kicks to lose To the Blastmaster in Round Three. BIG, 2PAC, Eminem (WTF), BIG L, and the rest cant touch KRS-one I'm out knowlegde reins supreme over everyone.
May 16, 2009 at 9:02 am
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SexyRae says:
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LIL WAYNE IS THE BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
May 15, 2009 at 8:43 pm
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UmNDaHouse says:
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I had 2 register just to issue my comments.
there is always going to be a big argument over who the best is. thats because most of the fans di** ride too hard.
No one can say who the best but i do know does not deserve to be on this list.
No. 1 soldier boy of course (his name doesnt deserve to be spelled right) he dont even rap.
No. 2 shawty lo
all of dipset needs to be gone
dro
boosie
diddy
webbie
bow wow
florida
nelly he decent but this list aint for him
where is DMX and LL???
Vibe you failed on this one
My top 10 on this list is Lupe, Raekwon, Jadakiss, Nas, Jayz, Andre 3K, Meth, Talib, Game, Cass.
All lyrically superior to most of these so-called "rappers"
May 15, 2009 at 1:34 pm
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ovanite says:
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Mind you this is based on fans voting. I can live with that, cause I certainly don't think Eminem should be No.1. But that is because 343 people voted for him. And, I don't think Redman should be 102. that's wack!
May 14, 2009 at 7:02 pm
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Youngslim718 says:
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the vibe should be shut down for this one.tthe seeding was awful too short gets a 8 and mos def gets a 17 come on .i don't read the vibe and after this one i don't think i ever will. WE NEED RAP PAGES BACK!!!!...LOL
May 12, 2009 at 7:15 pm