July 23, 2008 @ 2:00 pm

VIBE Presents "The Best Rapper Alive" Competition

VIBE readers will be given the opportunity to decide who's the best rapper in the game.

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VIBE PRESENTS "THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE" COMPETITION

-- VIBE to Host an Interactive, NCAA-Style Tournament
Giving Fans the Opportunity to Crown the True King or Queen of Hip Hop --

WHO: VIBE Presents "THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE" Competition
Lil Wayne Claimed It... Jay-Z Owns It... But What About Eminem or Andre 3000?
Nas, T.I., or Game? Snoop, Lupe Fiasco, or...? LET THE FANS DECIDE!

WHAT: VIBE readers will be given the opportunity to decide who's the best rapper in the game as VIBE Presents the "The Best Rapper Alive" competition. This interactive, NCAA-style tournament will pit the top 64 MCs recording today against each other in a head-to-head battle.
VIBE.com will host the tournament with winners of each match-up being determined by fan votes online. VIBE readers can also fill out the brackets provided on page 103 of the August 2008 REAL RAP ISSUE and mail in to cast their vote.
Each round will last one week and the winner of each match-up will be announced on VIBE.com. At the end of five weeks, a king or queen will be crowned, and the champion will be announced in VIBE’s November 2008 issue.

WHERE:http://www.vibe.com/bestrapper/

WHERE:

Monday, July 14th
PLAY-IN GAME
Jim Jones vs. Diddy

Monday, July 21th
WEEK ONE
Competition Begins

PRESS CONTACT:
Gena Gatewood, Project 2050, 646-290-8700 x208 (o) or 917-689-3884 (c) or ggatewood@p2050.com

Article tags: Andre 3000? Nas, Eminem, Game, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Lupe Fiasco, Press, Press Release, Snoop, T.I.