Every year, MTV sends a whole bunch of A-list rappers into paroxysms of rage when it reveals its Hottest MCs In The Game list. The list hasn’t even been completely unveiled yet, but rappers are already getting heated about their placement — so much so that one Kanye West, #7 on the list, offered a rare, cryptic public comment on the thing. Kanye recently called Hot 97′s DJ Enuff to discuss the ranking: “What happens with these type of judges and people who are viewers, when you come in, I had the pink Polo and the backpack, then I’m checking all the boxes for that Tribe Called Quest-era and J Dilla and all that, so they champion it. They don’t like Givenchy-Kanye. They don’t like Kanye in a kilt. They don’t like Kanye in a relationship.”
Kanye also offered up the hilarious fun fact that he gave MTV VJ Sway his first TV before abruptly cutting off the interview: “I gave Sway his first TV, man. He came over to my crib in Newark, New Jersey, I was living in Newark doing beats for Jay and Beans and all them, and I was getting a new TV and I gave Sway his first TV. I didn’t really wanna like even call to talk about the number seven list, I just wanna tell everybody I gave Sway his first TV. And he need to remember that.” Listen to the full audio at Miss Info. A$AP Rocky, #8 on the list, isn’t too happy with his placement either.
Meanwhile, Danny Brown found a slightly more creative way to respond to his own presumed exclusion: A frantic and deranged new track called “#HottestMC,” delivered over a zonked-out psych-rap Harry Fraud Beat. Here it is:
MTV will soon finish revealing its list here, and the top four will presumably be some configuration of Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Kendrick Lamar, and, I don’t know, Lil Wayne? French Montana? Trinidad James?
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MTV still listens to music???
Doesn’t look that way.
I like both of your responses A LOT. MTV is stupid.
Also, Lil Oppy get fucked over. The westcoast opposum community is always getting overlooked, but we spit some super hot fire. Check us out.
Opposum out. Checked out.
i find it insane that these people are getting fed up over this
i dunno man, don’t you remember when wilco wrote that stereogum diss track over their placement on the best albums of 2009 list?
Did that actually happen? …or am I just not getting a joke?
Of course this list couldn’t mean any less so mentioning as a rapper only makes you look silly. That being said Danny Brown definitely shouldn’t expect to be on this list and really neither should A$AP AND neither really deserve to be on this no matter who was making it. Dude’s complaining about being right behind Kanye when his claim to fame is a two chainz song with literally one of the worst courses to ever listen to. And of course Kanye is still trying to figure out an opinion that has some chance of coming off as important, intelligent, or even interestingly eccentric.
“TRUE”
“TRUE. 2 CHAAAAAINZ”
You’re a towel.
A$AP Rocky & Danny Brown recently guested on Kathy Griffin’s talk show Kathy. It’s a must see. Very funny.
First question: Did they guest together?
Second Question: Are you sure you meant to say something involving Kathy Griffin is funny?
you need to watch this to understand why it’s hilarious: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qMAzn4s1_g
facebook bitches are better than twitter bitches
The end of Kanye’s rant is absolutely awesome!
2 Chainz is an MC??? Wayne is an MC???????!?!?! This is news to me.
Wayne is obviously an MC, though he my suck ass, esp. as of late.
2 Chainz is a hunk of shit that…well he’s just a hunk of shit.
A$AP should be grateful he’s even on the list at all, shit.
MTV has NO idea what is going on.
Kendrick, Kanye, and Danny should be the top three. Plus, it’s MTV. Since when have they ever been a relevant source for musical talent?
After their Coachella performance I gotta say Snoop Dogg is an immaculate MC.
Snoop Lion
MTV is probably as interesting as watching grass grow and paint dry. So really, I love MTV.
I’d imagine ICP is getting pretty irritated they haven’t been included on any of these lists yet.
I always love a good Kanye Melt