MTV recently released the bottom five of their top 10 hottest MCs in 2013 and we were compelled to do our own ///
10. The People’s Choice
This vote goes up for discussion from the people/listeners…you fill in the spot.
Extra Lovely Considerations for #10 (keep in mind this is “hottest for 2013” not “best of all time”): Kanye, Gunplay, Riff Raff and a couple others we’re too embarrassed to admit.
9. Joey Bada$$
Originality: ////// 6
Style: //////// 8
Solid artist overall, 90’s purist at heart
Lyrical Skill: //////// 8
Flow: //////// 8
Voice: //////// 8
Beat Selection: //////// 8
Buzz/Fan Base: /////// 7
Set Trends: ///// 5
Material/Work Ethic: ///// 5
Overall – 7.0
8. Danny Brown
Originality: //////// 8
There’s only one Danny Brown
Style: //////// 8
Unorthodox
Lyrical Skill: /////// 7
Flow: /////// 7
Voice: /////// 7
It’s definitely distinct but won’t work on every beat, not very versatile
Beat Selection: //////// 8
Buzz/Fan Base: ////// 6
Set Trends: ////// 6
Material/Work Ethic: /////// 7
2 albums, A bunch of mixtapes and guest appearances
Overall – 7.1
7. Roc Marciano
Originality: /////// 7
Style: //////// 8
Lyrical Skill: //////// 8
He’s nice
Flow: //////// 8
New York raw raps
Voice: ///////// 9
Roc’s voice is very distinct and gritty on tracks
Beat Selection: //////// 8
raw
Buzz/Fan Base: ///// 5
Set Trends: ///// 5
Material/Work Ethic: /////// 7
2 albums, 2 EPs
Overall – 7.2
6. Action Bronson
Originality: /////// 7
Pro-Wrestler
Style: //////// 8
Albania/ Queens, NY MC/Chef-Oakely rockin steez
Lyrical Skill: /////// 8
Flow: //////// 8
Voice: //////// 8
They say Ghostface
Beat Selection: /////// 7
Buzz/Fan Base: /////// 7
Set Trends: ////// 6
Everybody’s got a G-pen or a vaporizer these days, I think Action helped out a little
Material/Work Ethic: //////// 8
4 mixtapes, 2 independent albums
Overall – 7.4
5. Earl Sweatshirt
Originality: /////// 7.5
Style: //////// 8
Lyrical Skill: ///////// 9
Skill relative to age is off the charts
Flow: //////// 8
Voice: /////// 7
slightly monotone
Beat Selection: /////// 7
This could improve with the release of the new album
Buzz/Fan Base: ///////// 9
Everyone was waiting for him to come back and now that he has the buzz for his album is big
Set Trends: ////// 6
Material/Work Ethic: ////// 6
1 album, a bunch of guest spots, considering his age and leave of absence
Overall – 7.5
4. Jay Electronica
Originality: //////// 8
Style: //////// 8
Lyrical Skill: ///////// 9
Flow: //////// 8
Voice: //////// 8
Beat Selection: ///////// 9
Some of Just Blaze’s best
Buzz/Fan Base: //////// 8
Set Trends: ///// 5
The only real trend that’s been set is his fans constantly bugging him to drop his album…
Material/Work Ethic: ////// 6
No album, but I have more than 50 high quality Jay Elec tracks in my itunes.
Overall – 7.5
3. A$AP Rocky
Originality: /////// 8
Style: ///////// 9
Self-directed videos w/ original themes and visuals. Brought fashion to the forefront (could be good and bad), brought Trill to NYC (good and bad again). Regardless, definitely one of the most influential in the past year.
Lyrical Skill: /////// 7
Not a ton of substance, but the flow and delivery is extra solid
Flow: //////// 8
Voice: //////// 8
Beat Selection: /////// 8
Buzz/Fan Base: //////// 8
mixtape, Number 1 album
Set Trends: ///////// 9
Definite trend setter
Material/Work Ethic: /////// 7
Overall – 8.0
2. Kendrick Lamar
Originality: /////// 7
There’s been a few Compton rappers rapping about Compton before him
Style: //////// 8
Lyrical Skill: ///////// 9
Pretty much guaranteed to kill every verse, the story behind the album concept was very creative and skilled writer
Flow: ///////// 9
He’s a natural
Voice: /////// 7
Beat Selection: /////// 8
Buzz/Fan Base: ///////// 9
Number 1 album
Set Trends: //////// 8
Bitch don’t kill my vibe
Material/Work Ethic: /////// 7
Overall – 8.0
1. Lil B The Basedgod
Originality: ////////// 10
Definition of ‘one of a kind’. Lil B was the first one to really use multi-social networks to the fullest to gain a buzz and it worked like no other and he’s still doing it today.
Style: //////// 8
Very versatile, if you really give his tracks a listen he covers several different rhyme/song styles. The vans
Lyrical Skill: ////// 6
Flow: ////// 6
Voice: /////// 7
Beat Selection: /////// 8
He pretty much gave Clams Casino his first shine
Buzz/Fan Base: ///////// 9
Dedicated and Based
Set Trends: ////////// 10
Thank You Basedgod, F@#K My Bitch Basedgod, Protect Lil B, Task Force
Material/Work Ethic: ////////// 10
Endless amounts of mixtapes, based freestyles, free downloads and videos. Oh, he wrote a book too…did any other rapper give a lecture at NYU this year?
Overall – 8.2
Additional Thoughts:
We understand there’s an issue of naming MCs that might lack experience and others that might have a little too much. For Instance, we didn’t talk about Nas, Jay-Z, 50, Eminem, Wayne, Drake…We also didn’t go too far underground and mention cats like Quelles Chris, Underachievers, Flatbush Zombies, SpaceGhost Purp…
In conclusion We feel like there was a lot more to pick from when it was 1996 ///
E.L.
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