Best Rapper Alive - 1986 (IF YOUR MVP CHOICE ISN'T ON POLL, MAKE A REQUEST IN THREAD)

[Inspect Her Deck]

This is the first official thread for a series I'll call 'Best Rapper Alive'. Basically, in this thread (http://www.thecoli.com/threads/revi...list-how-can-we-make-it-more-accurate.465427/), I discussed Complex's article that covered this very issue.

I thought we'd do a Coli spin on things and vote for who we believe to be the rap MVP of each year. I will be going from 1985-2015 but the threads won't be made in ascending or descending order. Just random.

Basically, I will be listing contenders as poll options for MVP of any given year and y'all get one vote to vote for your MVP.

POINT SYSTEM
I will only reward the top 5 finishers of each poll.

1st place = 10 points
2nd place = 5 points
3rd place = 3 points
4th place = 2 points
5th place = 1 point

The reason the remaining 4 places matter is because when all is said and done, I'll be tallying up points to see who finishes in the top 10 ever. This is done to reward consistent top 5 placers in multiple years even if they never won the MVP for one given year.

CONTENDER PRE-REQUISITES
There's only one real pre-requisite. You must have a project released in that year (whether an album, mixtape, EP or similar). This matters more to me than it does to you guys since I'm making the poll options, but just so y'all know this is the angle I'm coming from. Snoop Dogg cannot be in contention for 1995 for example.

As for groups and duos, if there's a standout member I will put them for contention if I deem them worthy enough e.g. Andre 3000 for 1998 or Ice Cube for 1988.

As for number of contenders per thread, it will depend on the year. A year like 1994 will likely have 10-15 contenders (max poll option is 15), but for 1985 it could be 5-6 only.

If your desired contender for any year is not one of the poll options and you plan to vote for that person, please make it known in the thread so I can add a poll option. DO NOT complain about an artist missing if you don't have intentions to vote for him/her.

The list is merely preliminary and if you want to vote for someone not listed - just reply to the thread and ask. The list isn't exhaustive and meant to represent every rapper who had a great year any given year. The list is meant to be interactive. I have left spots open for people to be nominated.

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1986 is in the mix!

I thought I'd also make a new hashtag for y'all to follow, so you can keep up to date with every thread release. Let's go with #BRAColi.

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Here are the results thus far (10/5/3/2/1 point system). If you see a name/name, it means they received equal amount of votes and are registered in the same rank spot.

1985
LL Cool J (MVP), Run/Too Short, DMC/Schoolly D
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best...isnt-on-poll-make-a-request-in-thread.470040/

1986
Run (MVP), Too Short, Kool Moe Dee, DMC, Doug E. Fresh
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best...isnt-on-poll-make-a-request-in-thread.471878/

1987
Rakim (MVP), KRS-One, LL Cool J, Too Short/Chuck D/Fresh Prince
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best-rapper-alive-1987.466461/

1988
Rakim (MVP), Big Daddy Kane/Slick Rick, Ice Cube, Chuck D, Eazy-E
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best-rapper-alive-1988.467361/

1989
The D.O.C. (MVP), Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One, Kool G Rap, Too Short
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best...isnt-on-poll-make-a-request-in-thread.468688/

1992
Ice Cube (MVP), Redman, Dr. Dre, Spice-1, Rakim/Kool G Rap
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best-rapper-alive-1992.468014/

1993
Snoop Dogg (MVP), 2Pac, Buckshot/KRS-One/Ice Cube/Method Man, Treach/Eazy-E
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best...isnt-on-poll-make-a-request-in-thread.471146/

1994
Nas (MVP), The Notorious B.I.G., Method Man, Redman, Warren G
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best-rapper-alive-1994.465498/

1997
The Notorious B.I.G. (MVP), Jay-Z, Master P, Common/Scarface/Noreaga, Will Smith/Inspectah Deck/Suga Free/Busta Rhymes
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best...isnt-on-poll-make-a-request-in-thread.469394/

1998
DMX (MVP), Jay-Z, Big Pun, Andre 3000, Lauryn Hill
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best-rapper-alive-1998.466705/

2000
Ghostface Killah (MVP), Eminem, Jay-Z, Andre 3000, Common
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best-rapper-alive-2000.465828/

2001
Jay-Z (MVP), Nas, Ghostface Killah/Project Pat, Cormega/Bizzy Bone, Esham/Foxy Brown/Juvenile/Ludacris/Fabolous
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best-rapper-alive-2001.471519/

2004
Kanye West (MVP), Lloyd Banks, MF DOOM, T.I., Lil Wayne
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best...isnt-on-poll-make-a-request-in-thread.468350/

2006
Lupe Fiasco (MVP), T.I., Ghostface Killah, Nas, Lil Wayne
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best...isnt-on-poll-make-a-request-in-thread.469727/

2009
Raekwon (MVP), Rick Ross/Gucci Mane, Jay-Z/Drake, Mos Def/Kid Cudi, Lil Wayne
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best-rapper-alive-2009.466998/

2010
Kanye West (MVP), Rick Ross, Nas, Drake, Roc Marciano
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best...isnt-on-poll-make-a-request-in-thread.469073/

2012
Kendrick Lamar (MVP), Nas, Rick Ross, K-Rino, Curren$y
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best-rapper-alive-2012.470424/

2013
Pusha T (MVP), Drake/J Cole, ASAP Rocky/Kanye West, Killah Priest, Prodigy/Killer Mike/Roc Marciano/Wale/Danny Brown
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best-rapper-alive-2013.467705/

2015
Kendrick Lamar (MVP), Lupe Fiasco, Future, Drake, Big Sean
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best-rapper-alive-2015.466158/

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

#bracoli

#tpc

Raising Hell came out. Best album. Run better rapper probably. Run my pick. May listen again later and decide between Run or DMC.

@mobbinfms @Billy Ocean @Illeye buckmatic @smitty22 @BmoreGorilla @MidnightMercenary @JayOne @kingofnyc @ISO @SpacelySprockets @Tunez @Deltron @Deucage @stomachlines @gabbo @StillNotSoft @Black_Panther_JS

and whoever else...apologies for forgetting

 

[MidnightMercenary]

Don't know who to fukkin vote for

It's been too long since I listened to Raising Hell or Licensed to Ill

 

[MidnightMercenary]

@Inspect Her Deck You should put the Beastie Boys in this poll

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

@Inspect Her Deck You should put the Beastie Boys in this poll

if someone votes for a rapper from there, then I'll do it

 

[MidnightMercenary]

if someone votes for a rapper from there, then I'll do it

I might. I just thought they were noticeably missing from the poll. But, at the same time they are white and Jewish and this is the Coli

Went with Run btw.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

I might. I just thought they were noticeably missing from the poll. But, at the same time they are white and Jewish and this is the Coli

Went with Run btw.

and



musically good but I hate their rapping

 

[MidnightMercenary]

and



musically good but I hate their rapping

Do you like Paul's Boutique?

I wouldn't call them trash but they are really overrated.

 

[Ziggiy]

This is the year DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince released Rock The House. So I think Will Smith deserves a nomination

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

Do you like Paul's Boutique?

I wouldn't call them trash but they are really overrated.

I don't care for any of their albums tbh

I think Licensed to Ill is better though

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

This is the year DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince released Rock The House. So I think Will Smith deserves a nomination

1987 bro

how DARE you not know the release date

 

[Still Benefited]

Definitley only one option here,Too Short

I gotta man up and admit the winners didnt turn out to be as big as a disaster as i predicted breh

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

Definitley only one option here,Too Short

I gotta man up and admit the winners didnt turn out to be as big as a disaster as i predicted breh

thankfully the MVP votes have gone into more or less the right hands

some surprise picks on the periphery, like randoms snatching 5th or 4th place spots but nothing game changing

just wait till 1990-1991 when the GOAT racks up another 2 MVP trophies

 

[Deucage]

Run. Raising Hell was a dope album That 96 thread is going to be crazy

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

Run. Raising Hell was a dope album That 96 thread is going to be crazy

I can't decide whether to end with 95 or 96

two PEAK years bro