Best Rapper Alive - 2002 (IF YOUR MVP CHOICE ISN'T ON POLL, MAKE A REQUEST IN THREAD)

[Palm Tree's & Blunts]

Really wanna go with Nas but Em had one of the best years EVER for a rapper with a huge album in The Eminem Show, a movie with a dope soundtrack, and helping to put 50 back out to the public

So much good music dropped in 02. This is a tough one

We can hate on Em, but this song was pure fire.

 

[Ziggiy]

fukk Eminem

It's really between Nas and Scarface. And Scarface's The Fix is a truly beautiful album. shyt is classic.

Nas had a gigantic year. The Power 105 rant. The guest appearances (In Between Us, The Pledge, The ESSENCE) Gods Son and Lost Tapes...


It really comes down to if you wanna give Nas the edge with Lost Tapes. Some people don't as it's a compilation, but XXL and a few other critics rated it at the time as a proper album.

This is a hard one

 

[Columbo]

Come through wrinkled up think I give a fukk? :pdahell:

The poll starter put feminem and nelly on there but no mobb deep

 

[Billy Ocean]

Jay was still tryna recuperate (Never fully did )

Scarface dropped probably my favorite album from him...a classic to boot.

Nas dropped The Lost Tapes...a classic

Ja put out a cornucopia of pop garbage and we saw the beginnings of 50 dismantling him and his whole organization.

I'm almost tempted to say Fif cause even though he didn't drop Get Rich yet, his 50 Cent is the Future mixtape was a major thing in 2002.

But I might have to go with Nelly here, folks. Nellyville was a monster and Hot in Here and the rest of those singles damn near ran the whole year.

 

[mobbinfms]

The poll starter put feminem and nelly on there but no mobb deep

Mobb didn't have an album out in 2002 so they wouldn't qualify.
Prodigy finished second in 99 though
Gonna finish first in 95 and 96 too

 

[mobbinfms]

Jay was still tryna recuperate (Never fully did )

Scarface dropped probably my favorite album from him...a classic to boot.

Nas dropped The Lost Tapes...a classic

Ja put out a cornucopia of pop garbage and we saw the beginnings of 50 dismantling him and his whole organization.

I'm almost tempted to say Fif cause even though he didn't drop Get Rich yet, his 50 Cent is the Future mixtape was a major thing in 2002.

But I might have to go with Nelly here, folks. Nellyville was a monster and Hot in Here and the rest of those singles damn near ran the whole year.

Don't forget about God's Son. Nas ended the year with Made You Look all over the radio

 

[mobbinfms]

I voted Nas.
I do want to mention Cormega though. The True Meaning was a crazy follow up to the Realness.

 

[Billy Ocean]

Don't forget about God's Son. Nas ended the year with Made You Look all over the radio

Ohhh...sh!t! I forgot God's Son dropped in 02 also.


I change my vote....The GOAT takes it off of sheer MC excellence again. Lost Tapes + God's Son =

 

[str8up]

This is definitely a Nas year for me, The Lost Tapes was the best Hip Hop release of the year. Even with God's Son being one my least favorite Nas albums The Lost Tapes more than made up for it.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

I didn't get the tag. I bet a lot of your list didn't.
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do copy and paste tags not register?

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

@Inspect Her Deck after seeing all those Nas votes...

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

You people are fukking delusional sheep voting Nas over and over and over to avoid blue balls.

My friend from Saudi Arabia showed me 8 Mile and I knew from then that Eminem was the biggest thing going in this hip-hop game. Eminem made Shook Ones Pt. II as well.

 

[Ziggiy]

You people are fukking delusional sheep voting Nas over and over and over to avoid blue balls.

My friend from Saudi Arabia showed me 8 Mile and I knew from then that Eminem was the biggest thing going in this hip-hop game. Eminem made Shook Ones Pt. II as well.

Could be worse....it could be K-Rino

 

[mobbinfms]

do copy and paste tags not register?

Sometimes they do for me...sometimes they don't.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

Could be worse....it could be K-Rino

Trust me...that's better.

The only MC better than K-Rino is Complete Silence.