Best Rapper Alive - 2003 (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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Let's go back in history to 2003.

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/

1990
Ice Cube (MVP), Q-Tip, LL Cool J, Too Short/Rakim/KRS-One, Chuck D
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best...isnt-on-poll-make-a-request-in-thread.472572/

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/

1999
Mos Def (MVP), Prodigy, Jay-Z, DMX, Nas
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best...isnt-on-poll-make-a-request-in-thread.473402/

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/

2002
Nas (MVP), Eminem, Cam'ron, 50 Cent/Jay-Z, Scarface/Nelly
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best...isnt-on-poll-make-a-request-in-thread.474135/

2003
50 Cent (MVP), Jay-Z, Big Boi, MF DOOM/Cam'ron/Phonte/Ludacris, Violent J/KRS-One/Juvenile/T.I.
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best...isnt-on-poll-make-a-request-in-thread.474471/

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/

2008
Lil Wayne (MVP), Nas, Kanye West, T.I., Young Jeezy
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best...isnt-on-poll-make-a-request-in-thread.472939/

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/

2011
Kendrick Lamar (MVP), Drake, ASAP Rocky, Jay-Z, Raekwon/Danny Brown
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best...isnt-on-poll-make-a-request-in-thread.473784/

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/

2014
Freddie Gibbs (MVP), J Cole, Future, YG/Rick Ross/Ghostface Killah, K-Rino/Azalea Banks/Killer Mike/Big K.R.I.T.
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/best...isnt-on-poll-make-a-request-in-thread.472233/

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

 

[Ziggiy]

How you gone split up Big and Dre like they did with their albums

We haven't had an Outlast album in THIRTEEN YEARS

 

[The Ruler 09]

Gonna have to think, was some dope shyt this year such as...

Jay Z
Brother Ali
Canibus
K-Rino
Immortal Technique
Gang Starr
Last Emperor
Jedi Mind Tricks
KRS-One
Tragedy Khadafi
50 Cent

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

#tpc

#bracoli

50 Cent crashed through the gates of hip-hop with his monstrous debut. He's gotta be one of the prime candidates. Plus that G-Unit album furthers his already immense contributions made that year.

OutKast went diamond on this album. Big Boi one half. Andre the other half. I actually think Big Boi deserves a lot of credit for showing he could handle rapping by himself on an album, and went the more traditional hip-hop route of the two MCs. Both albums commercially and critically successful.

Then of course you have the Jordan game 6 shot. The supposed retirement of Jay-Z with arguably his best album to date, The Black Album. I want to reward others but because of how epic this album was. Jay-Z rapped like he won the MVP in his final year and was bowing out on the highest of highs. Some giant songs in his catalogue were released that year as well (99 Problems for starters).

Jay gets my vote.


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[BmoreGorilla]

50 hands down. He had the most anticipated debut since Big

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

I can see it already

Eminem giant of 2002 but Nas wins

50 Cent giant of 2003 and he wins instead of Jay

 

[wingstop]

jay z

black album > GRODT

get mad curly stans

 

[BmoreGorilla]

I can see it already

Eminem giant of 2002 but Nas wins

50 Cent giant of 2003 and he wins instead of Jay

You gonna add K-Rino again? That dude is like a 3rd party candidate stealing votes away for no reason

 

[ISO]

50 Cent.

Andre 3000 is like Ye in '08, he didn't release a rap album.

I'm still weak at Kendrick having 3 MVP's though.

The Coli y'all , 50 better win.

I feel like The Black Album is every cacs favorite Jay-Z album.

99 Problems was always to me.

 

[Ziggiy]

03 was a great year to be in ATL. Outkast and Usher had the city on LOCK along with Lil John....


Can't pick Dre because he didn't really rap on Love Below (still a great album)

50 dropped a Napalm bomb with his debut

Big Boi held it down with Speakerboxx

But Jay-Z came through with a classic. The Black Album is the ULTIMATE fake retirement album.

I'm voting Jay

 

[BmoreGorilla]

50 Cent.

Andre 3000 is like Ye in '08, he didn't release a rap album.

I'm still weak at Kendrick having 3 MVP's though.

The Coli y'all, 50 better win.

I feel like The Black Album is every cacs favorite Jay-Z album.

99 Problems was always to me.

I cant believe the Kendrick shyt either. Dude won based off Section 8.0

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

You gonna add K-Rino again? That dude is like a 3rd party candidate stealing votes away for no reason

if he gets requested

50 Cent.

Andre 3000 is like Ye in '08, he didn't release a rap album.

I'm still weak at Kendrick having 3 MVP's though.

The Coli y'all , 50 better win.

I feel like The Black Album is every cacs favorite Jay-Z album.

99 Problems was always to me.

don't forget sand cacs

 

[Deltron]

voted 50, he took over 03

but Jay held it down and 'bis Rip the Jacker is a personal classic.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

btw if Andre beats out Big Boi in voting this year this series is OVER

word of warning to you crossdressing fairies who are considering this act of treason

 

[joaoreis]

Gotta go with 50 cent... He shifted the whole mainstream towards the path he imposed, and was impeccable, singles, sales, and quality wise... His aura only faded around 2006/2007... So, here it is