Best Rapper Alive - 2010 (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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Welcome to 2010! The start of another decade in rap music.

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.

 

[livindajetlife]

This a tough one ...

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

#bracoli

#tpc

was between Ye and Big Boi for me but gonna give it to the latter

I think Sir Lucious was probably the best album of 2010 and it was an exceptional display of rapping, production and synergy with a variety of different features. It showed me that Big Boi still had it (remember this is a dude who debuted in 1994) and that he could hold the fort down without Andre 3000. In fact it showed me who the top talent of OutKast really was from an overall rapping perspective.

Also...Shutterbugg

 

[NoHalfWay]

ROZAY, Teflon Don


For nikkas who gonna vote Kanye remember that Ross Renegade'd the entire album too

 

[Tommy Sheppard]

didn't friday night lights drop this year?

Cole deserves a mention off of that mixtape alone.


Kanye would get my vote otherwise, he kept us feed pretty good with the good music Friday's and mbdtf.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

ROZAY


For nikkas who gonna vote Kanye remember that Ross Renegade'd the entire album too

Rick Ross did renegade MBDTF...but not with that verse

bytch, I'm a monster, no-good blood-sucker
Fat motherfukker, now look who's in trouble
As you run through my jungles all you hear is rumbles
Kanye West samples, here's one for example

 

[Deltron]

rozay or roc

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

didn't friday night lights drop this year?

Cole deserves a mention off of that mixtape alone.

I was struggling to fit names into the poll because people might make requests. We don't have room for extras unless you plan to vote for them. Is J Cole your pick?

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

@mobbinfms @Illeye buckmatic @Billy Ocean @smitty22 @BmoreGorilla

stupid hashtags don't work :/

 

[mobbinfms]

@ISO @gabbo

 

[mobbinfms]

@SunZoo

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

@MidnightMercenary

 

[smitty22]

Went Ross, fat boy always comes through. Ye a close second

 

[wingstop]

renzel

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Went with Ross. Teflon Don was the best album that year and BGF was my shyt