Complex crowns Kendrick Lamar Best Rapper Alive (in 2012/2013)

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As of right now, yeah but they are others who have dropped better in the past.
 

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Lol @ Nas, Kendricks 2 latest projects bombs all over any project Nas has dropped in the 2000s. I'm not trying to read any complex articles but I assume that they are not talking about careers but cats latest work and if that's the case I don't know why you are mention.... wait, it's Nas stans we are talking about :snoop:

they're saying "right now" :blessed:

Yea it's safe to say that's what they mean, but that's not what the statement is saying. "Best rapper alive" means the single best rapper who is still living. It's just bad phrasing on their part.

If you're referring to single years, it doesn't even make sense to throw in the "alive" part. What if Kendrick died, but he was still the best rapper in the 2012-2013 era. They couldn't say "Kendrick is the best rapper alive," despite him actually being the best rapper in their 2012-2013 yearly ranks.

Their "best rapper alive" in 1997 was BIG.
 
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lol why are we bringing up guys like Nas and Ghost? I think Complex is more talking about the new school rappers. Nas and Ghost are legends, they don't have to be brought up...

with that said, fukk Complex, even if they got this one right. Kendrick Lamar :lawd:
 
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