The Best Rapper Alive, Every Year Since 1979 (Complex)

[MINT]

2012 should be kendrick and 2013 should be empty but I guess they did that because Kendrick's album dropped later in 2012. (they did the same for Biggie in 95)

 

[28 Gramz]

Wayne in 04 over TI? Nope Urban Legend >>> The Carter. I'd put TI over Wayne in 2006 as well. Other than that, list looks legit

Ti was was one of my fav. rappers back then but Tha Carter is lyrically shytting on any Tip album. Ever.

 

[The Piff Gawd]

Eminem better than Ghost in 2000.....yeaaaahhhh

good point. ghost maybe didnt "run" 2000 but he sure was to that year what kendrick is to now. dude was just a beast on supreme clientele

 

[Mr. Negative]

Im not gonna lie... the list started off great, but after 2002 it just becomes a popularity list.

There's no damn way 50, Jeezy or Kanye should be on this list, no damn way 50 was better than Wayne when Wayne was on his shyt and had a legit claim.

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

Complex is rapidly becoming trash....this is what happens when you have interns pulling articles out of their ass.

 

[The Piff Gawd]

Im not gonna lie... the list started off great, but after 2002 it just becomes a popularity list.

There's no damn way 50, Jeezy or Kanye should be on this list, no damn way 50 was better than Wayne when Wayne was on his shyt and had a legit claim.

you're a fukkin idiot if u think wayne>>50 in 2003 breh

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

post 1997 this is more "who had the most singles on the radio this year" than the best rapper

that, implicitly, was part of their criteria

You can look back on the hip-hop terrain with 20/20 hindsight, tally up the votes, and declare the GOATs, but the Best Rapper Alive from year to year is a feeling in the moment.

in that moment, those rappers were running it

 

[Rominati]

Wayne was running rap period post 2006 until he lobbed it to drake. They Giving Ye and Jay pity votes in the mid 2000s.

They got everything right post 2010 tho. Lets see wat happens this year tho. I doubt Kendrick still gon have the title by the time 2013 is over

In a matter of fact. Can one REAAAALY say Kendrick is the hottest rapper in the game right now?


If we are goin by the critera of this list. 2013 so far should belong to Fewcha

 

[Mr. Negative]

you're a fukkin idiot if u think wayne>>50 in 2003 breh

my bad... that just....

I got ahead of myself, breh. all them years started meshing together and shyt.

 

[ll_simon]

How is Jay Z 2001 when he got hit upside the hump wit that napalm bomb

 

[deep]

why is Nas only listed once??

 

[Ronald]

Jigger lost a rap battle in 2001 and dropped a trash album in 2009 how was he the best in those years?

 

[Anti-Anime]

More like "Most Relevant Rapper Alive Every Year Since 1979".

 

[ThaRealness]

Complex has such good ideas for lists. Its too bad their almost always wrong

 

[28 Gramz]

Im not seeing how Nas doesn't have 2001 when I look at it again.