Why are we doing this you ask??? Well Kanye managed to steal the show on “Run This Town” and judging from the response from the leaked Jay-Z songs this week [especially the Drake song.........argh!] there may be some extra room at the top, even if one of these guys gets his check either way.
Which one of these guys is the hottest rapper in the world….TODAY????
Hug it out in the comments section.
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Umm KanYe! Because his lyrics are amazing, I think!!!
…and tomorrow he will still be lol
umm.. Ima BIG Jay Z fan. but TODAY. I would say probably Kanye.
damn… i cant even choose. but if i had too?…. jay
Ye!
2dai,kanye,overall jay
Jay is a good rapper very witty, but kanye is a better lyricist also very witty.
Still Jay because we need to acknowledge our legends, but Kanye is a problem on anybodies tracks right now!
EASY, Kanye! Lyrically he is killing it right now and always on point with production.
Today and Overall…
lmao another ridiculous comparison by the life!
you ought to be ashamed of yourself!
MTV named hov number one on their list of the greatest MCs of all time.
Kanye
i dont think kanye had the better verse on run this town…..it was jus easier to understand….jay talks bout thing the average person dont really know about….but overall right now ye hotter
Kanye! But this is Hov’s plan! ITS THE ROC (NATION)
Most of people Go with kanye i understand gotta love ye he is better at that moment he currently outshinned jay And he make beats for jay-z as well he tryin different style right now ye is taking over the game and its just right is a young dudes jay is gettin old time for him to blackprint is ass out loll
yall muther fuckas are DUMB!!
how people keep saying ye verse was better!
like anonymous said, ye verse was easier to understand.
maybe yall need the lyrics:
Jay-Z)
We are,
yeah I said it we are,
this is Roc Nation,
Pledge your allegiance,
get your fatigues on,
all black everything,
black cards, blacks cars,
all black everything,
and my girls are black birds riding with their dillingers,
i get more in depth,
if you boys really real enough
This is la Familia, I’ll explain later,
but for now let me get back to this paper,
I’m a couple bets down,
and im tryin get back,
I gave up a grip and lost a flip for five stacks,
yeah im talking 5 comma 6 zero’s, got zero’s, (?)
back to running circles round niggas
now we squared up, Hold uuuup
[Jay-Z]
We are,
Yeah I said it we are,
you can call me Ceasar,
in a dark ceasar,
please follow the leader,
So Eric B we are,
Microphone fiend, this the return of The God,
Peace God,
ah ah,
it aint no nobody fresher,
Im in mason, ah, martin, margella,
on the table screaming f-ck the other side they jealous,
we got a banquet full of broads,
they got a table full of fella’s, IIILLLL
and they aint spending no cake,
they should throw they hand in cos they aint got no spades, ILLLL, my whole team got dough,
so my banquet is looking like millionaires row.
ILLLLL
[Kanye West]
Its crazy how you can go from being Joe Blow,
to everybody on your d-ck, no homo,
i bought my whole family whips, no volvo’s
Next time I’m in Church please no photos,
police escorts, everybody passports,
this the life that everybody ask for
This the fast life we are on a crash course
what you think i rap for to push a f-cking Rav 4,
but i know that if I stay stunting,
all these girls only gon want one thing,
i can spend my whole life good will hunting,
only good gon come is its good when Im ….,
she got an ass that will swallow up a G-string,
and up top ahh, 2 bee stings,
and im beasting off the re sling,
and my n-gga just made it out the precinct,
we give a damn bout the drama that your dude bring,
im just tryin change the color of your mood ring,
Reebok baby, you need to try some new things,
have you ever had shoes without shoe strings?
whats that Ye? baby these heels,
is that a make?
whaaat,
baby these wheels,
you trippin when you aint sippin, have a refill
you feel like you running huh, now you know how we feel,
hey anonymous ye got the same title as well. best mc of all time…. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1587618/20080516/west_kanye.jhtml check it pal.
My choice is Ye… all the way. HA!
This is a tough one. I don’t think the song with Drake is argh! The concept is hot, the lyrics are hot;
“I dont give a fiduck, abidout the ridate
you used to move, what you used to do
And I don”t give a fiduck abidout the bitches
that you used to screw but your future do”
Come on, Jay Still hot.
But KANYE is consistently killin fools right now. All his features are HOT. Walking on The Moon, Digital Girl, Knock You Down, Kinda Like A Big Deal. FIYAH! And that’s what we are comparing right now. Full Songs from Jay Z the Artist Vs Hot 16′s from Kanye. 808 & Heartbreaks was on some next level shit, so it’s hard to compare. Kanye does get’s a minus for that wack Drake video. LOL.
I saw Jay Live in Vegas, and it cemented his status as the King! Experiencing Him Live, hearing the hits and the new shit, seeing the band, horns, strings, live drums, it’s true artisty. Especially his tribute to MJ.
So I’m going with Jay by a nose. And That’s coming from someone who is constantly bumping Kanye. The fact that Kanye is right there, says he will go down as one of the greatest: Beats, Lyrics, Flow!
hey anonymous mtv also gave the same award to ye… http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1587618/20080516/west_kanye.jhtml check it.
My personal choice is Ye… all the way. HA!
but from the beginning kanye said he appreciates even being mentioned with the great ones… Big L, Big Pun, Or Notorious. but lets celebrate that the 2 greats of our time are under the same lable ROC and i guess bc Jay built that empire he’s getting a check either way soo he must win… i guess……
::i still think Ye wins hands down though::
JAY-Z IS OVER-RATED!!!!!!
he sucks
Kanye is nothing but a big baby who needs some dick.
hey gtown have you ever seen kanye live? he will change your life. i saw jay live by himself. wasn’t impressed. saw jay live with mary, she stole the show…. kanye live… i will never be the same again.
Anti-believer? do you live for insulting and hating on greats that are in the spotlight? do you really live for that shit? do you pleasure yourself to it? fuckin stupidity these days…… Oh and by the way its still JAY-HOVA he still has it. Just wait till you hear the entire album! did we all forget that “american gangster” was an instant classic?????????????
I can’t take Jay’s voice. Really think he is HIGHLY overrated. Just because someone repeatedly tells you that he is the best doesn’t make it so. Kanye, all day.
john, he named that hwat gar-bage a classic and bc ppl respect him they let him run with it.
i repeat american gangster = hwat gar-bage.
i wouldve believed you if you said blueprint one was a instant classic…. bc it was. blueprint unplugged…. amazing…. american gangsta…. nah lol you need more ppl friend.
today and everyday? kanye!
and yes his concert changed my life too! he set a whole new standard for what an artist should be. thanks ye
I’m with the last anononymous…….AMERICAN GANGSTA WAS TERRIBLE….TERRIBLE………JAY AND PAC ARE MY TWO FAVORITE ALL TIME RAPPERS….BUT RIGHT NOW HE’S NOT SOUNDING GOOD……KANYE RIGHT NOW……JAY’S VERSE IS TERRIBLE ON RUN THIS TOWN….AND NO…KANYE’S VERSE IS NOT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND…..WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ANYWAY?
JOHN IV….
DId you forget to take your Midol PMS pill today because I don’t get it why you hate me for not caring for an artist. As if, I’m suppose to like him. Jay-z doesn’t appeal to me at all. His lyrics don’t say much. He’s very over-rated.
DAMN NIGGA it’s just an opinion! He isn’t the second coming.
GEEZ, go sit on a dildo or something.
hey anonymous mtv also gave the same award to ye… http://www.mtv.com/news/articl…..anye.jhtml check it.
This is the list of the hottest Mc IN THE GAME
not list of the greatest MCs OF ALL TIME!
This is not the same list lol
http://www.mtv.com/bands/h/hip_hop_week/2006/emcees/index11.jhtml
“Ye” is just a Jay Z wannabe but he doesnt have his talent, his success (37,5 millions albums worldwide) and his money
…no “Ye” cant be compared to Jay Z…maybe eminem or dr dre but not Kanye
he is just like Ja Rule 10 years ago,a trend, and in 2 years we will see everywhere “Kanye Who?”
This is the sad truth but the truth
This is a weird comparison, but basically I would say that people would say Kanye is hotter. Once the masses here you on different ppl songs they consider you hot. But I never thought kanye could rhyme period, but over the years his lyrics have gotten ALOT BETTER! But how do you rank the student over the teacher? Like I feel like Kanye is better cause he was under jigga’s umbrella, now dont get me wrong dude is talented by himself, but that a good look having someone like jigga look out for you. lyrically i think kanye has to put out more albums where lyrically he is killing it to be considered better than Jay, but “hot” I would say right now kanye.
DIZZAMMMM, THE COMMENTS SECTION IS FLOODED!
LMFAOOOOO @ ALEIS, U WENT IN ON THAT COMMENT! I’M BIASED I EQUALLY ENJOY THEM BOTH, THEY’RE TALENTED IN THEIR OWN RITE!
ALEIS U 4 GOT TO ADD THAT HOV DIDN’T WRITE ANY OF THOSE LYRICS DOWN TO RECORD THAT TRACK, LOL!
5 mics wasn’t achieved until ye touched the beat machine.
being the teacher doesnt exclude you from the competition. i agree with rapfan, jay was an inspiration to kanye (prob still is. shoot he inspires me) but because you were on top once doesnt mean that you can’t ever lose…. look at john mccain
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Kanye West Jay-Z (OVERALL)
um anything that claims to list the top ten and doesnt mention ye at all is flawed. Drake is a trend. kanye has already cemented his place in the game. if you can’t admit that… i feel sorry for you. to equate kanye west with a jarule… are you serious?
like should i even respond to such a comparison or do you secretly acknowledge the madness that you just allowed to spill from your fingertips to the computer screen is completely ridiculous?
Jay has falling off! Hes trying to appeal to the younger generation.Which has also made him dumb down his lyrics and music like his __uneducated wife_!.
I gotta say Kanye! This abum prob, will be the only Jay album i dont own. SMH, Sad when someone so GREAT, doesn’t realize its time to find another career path. which then leads them to fall from greatness..
i went in on drake… i change that. drake is a trend until he proves himself and i’m sure he will get a chance to do just that.
@anonymous
Wow you are good in commenting other’s comments!
sounds familiar
but a douche is still a douche!and “Ye” is the best douche ever
he calls himself best rapper but he doesnt sell 20 millions…
how can you say that he “cemented his place in the game.” when you see that his last album was a flop (1,6 million in his own country lol) even Eminem sells more than him in 3 months lol he is the new ja rule and Drake stole his place of “media trend” and the attention he use to have
I’m done there are so many blinded stans in here!
*used
what about..nipsey husstle?
I’m a fan of both. However, how do you compare Jay-Z the rapper to Kanye the pop star? Furthermore, let us not forget that Jay-Z murdered Kanye on the ‘Diamonds From Sierra Leone’ Remix.
I mean Joe Budden hates Jay-Z and has recently spoke out that Jay-Z is the top rapper in the game. When your enemies start cheering for you, that’s when you know you left your mark on the game!
Jay-Z = G.O.A.T.
blinded stans… clever :-\. time will tell lolita. if we were talking about record sales alone… wayne will be on top. he is one if not the only rapper to reach a mil in a week.
If you’re not into kanyes raps okay thats fine. but why insult the man? i’m a fan for life. and if that means being called a stan… okay
. no worries. Kanye is one of the best. In my opinion the best.
like someone said before, 5 mics wasn’t achieved until Ye touched the beat machine.
EXCUSE ME EXCUSE ME!
let me point you to this bar of Jay-z!
Squeeze First:
Thou shalt not fuck with raw me, or he
Face a thousand deaths from Mr. Shawn Correy
Carter, rap harder like I’m part of a cult
Like Cuban cigar maker ‘cept I’m hard to smoke
And y’all choke motherfuckers!
now somebody do that for friggin kanye!
Ok FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR THE DICKHEAD WHO SAID “AMERICAN GANGSTER” WAS TERRIBLE, PLEASE SHOOT YOURSELF!!!
Me and my friends just had this same arguement! “RIGHT NOW” I would say its pretty close. Kanye is having the best year(Success wise) but in general its HOV without a argument.
And if you think “WE OFF THAT” is wack, All I ask of you is to please analyze the second verse. Its so deep without even trying!! He is addressing the Race issues people like Bill O’riley were criticizing him for.
TWITER.COM/FLYESTONCAMPUS
“if we were talking about record sales alone… wayne will be on top. he is one if not the only rapper to reach a mil in a week.”
-lil wayne is one of the best lyricist! he doesnt rap about mac book air or about vampire in the moonlight lmao
-Weezy isnt a great album saler! for the record tha carter III was his first number one album (he drops 5 albums before that)
-50 cent “reachs” a mil in a week with the Massacre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RIOd2fBL-k&feature=related
this video is the proof that he got some issues…I’m just sayin’
I dont even hate him! I’m just saying the sad truth
being a fan doesnt mean being a blinded stan…I’m just sayin’lol
@ Flyestoncampus, I agree with your comments about “Off That.’ But Jay said it best in verse 2 of “Moment of Clarity!’
The music business hate me
Cause the industry ain’t make me
Hustlers and boosters embrace me
And the music i be makin
I dumb down for my audience
And double my dollars
They criticize me for it
Yet they all yell “Holla”
If skills sold
Truth be told
I’d probably be
Lyricly
Talib Kweli
Truthfully
I wanna rhyme like Common Sense
(But i did five Mil)
I ain’t been rhymin like Common since
When your sense got that much in common
And you been hustlin since
Your inception
Fuck perception
Go with what makes sense
Since
I know what i’m up against
We as rappers must decide what’s most impor-tant
And i can’t help the poor if i’m one of them
So i got rich and gave back
To me that’s the win, win
The next time you see the homie and his rims spin
Just know my mind is workin just like them
(The rims that is)
Jay-Z goes over so many dudes head that the initial listen of one of his track appears wack TO THEM. Then them dudes catch it again on repeat on their favorite radio station and be like “Oh that’s what he meant, that’s fire!” Then the lights comes on and they realize that Hovie’s home…Argh!
They Both Have Big Lips, Jay-Z has bigger ones…get it?
5 mics wasn’t achieved until Ye touched the beat machine. do you even know what that means???? you look at that video and say “he has problems” you don’t think jay felt like that before? he wanted and STILLL wants to be the best. you see a problem with that??
diddy on ye: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL0I7zkcODk&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fiamthelostgirl%2Ewordpress%2Ecom%2F2008%2F05%2F18%2Fdiddy%2Dgoes%2Dgiddy%2Dover%2Dkanye%2Dwests%2Dglow%2Din%2Dthe%2Ddark%2Dtour%2F&feature=player_embedded
even Jay countless times has said in his raps, his inteviews, his blogs whatever, that ye is a genius. i’m in a blog stating YE IS A GENIUS. i’ll be a stan.
one more time: 5 mics wasn’t achieved until Ye touched the beat machine. talk about that. 8 albums before he made a classic. he could have number ones all his life. 5 mics wasn’t achieved until YE touched the beat machine. look it up.
Thanks Kanye.
I love “Off That” (song with Jay & Drake). Most people don’t like it because they want to hold on to the outdated trends he’s talking about. If you’re a grown man still wearing do-rags in public, makin’ it rain or wearing pants 3-4 sizes too big you feel that Jay-Z has abandoned you! Grow Up!
Jay is taking a risk. That’s more than I can say for most rappers today. They keep regurgitating the same corny style & subject matter.
I think Kanye is the hottest right now. But I don’t feel I have to diss Jay-Z to make my point.
F. Brown FTW!
kanye of course
Kanye is the hottest between the two of them but lyrically Jay is better…or every 1 hot line from kanye theres about 5-10 better ones rom Jay but let me reiterate…Kanye is the hottest