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Rapper Ratings by Year: 2014

Welcome to the Rapper Rating system! Its something I came up with to evaluate the rappers' performances for the year, this happens to be 2014's table. The categories are: Album Quality, Lyricism, Versatility, Collaboration, Commercial hits, Potential, and Longevity.




Rapper
Ovr
AQ
Lyrics
Vers
Collab
C.Hits
Pot
Long
J. Cole
88.6
97
94
88
86
77
88
90
Big K.R.I.T.
88.3
96
92
89
84
79
90
88
Nicki Minaj
87.4
92
85
87
90
92
80
86
T.I.
87.4
92
88
86
89
90
78
89
Common
85
96
93
80
75
80
80
91
Schoolboy Q
84.9
90
85
80
94
83
83
79
Jeezy
84.7
90
89
82
88
85
79
80
Run the Jewels
84.6
97
92
84
65
73
87
94
Logic
83
94
93
82
60
75
94
83
Vince Staples
82.6
93
89
77
76
69
92
82
Ab-Soul
82
86
90
74
79
78
87
79
Rick Ross
81.8
83
75
82
86
87
78
81
The Game
81.4
80
88
83
86
81
73
79

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