Seed 1) Kanye West vs. Seed 8)Young Jeezy
Flow: Both rappers have improved flows. I’m going to say that this is a
tie. (5,5)
Creativity: Kanye takes this easily. He’s one of the more creative
rappers of all time. (15,5)
Storytelling: This isn’t so clear cut, but again Kanye wins….. (25,5)
Impact: I think this is a tie. Both rappers have been very influential
to the game. While Kanye is more of a pop rapper, Jeezy is a trap rap founder.
(30,10)
Collab: I’m giving this one to Jeezy. He rarely ever never shows up as
a guest artist on a track. (30,20)
Versatility: I’m really feeling Kanye here. Both rappers are pretty
versatile, but Mr. West is one of the most versatile rappers. (40,20)
Albums: This one is rather clear cut, although Jeezy’s albums are all
pretty damn good. Kanye’s albums are just overall better minus 808s and
Heartbreak (50,20)
Comm. Success: Well Jeezy sells well, but you know Kanye takes this
one….he’s very commercially successful. (60,20)
With 60 points Kanye easily defeats Young Jeezy and moves on to round
2.
Seed 2) Kendrick
Lamar vs. Seed 7) Big Pun
Flow: Tie.
Both rappers excel here. (5,5)
Creat: I
have to give the edge to K.dot here. Albeit not by much. (15,5)
Story:
Another tie. I feel Big Pun is also a great storyteller. He and Kdot are very
good here. (20,10)
Imp: I’m
actually going to give this one to Pun….although this is mostly a nostalgic
edge for Pun. (20,20)
Collab: This
easily goes to Kendrick breaking the tie. However BP wasn’t bad as a guest
either…. (30,20)
Vers: Tie. I feel both rappers are very versatile with the kind of
songs they make. (35,25)
Albums: Kdot, but not by much surprisingly. Pun’s albums were great,
but Kdot makes some of the best in hip hop. (45,25)
CommSuc: Kdot wins another category….but hey Pun couldn’t catch up at
this point. (55,25)
King Kendrick defeats Pun pretty easily after being tied after Impact.
Seed 3) Ludacris vs.
Seed 6) Nicki Minaj
Flow: I’m
going to say that both rappers are pretty good flow wise, but Luda seems to be
a little more potent. (10,0)
Creat:
Things are a lil tricky here. I’m actually going to give this to Nicki Minaj. I
feel her songs have stood out a little more amongst her peers. (10,10)
Story: TBH,
neither rapper is that great here, so I’m just going to give it to both.
(15,15)
Imp: Hmm,
Luda inspired many rappers I’m sure, but there’s no denying that Nicki has
inspired many female mcs. It’s another tie. (20,20)
Collab: Both
rappers have been on many other artist’s songs. I feel both have been really
good so again it’s a tie! (30,30)
Vers: This
is where you have to really understand what VERSATILITY means. Both are
versatile, sure, but Luda isn’t that great at making all types of rap songs.
He’s great when he stays in his lane(for party tracks for example). Nicki isn’t
much better, but she takes this category. (30,40)
Albums: This
may seem a little unfair to Nicki, but Luda wins this…but not by that much.
Nicki has yet to put out a bad album, but none of hers to date have been
spectacular. (40,40)
ComSuc:
Because we have a tie up till here let’s examine here…Nicki’s albums have sold
a wopping 7million which is pretty staggering. Luda has more albums to date and
has sold about 11million. Hmm album sales aren’t all I’m looking at tho. Nicki
has had more success…especially later in her career. Luda has kinda fizzled
out…She wins again…. (40,50)
Nicki Minaj
wins a tough one with 50 points over Ludacris. I guess you could call this an
upset. However she’s probably the most dominant female rapper of all time.
Seed 4) Ghostface
Killah vs. S5) Common
Flow: I can already tell this will be a tough matchup. I’m giving flow
to GK, I feel he’s a little bit more proficient here. (10,0)
Creat: I feel Common has the edge here. Only a few rappers like maybe
Talib Kweli make music like Chi Town’s Nas. (10,10)
Story: It’s a tie here. Both rappers are great story tellers. Albeit
they have very different stories they tell. (15,15)
Imp: I think…its another tie. I feel both of these two have had a big
impact on the rap game. (20,20)
Collab: GK wins this one..why? Just listen to him on most any song he’s
featured on. He’s a little more impressive than Common there. (30,20)
Vers: oooo a close one, but Common gets the nod here. He seems to excel
on most any type of song. A pretty versatile conscious rapper vs. a versatile gangsta rapper. (30,30)
Albums: Got dayum this is tough. I feel its…another tie. Both rappers
have a dope disc. Really. Common has been more dominant lately, but GK was more
dominant about 15 years ago or so. (40,40)
ComSuc: Welp, I’m giving this category to Common. Again this is hard to
call. He’s got 3 Gold albums. GK has a platinum album and a gold one. His
latest albums haven’t sold well however. (40,50)
Common, Chi Town’s Nas wins barely with 50 points. That’s it for
Bracket A’s first round!