Welcome to the 2017 Rapper Tournament!
Criteria (1/10 points)
Flow: How well the rapper articulates on beat.
Creativity: How creative is the artist’s music compared to
their peers.
Storytelling: Self Explanatory.
Impact: How have they affected the game. How are they
influential.
Collaboration/Guest Feature: How much fire do they typically
bring to other people’s tracks.
Versatility: How many kinds of songs are they effective at
making
Albums: How many good albums do they have, and how good are
they.
Commercial Success: How well have their
albums/mixtapes/singles sold.
*Categories are only
scored in the head to head match ups*
*5 points for a tie,
10 points for a categorical win*
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32 Rappers total
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5 Rounds
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Brackets are A, B, C, and D.
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4 Brackets with 8 rappers each
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To be considered a rapper must have at least 2
Albums
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Also groups are broken apart ex) Outkast is Big
Boi and Andre 3000.
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Seeds are assigned randomly
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Seed 1vs8, 2vs7, 3vs6, 4vs5 in R1.
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In R2: (1or8) vs. (4or5), (2or7) vs. (3or6)
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(Bracket A winner vs. Bracket B Winner) vs.
(Bracket C winner vs. Bracket D winner)
Bracket D
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1.
2pac
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2.
The Game
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3.
Drake
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4.
T.I.
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5.
Lupe Fiasco
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6.
Logic
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7.
50 Cent
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8.
Rick Ross
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Bracket C
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1.
The Notorious B.I.G.
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2.
Nas
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3.
Raekwon
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4.
Lil Wayne
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5.
J. Cole
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6.
DMX
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7.
Missy Elliot
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8.
Snoop Dogg
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Bracket B
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1.
Jay Z
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2.
Eminem
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3.
Ice Cube
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4.
Talib Kweli
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5.
Kid Cudi
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6.
Big Boi
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7.
Pusha T
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8.
Jadakiss
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Bracket A
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1.
Kanye West
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2.
Kendrick Lamar
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3.
Ludacris
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4.
Ghostface Killah
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5.
Common
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6.
Nicki Minaj
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7.
Big Pun
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8.
Eazy E
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