Skip to main content

The 2017 Best Rapper Ever Tournament Intro

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*


·         32 Rappers total
·         5 Rounds
·         Brackets are A, B, C, and D.
·         4 Brackets with 8 rappers each
·         To be considered a rapper must have at least 2 Albums
·         Also groups are broken apart ex) Outkast is Big Boi and Andre 3000.
·         Seeds are assigned randomly
·         Seed 1vs8, 2vs7, 3vs6, 4vs5 in R1.
·         In R2: (1or8) vs. (4or5), (2or7) vs. (3or6)
·         (Bracket A winner vs. Bracket B Winner) vs. (Bracket C winner vs. Bracket D winner)
Bracket D
1.       2pac
2.       The Game
3.       Drake
4.       T.I.
5.       Lupe Fiasco
6.       Logic
7.       50 Cent
8.       Rick Ross

Bracket C
1.       The Notorious B.I.G.
2.       Nas
3.       Raekwon
4.       Lil Wayne
5.       J. Cole
6.       DMX
7.       Missy Elliot
8.       Snoop Dogg

Bracket B
1.       Jay Z
2.       Eminem
3.       Ice Cube
4.       Talib Kweli
5.       Kid Cudi
6.       Big Boi
7.       Pusha T
8.       Jadakiss





Bracket A
1.       Kanye West
2.       Kendrick Lamar
3.       Ludacris
4.       Ghostface Killah
5.       Common
6.       Nicki Minaj
7.       Big Pun
8.       Eazy E



Popular posts from this blog

Album Review: Schoolboy Q-Blue Lips

 Ok I am a big Schoolboy Q fan. I gotta say I love this album...but believe it or not what kept me from getting it till fall 2024 was that horrendous album artwork lol. I mean damn its gross! Schoolboy has some great flows and lyricism on this album. "Thank god 4 me" is absolute flames. "Blueslides" is another highlight. There's something about the song "first" that is just so catchy to me. "Yern" is also pretty hard man. The guest list is minimal but it works. The production is really good here too. The album isn't quite as good as Blank Face to me but its definitely a major improvement over his last album Crash Talk. Definitely check this one out. Lyrics 24 Beats 23 Depth 23 Tilt 23 Verdict 93

Kanye West 2 Part-Post (Revised Top Songs & Album Ranking)

1.       Gold Digger- To be honest, I didn’t like this song the first time I heard it. The beat is so infectious, and the lyrics are so clever, and that hook. Its his best song to date! He raps about a gold digging chick lol. 2.       All Falls Down- Kanye is extremely introspective on this song. The hook and beat make it great. This is ranked so high because it was the song that really propelled him to superstardom in 2004. 3.       Jesus Walks- A controversial song about Jesus being with those in need. Its just plain awesome. But I wouldn’t expect him to make a JW2 lol. Not in a million years. 4.       Can’t Tell Me Nothing- The best song on Graduation is dope. It’s a dark sounding banger. Kanye drops lyrical gems here. The Jeezy sample and the other sample are pure genius. 5.       Power- The aggressive first single to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy...

Nas Albums Worst to Best

20)      Nastradamus (75)- It really shouldn’t be a surprise to see this one ranked so low. The lyricism isn’t abysmal but everything is pretty average. How does a song like “Big Girl” make it to a Nas album?? It’s just a boring album plain and simple….I don’t really have a lot to say about it. 19)          Street’s Disciple (82) -I hate having this one so low. I honestly like a lot of the songs on this double disc. Unfortunately there’s quite a bit of filler here just like with Jay-z’s Blueprint 2. Disc one has hits like “Nazareth Savage”, “American Way”, “ Just a Moment” and “ You Know My Style”. Disc 2 has some heat on it too: “Suicide Bounce”, the title track, “Virgo”, “Bridging the Gap” and “Thiefs Theme”.   18) T he Lost Tapes 2 (86) -This one I admit I haven’t heard that much…but its pretty decent. It gets off to a good start with songs like “Vernon Family” and “Jarreau of Rap (Skatt Attack)”. A lot of these songs are ok….but not muc...