Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

30) Rick Ross (7.7) Essential Album: Teflon Don Starting off the list is Ricky Rossay. Ross has great delivery and a lot of good albums. He scores really high in the versatility category. Ross’s pen game has definitely gotten better from when he debuted in 2006 with Port of Miami. Ross’s biggest flaws were his storytelling and impact. Otherwise solid MC.     29) Young Jeezy (7.8) Essential Album: The Recession Another dirty south MC. Jeezy is one of my favorite rappers. He has a lot of good albums with no real duds. He does have the best ad libs in the game. His collaboration and versatility are high. He really brings the heat on his features. Storytelling and Impact weren’t that high but hey; hes tied with the next rapper.   28) Nicki Minaj (7.8) EA: The Pinkprint Arguably the most dominant female rapper of all time. Nicki really shines when features on others tracks. She usually steals the show like on Kanye West’s “Monster” song. She’s also really versatile; able to...

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 ...