MTVs 22 Greatest MCs

[DaveWadding]

This is their list...

1. Tupac (How could you not?)
2. Biggie (Might be a touch high, IMO, then again, I never had a real affinity for Biggie)
3. Eminem (Just NO!)
4. Nas (maybe a little high, def. should not be higher than Jay)
5. Jay-Z (Slightly low..3 or 4)
6. Rakim (Haven't heard much Rakim...what can I say)
7. Dr. Dre (He's def. top 22..but 7?! FUCK NO. This is for MCs, shouldnt factor in producer merits)
8. Lil Kim (YOU'RE FUCKING KIDDING ME!!!! They even went as far as to call her "the female Biggie" and "the Madonna of rap" on the show. PLEASE)
9. Beastie Boys (Gotta agree here)
10. Missy Elliot (They put Missy LOWER THAN LIL KIM )
11. Big Pun (don't wanna be a playa no mooooo...how can you hate that? Maybe high)
12 Nelly (DEF. too high, I love Cornell, but 12? no.)
13 DMX (X is good, but there are some people on this list he should not be higher than)
14 Run-DMC (like these guys. DMC is way too low)
15. KRS-ONE (see: Rakim)
16. Snoop Dogg (flip-flop him and Dre.)
17. Common (If you're gonna put someone "underground" on this list...I wouldn't pick Common. Kweli, Mos Def, Gift of Gab, Black Thought, Will.I.Am...where are they?)
18. Foxy Brown (meh.)
19. LL Cool J (Low! LL has LONGEVITY! that counts for something)
20. Queen Latifah (maybe she's a shadow of herself now, but...)
21. Method Man (a lot of people love the WUUUUUUUU TANGGGGGGG, me, not so much.)
22. Chuck D (LOW!!!!!! Public Enemy are def. one of the best acts ever. FIGHT THE POWER!)


Some room for discussion here... this was supposively voted on "by the people" but this looks like one of those no risk "well, no shit" MTV/magazine style type lists... (My thoughts in parenthesis)

My list:

1. Pac
2. Kweli
3. Jay-Z
4. Mos Def
5. Nas
6. D.M.C.
7. B.I.G.
8. Snoop
9. Beasties
10. Chuck D/Public Enemy
11. KRS
12. N.W.A.
13. LL
14. LUDA
15. Em
16. Pun
17. Gift of Gab
18. Missy
19. Twista
20. Nelly
21. Sir Mix-A-Lot (no love GODDAMNIT!)
22. DMX

Anyone else up for it? Go!