MTV has just revealed their complete list of the Hottest MCs in the Game right now in 2008 (according to them). To Me i think Kanye and Jay-Z should definitely be on the top five but what’s missing is 50 Cent. Damn i mean other than the fact that Rick Ross was named number 4.. i think MTV has done a pretty good job as far as getting a list of the 10 hottest MCs. Now as far as the order that the MCs were ranked in.. i think MTV needs to work on that a bit.

Click on each name to read the full MTV rundown:

1. Kanye West
2. Jay-Z
3. Lil Wayne
4. Rick Ross
5. Snoop Dogg
6. 50 Cent
7. Lupe Fiasco
8. Young Jeezy
9. Andre 3000
10. T.I.

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Just like last year, MTV is again releasing their top10 list of the hottest MC’s in the game today. Today they announced that the number 10 hottest rapper in the game right now is TI with a Lupe Fiasco co-sign.

Visit MTV for the full breakdown:

Why He’s Hot
Hold up. Just last year, T.I. was up for debate to be #1, and now he slips to #10? What happened? First of all, let’s be clear: Tip’s decline in ranking has nothing to do with his skills. We all know that he is still one of the best in the business and his popularity is still intact. Unfortunately, since almost topping the last list, Tip had to take an unforeseen, unwelcome hiatus when he was arrested in November on a slew of gun charges, leading to more than six months of house arrest. Promotions for his platinum T.I. vs. T.I.P. came to an end. The kibosh was put on the single “Hurt” and its video. Any chance of dropping another LP at the top of ‘08 was thwarted quick. Movies, endorsements — everything shut down. He says his arrest probably cost him between $10 million and $12 million. Musically, he was inactive for months while many of his peers continued to put out sterling material.

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