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FANS NAME EMINEM ‘BEST RAPPER ALIVE’ IN VIBE’S NOVEMBER 2008 ISSUE
-- Fan Votes Give Eminem Victory Over Jay-Z
as the People’s Choice for Best Rapper in the Game --
NEW YORK, October 7, 2008 –VIBE has today announced Eminem as the winner of the Best Rapper Alive competition. The Detroit native beat out New York’s rap king Jay-Z in the Final Round with 69 percent of the votes, crowning him as the people’s choice for the true king of hip hop. The results of the contest are detailed in VIBE’sNovember 2008 issue hitting newsstands October 21st.
"It’s obviously an honor to have won the fans' support by being voted the Best Rapper Alive,” says Eminem in response to his victory. “I don't think that there is any one rapper that is simply the best though. Everyone who was in consideration and many others are the best at certain things, and at what they do. But since Vibe's offering the distinction, hell yeah I'll accept!"
The Best Rapper Alive competition gave VIBE readers the opportunity to decide who’s the best rapper in the game. This interactive, NCAA-style tournament pit the top 64 MCs recording today against each other in a head-to-head battle. Artists such as Lil Wayne, The Game, Nas, Kanye West, Rick Ross, and others competed against one another in the five-week tournament. The winners of each match-up were determined by fan votes on VIBE.com. More than 920,000 votes were cast since the contest began on July 21, 2008.
VIBE readers could also cast their vote by mailing-in brackets provided in the August 2008 REAL RAP ISSUE. More than 500 brackets were submittedwith thewinner filling out the entire bracket correctly having a chance to win a free “Best Rapper Alive” engraved iPod, courtesy of Apple. For more information, visit www.vibe.com.
About Vibe:
VIBE magazine is the definitive voice of urban culture, influencing global music, life, and style for more than eight million readers around the world. The award-winning publication is the nation's leader in reporting entertainment, fashion, politics, and culture features for a multicultural audience in print and online. VIBE's innovation, journalistic integrity, brand equity, and overall swagger make it the No. 1 reference choice among male and female trendsetters in small and large cities in the U.S. and abroad.
VIBE Media Group, an affiliate of the Wicks Group of Companies, LLC, is a leading music lifestyle media company that publishes VIBE magazine and produces a myriad of other VIBE branded properties including VIBE.com, V Hollywood, VIBE Yardfest, and VIBE Books, which published The New York Times bestseller Tupac Shakur. VIBE magazine was founded in 1993 by multi-talented music mogul Quincy Jones.
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1.
Bongalicious says:
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I’m more or less sick in the head
Maybe more ‘cause I smoked crack
Today, yesterday, and the day before
Haha for comedy Em can't be beat. Nas is the best though.
November 5, 2008 at 2:44 am
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thaKGB says:
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THAT'S FRESH, BUT NAS IS HOLDIN IT DOWN IN 08...
BELEE DAT!
October 30, 2008 at 3:58 am
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mike304 says:
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Why ? Why ya'll haten on em cause he's white?When his childhood hero's are black...See Im white {cracker ,whitey ',honkey or just call me white devil] and me and just about every poor white kid who grew up on the outs of the big city's .The reason I say city's Is because i was moved from city 2 city from columbus, miami,and tampa where we were to poor to afford high rent and lived in the black neiborhoods or at least so close that we went to all black schools .Where I was contanly beat up becase of my skin color.i guess somehow it was my fault because of what my ansesters did.1 of the biggest misconceptions about white people is we got it made. When most of my childhood i never even had chrismas.Im no mc I lost interst in rap after rundmc and breakin.Until tupac who If it was a best rapper comp whould win by a landslideand thats if the majordy was white so color isnt the issue.As far as em being the grra Think how hard that whould be 2gt being blk more less wht.If anything blk people should be proud that thier culture iffluanced this white kid to become the greatest.as far as freestyle goes whoever said he wasnt a great battle mc didnt do thier homework.My take on lil wayne I am a martian that homeys smokin the good shit.My vote mixtape king.....
October 30, 2008 at 12:15 am
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BStephens12 says:
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You know a Rose in the Ghetto know more about surviving
Than flowers in fresh meadows
They got love for the sun
Thats where I'm coming from
Reflection Eternal
Talib Kweli
I'm taking rappers to a new plateau
Through rap slow
My rhymes is like a vitiamin
Hell without a capsule
Life is parallel to hell
But I must maintain
I never sleep
Cause sleep is the cousin of death
Dwelling in the Rotton Apple you get tackled
Or caught by the devil's lasso
Shit is a hassle
Illmatic
Nas
Check out Lupe's
The Cool
Come on, Em is hot, but he's not the best alive, he hasn't had a offical album since 05. If this was any other artist, everybody would be claiming he's washed up. Is he? As far as battles I'd like to see him against Cannibus, he has a ton of telegraphed rhymes.....what about seeing him against Jin?
October 22, 2008 at 5:39 am
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October 17, 2008 at 4:56 am
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Ry-Boy26 says:
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Eminem is by far the best in the game. Put Eminem in a freestyle against anyone and he will put them to shame. There are ton of other great MC's, but none that stand out like Em. He's overcome so much in the game and people still hate em. Like em or not, you cannot deny his talent. If he was black people would recognize this, but since he's white many people can't overlook his color. He raps about anything people can relate to, instead of just girls, money, drugs, and killing people. Although he has rapped about those things before. This forum shouldn't be about opinions, but about facts. Compare the resumes of other MC's and let me know whose is better. And for the jackass that said Bone Thugs N Harmony is the best ever???? How about you go chew on glass, cuz you're a fukin moron.
October 14, 2008 at 6:16 pm
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NuGod9 says:
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This is a very unique subject , cuz a person is only going pick who they relate to or who they like. Personally , to say Eminem is the best is an insult to MC's who have paved the way for these new artist .
He is damn good and I enjoy his music, but he can only hold my attention for only so long due to where I am in my life and what is relative to my social experience.When I was younger ,my top five rappers were KRS-one, Chuck D,Rakim,LLCool J, and Ice Cube. Then it changed in the mid 90's to Scarface, Ras Kass,Tupac,Redman, Q-tip. Now It's Jay-Z , Nas, Andre 3000,Mos Def , Talib Kweli , and Common. These MC's talk about things that I can relate to and the depth of their metaphors are ridiculous. I think Eminem is easily in the top ten today, but not the best. Lupe Fiasco is my favorite new MC
October 13, 2008 at 5:20 pm
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NuGod9 says:
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This is a very unique subject , cuz a person is only going pick who they relate to or who they like. Personally , to say Eminem is the best is an insult to MC's who have paved the way for these new artist .
He is damn good and I enjoy his music, but he can only hold my attention for only so long due to where I am in my life and what is relative to my social experience.When I was younger ,my top five rappers were KRS-one, Chuck D,Rakim,LLCool J, and Ice Cube. Then it changed in the mid 90's to Scarface, Ras Kass,Tupac,Redman, Q-tip. Now It's Jay-Z , Nas, Andre 3000,Mos Def , Talib Kweli , and Common. These MC's talk about things that I can relate to and the depth of their metaphors are ridiculous. I think Eminem is easily in the top ten today, but not the best. Lupe Fiasco is my favorite new MC
October 13, 2008 at 4:10 pm
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NuGod9 says:
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This is a very unique subject , cuz a person is only going pick who they relate to or who they like. Personally , to say Eminem is the best is an insult to MC's who have paved the way for these new artist .
He is damn good and I enjoy his music, but he can only hold my attention for only so long due to where I am in my life and what is relative to my social experience.When I was younger ,my top five rappers were KRS-one, Chuck D,Rakim,LLCool J, and Ice Cube. Then it changed in the mid 90's to Scarface, Ras Kass,Tupac,Redman, Q-tip. Now It's Jay-Z , Nas, Andre 3000,Mos Def , Talib Kweli , and Common. These MC's talk about things that I can relate to and the depth of their metaphors are ridiculous. I think Eminem is easily in the top ten today, but not the best. Lupe Fiasco is my favorite new MC
October 13, 2008 at 3:40 pm
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NuGod9 says:
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This is a very unique subject , cuz a person is only going pick who they relate to or who they like. Personally , to say Eminem is the best is an insult to MC's who have paved the way for these new artist .
He is damn good and I enjoy his music, but he can only hold my attention for only so long due to where I am in my life and what is relative to my social experience.When I was younger ,my top five rappers were KRS-one, Chuck D,Rakim,LLCool J, and Ice Cube. Then it changed in the mid 90's to Scarface, Ras Kass,Tupac,Redman, Q-tip. Now It's Jay-Z , Nas, Andre 3000,Mos Def , Talib Kweli , and Common. These MC's talk about things that I can relate to and the depth of their metaphors are ridiculous. I think Eminem is easily in the top ten today, but not the best. Lupe Fiasco is my favorite new MC
October 13, 2008 at 3:27 pm
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Killumanati says:
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EMINEM DID GET EM,BUT LET ME LAY IT DOWN TO YOU LIKE THIS.
1.EMINEM
2.THE GAME
3.Lil Wayne
4.Rick Ross
5.NAS
6.JAY-Z
I mean that's my list on how
it goes.Oh I forgot about Kanye.
Mr.West doesn't need to be placed
under a number.I'll listen to him anytime.
October 13, 2008 at 9:05 am
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cherryred828 says:
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Great Reply EM! You're a true winner!
October 9, 2008 at 9:19 am
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bambu says:
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THESE IDEAS ARE NIGHTMARES TO WHITE PARENTS
WHO WORST FEAR IS CHILD WITH DYED HAIR & HE LYKS EARRINGS
LYK WHATEVER THEY SAY HAS NO BEARING
ITS SO SCARY IN A HOUSE THAT ALLOWS NO SWEARING.
Thats the thing with shady he's the only rapper who's music i relate to.Unlike most rappers his music actually has a lot of scence ,it talks about things that are actually happening to some people.He is lyk a MODERN DAY SHAKESPEAR & to top it of no one ,NO ONE ON THIS HEAR EARTH HAS A FLOW LYK HIM
THEY WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER HIM & THIS I CAN GUARANTEE shady realy is the best and he deserves to be called "THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE"
BAMBU OUT!!!!!!!!!!
October 9, 2008 at 4:33 am
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bambu says:
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I NEVER WOULD HAVE DREAMED IN A MILLION YEARS I'LD SEE
SO MANY M@#$%^F*&!ING PEOPLE WHO FEEL LYK ME,
WHO SHARE THE SAME VIEWS & THE SAME EXACT BELIEFS
ITS LYK A F@#KING ARMY MARCHING & MOCKING ME
WHICH OTHER RAPPER CAN BEAT THIS KIND OF POETRY
SHADY/AFTERMATH 4 EVER
October 9, 2008 at 4:20 am
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bambu says:
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"these sholders hold up so much
they wont budge
i never fall or fold up,
even if my collar bone crush or crumble
i will never slip or stumble"
i said it shady the best rapper on da PLANET!!!!!!!!!
October 9, 2008 at 4:11 am