MTV forms a panel every year to determine who is the hottest emcees in the game. They seem to be a bit biased towards the mainstream artist — nevertheless, the lists are pretty good — most people seem to agree with at least 80%.
Drake tells Sway that he doesn’t think that he is one of the greatest artists in the game. That is a very humble comment, and a smart one, when he gets some major accomplishments under his belt then we can talk.
As for being one of the hottest emcees in the game, I don’t think that its a question. I don’t know many other artists receiving the attention that Drake has been as of late. What do you think, leave a comment.
Since we published our poll asking fans their picks for 2009’s Hottest MC in the Game, over 100,000 people have taken notice, voted and chimed in. (Editor’s note: The poll is meant to spark conversation, and it has no bearing on the MTV News Hip-Hop Brain Trust’s list of the 10 Hottest MCs.) One of the names that fans continue to bring up is Drake’s. The young Canadian’s fans say he squashes the competition ”” but Drizzy still feels he has a long way to go.
“What a lot of people don’t understand ”¦ people may be like, I may be one of the best MCs ”” not yet,” he told us recently. “I’m 22. I got a lot of growth.”
Which brings up an interesting point: Drake hasn’t even dropped an album. Yes, he’s building up a string of stellar guest spots ”” like on Young Money’s “Every Girl” and Fabolous’ “Throw It in the Bag” remix ”” and his mixtape, So Far Gone, is a certified classic on the underground circuit, spawning radio hits “Successful” and “Best I Ever Had.” But with only 10 slots on the Hip-Hop Brain Trust’s list, should a person with no LP under his belt make the cut over somebody who has not only had singles in rotation but put product out in stores?
