The Top 10 List

#10- Raekwon

#9- 50 Cent

#8- Fabolous

#7- Young Jeezy

#6- Gucci Mane

#5- Rick Ross

#4- ??

#3- ??

#2- ??

#1- ??

So we got 4 spots left. If it was me I'd like to put Kid Cudi up

there somewhere but I highly doubt MTV would grant him

such a thing. I can see #4 Eminem, #3 Kanye West/Lil Wayne,

#2 Drake, #1 Jay-Z.

Those are not my personal picks but I can definitely see it happening.

I can't believe [actually everybody can't believe] Rick Ross is

in top 5. I think Loso should've been #5.

This is what MTV is judging them on:

From MTV:
The criteria is based on a combination of rhyme skill, flow and how those things are implemented musically as the main factors. The Brain Trust also considers buzz, impact, commercial success — sales, airplay, business ventures, Web presence, endorsements and helping to spawn other artists' careers — and the intangible, impact: Can an artist not only contribute to the rap game but influence cultural shifts? Are they trendsetters? All of these factors — and the results of our audience poll, which closed last week and gets a vote at the Round Table during the Brain Trust's debate — contribute to deciding who is the Hottest MC in the Game.