USDA2DAY Staff's Blog Posts Tagged 'MTV' (10)

MTV is now confirming the album cover we posted earlier for T.I.'s upcoming album, Paper Trail. T.I. talked about the cover saying "We didn't want to just do a typical cover, especially for my sixth album," T.I. told MTV. "I wanted to try something a little more different. The illustration for Paper Trail pays an obvious homage to my rekindled affinity for writing my lyrics down as well as displays my commitment to keep my art slanted towards the… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 15, 2008 at 6:15pm — 10 Comments

YOUNG JEEZY SITS DOWN WITH MTV AND EXPLAINS HOW HE PLANS TO TAKE OVER THE RAP GAME.

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Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 24, 2008 at 10:19am — 6 Comments

YOUNG JEEZY GOING FOR THE TOP

In summer 2007, the MTV News Hip-Hop Brain Trust sat down and had another controversial roundtable debate. Unlike previous discussions, the trustees devised a list of not the greatest ever, but the Hottest MCs in the Game right then. The rankings were based on lyrics, flow, impact on the game, success and swagger. The roundtable recently reconvened and came up with a brand-new list of Hottest MCs. Our experts used the same criteria, but… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on May 18, 2008 at 4:00am — No Comments

MTV’s Hottest MCs - TI Named #10

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… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on May 14, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

WHO IS THE Hottest MC In The Game?

MTV News announced today the “Hottest MCs In The Game” show is set to return May 16. The panel-discussion debate premiered last year and crowned Lil’ Wayne the top act in hip-hop, with T.I., Game, Andre 3000, and Kanye West rounding out the top five.

The show riled some artists, with 50 Cent saying “Fuck MTV” for his number eight ranking. Lupe Fiasco was equally perturbed at missing the list. Jim Jones, however, was pleasantly… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on May 9, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments