Eminem crowned Hip Hop's undisputed king. Watch the throne indeed.
Eminem has beaten the likes of Jay-Z and Kanye West to be crowned as the new King of Hip-Hop by Rolling Stone magazine.Jacked from MTV.UK
The publication, who previously named Lady GaGa as their Queen of Pop back in June, used a variety a methods to reveal Em as their King, analysing digital song sales, radio airplay, YouTube views and social media presence to comply the list.
Rolling Stone also looked at R&B and hip-hop chart placings, tour revenues, award show wins and reviews from a range of critics in order to name Eminem as their winner.
The Love The Way You Like hitmaker came out on top with a score of 1, 169, while Lil Wayne came second with a respectable 1, 134 points.
Drake was placed at No.3 with 1, 020 - beating the likes of Kanye West and Jay-Z who scored 784 and 666 to complete the top five.
Speaking of Drizzy's high position, Rolling Stone claimed: "If third-place Drake's commanding lead on the song charts had been even more dominant (which is hard to imagine), he could well have taken the title – a massive upset considering the brevity of his rap career."
They added: "As it is, Drake's strong finish, more than 200 points above now-veteran Kanye West, is a testament to his current omnipresence. With his second album due later this year, he's got a shot at stealing the title by 2012."
Nicki Minaj also featured in the list at No.6, fending off tough competition from the likes of Rick Ross, Ludacris and Snoop Dogg.
11 comments:
This is why I can't stand Eminem. To be honest its not really him but instead its the way white America hypes him as if he’s the second coming. He's the modern day elvis. First of all his rapping is not even as good as it use to be. And on top of that if he were a black rap artist saying the exact same things no one would give him the time of day. There are plenty of underground artist that are just as good if not better than Eminem who will never be discoverd by the mainstream. Think about it there will never be a day when a black person is crowned the king of modern day rock and roll or country music. Next they're gonna claim Adele is the queen of R&b and soul music
In Eminems own words from his song "without me"
"I am the worst thing since Elvis Presley
To do black music so selfishly
And use it to get myself wealthy"
I guess his plan worked
Just like when they crowned Timberflake the new King of Pop despite Usher outselling him. Whatever!
*rolls eyes @ rolling stone magazine*
Haaaa Haaaaa Haaaa! Whites sure like to flatter themselves!
Who over the age of 35 cares or listens to hip-hop anyway? Yawns...
NubianGoddez we think alike . Where have you been all my life baby ? I think I'm in love.
hip hop is dead. they should make a new category called hip pop. i dont even turn the radio on in my car anymore unless its a chick in there with me. money killed the music industry.
@8:44 Co-sign.....me either...it's dead and gone
Naw. It's not dead,it's just on life support. I'd advise you to ask some young people who they listen to outside of the mainstream. I listen to a lot of underground cats. Hardly any mainstream cats get play in my car. I also mess with some mixtapes from random people that I like. Otherwise, listen to hip-hop artists that were hot back when you were young.
Rolling Stone Mag been lost for years...
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