When the MTV hip hop brain trust decided to head back to the round table and draw up the list for the Top 10 "Hottest MCs in the Game" - there was bound to be controversy. From who will take the coveted title, to who should make the top 5, to who should be left off the list completely - it was always going to be one hell of a debate.
Lil Wayne. Sure, he hasn’t dropped a solo LP in two years, but that doesn’t mean he’s not working hard. Quite the opposite. Wayne is in the studio every day. I mean, he must be. How else does he do it? Da Drought 3 mixtape boasted an incredible tracklist and there is no question that he is the most in demand hip-hop artist at the moment, having graced tracks from Ja Rule (the recent ‘Uh Oh'), Chris Brown, Lloyd, Robin Thicke, Mya, Rick Ross, Gym Class Heroes, Young Jeezy, Enrique Iglesias and more. And if you thought it was a case of quantity not quality - you would be wrong. Weezy has the skill, the dedication, the gift and bucketloads of swagger to accomplish both. In my mind, he is the man of the moment.
