According to the just-announced results of a Vibe magazine readers' poll, Eminem is the Best Rapper Alive — beating out Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Game, Rick Ross and some 60 other MCs. The vote is a testament not only to Eminem's talent but also to the tenacity of his fans: Em hasn't released an album in more than four years, and has issued little new material since then. And since, according to the magazine, some 920,000 votes were tallied, the results speak for a lot of hip-hop fans.

What do you think of the results of Vibe's poll?

Ciara has found a failsafe way to focus attention on her forthcoming third LP, Fantasy Ride: The singer appears nude (albeit with parts of her body strategically covered) on the cover of the October issue of Vibe magazine.

And the revelations don't end there: The 22-year-old singer — who has been rumored to be romantically linked with 50 Cent — also talks about fame and her love life in the magazine, which hits newsstands on September 16.

More on Ciara, plus the controversial photo, after the jump.
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