While we hold our breath, he has blessed the culture in other ways. The biggest and most impactful moment of the year was Drake.ĭrake has been a fan of the culture for years and has toyed with hopping on the stage and making a battle rap debut. (10) Aeon Top 20 Impact Making Moments or Movements of the Year Fans included female rappers right beside the guys, even including the First Lady of Gun Titles, Christian rapper Pristavia. Like all of the other lists, the competition was stiff. But, ten have made their way, exceptionally claiming their spot on the stage (or in the middle of the floor …depending on the league).Ĭheck out the new faces and voices that have “emerged” this year as some of the top emcees in the world. Fans are not always warm to new voices, styles, and energies. It is not easy for a league to introduce new talent, equally, it is not easy for new artists to break through and make an impression in the ocean of battle rap emcees. What keeps battle rap exciting? New Talent! (10) C3, Danny Myers and Tay Roc Top Emerging Rappers of the Year A co-ed preference list, this top ten seeks to give space for people to be honest about those lyricists that speak to them, make them scream at the YouTube or App because they are so fire or always has a vibe that makes you want to root for them. It allowed fans to say who they simply like the most. UM4 (Semi-Finals) Fan Top 10 Favorite/ Preference Battle Rappers of the Year (Female and Male)įan Top 10 Favorite/ Preference Battle Rappers of the Year (Female and Male) let us know who you really all like. Also, The Riot’s Monopoly took up space, inching its way on the list like the David to URL’s Goliath.ġ0. Max Out 1, the first major event to have a crowd since the pandemic, was exceptional. Scratch that, it was impossible to ignore. Rare Breed Entertainment, the self-proclaimed Rucker of Battle Rap, had some cards that were not easy to ignore. Still, they were not the only ones to get some shine. The league hosted 28 major events, produced on the Caffeine streaming service, and trended #1 at least for 5 of those events. To no surprise, the 2021 Top Battle Rap Event list is dominated by Ultimate Rap League events. Top Battle Rap Event of the Yearįans voted overwhelmingly for Drake’s birthday bash as the card of the year. They kept it real! Affirming a lot of the stuff that most battle rap fans know and dispelling certain “facts” that some competitive emcees would have us believe.ĪllHipHop likes to think that these lists … and the opinions expressed in these lists by our faithful audience (that overwhelmingly overlaps with the battle rap culture … it is not as exclusive as you think) … are the precursors to Jay Blacc’s Champion of the Year and Woman of the Year and the upcoming Ultimate Rap League Awards coming in the Spring.Īlright … enough of this … Here is the list. With close to 5,000 ballots submitted, this is the most comprehensive list of the culture (and we mean the people that buy tickets to events, download and pay subscriptions for the apps, purchase mech and lurk YouTube day-in and day-out to see what is new in the world). In December, launched a survey asking fans to fill out their choices for ten different categories, and boy did they come through. There are tons of other lists that have dropped in the battle rap culture, but our list differs in one major way. Now, it is time for us to name Male and Female Battle Rapper of the Year, highlighting those spitters that have taken the subculture to a frenzied new height over the past year. We’ve already crowned Nas, the 90s OG who dropped three extraordinary joints in 2021 (King’s Disease II, It Was Written (Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition) and Magic), the Emcee of the Year, and Jadakiss as Person of the Year because of their exceptional lyrical ability. It’s that time of the year when all kinds of “Best of Lists” are dropping and like last year, is sure to shake up the battle rap culture with one of the most explosive collections of superlatives on this side of Hip-Hop.
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