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Published: Tuesday - May 20, 2008
Words by Miles Bennett

The Game (Photo: Getty Images)

Although Kanye West was named Hottest MC last week by an MTV news staff roundtable, the people have spoken, and The Game is the people's choice for the list.

While the network was promoting their 2008 Hottest MC list, they were running an online poll that included 30 names of rappers, where the fans could vote ... and it was The Game who came out on top by a landslide, according to MTV.

MTV did, however, explain why the Compton rapper was left off this year's list after coming in at no. 3 on the 2007 list. They said it was due to inactivity.

The Game beat out rappers such as Lupe Fiasco, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, Kanye West and even Jay-Z, to take no. 1 by voters.

Another surprise was Styles P coming in at no. 2.

The vote was tallied by more than 66,000 votes, reports MTV, from 125 countries, and The Game garnered 29% of the votes, while Styles took 17%.

MTV's pick, Kanye West, sat at no. 7, while MTV's no. 2, Jay-Z, tied with no. 8 with Joe Budden and T.I.

The voter's list is as follows:

1. Game
2. Styles P
3. Lupe Fiasco
4. Nas
5. 50 Cent
6. Lil Wayne
7. Kanye West
8. Jay-Z
8. Joe Budden
8. T.I.

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COMMENTS (20)

caleb Says:
Wednesday - June 4, 2008 at 9:16am

..why is everybody 4gettting..papoose..lyrical homocide rapper.well he doesnt really that much but hey we are talkin about content skill and i think papoose has got all of that..biggup to ma man papoose a true mc

GossipgirlNiggaz Says:
Friday - May 23, 2008 at 2:58am

When you see 50cent and kanye being recognised or thought of as some of the hottest "rappers" in the game then you know USA HipHop is DEAD! I can understand it if they were to be recognised as hot musician or "hiphop artists" but not "RAPPERS".FUK ME!are you guys 4 real?shit man Weezys a rapper games a rapper nas a rapper styles p a rapper but not them popcorn ass niggaz R.I.P USA HIP HOP if tha carter 3 dont save you.

dev Says:
Wednesday - May 21, 2008 at 10:03am

whoever sed kanye dont look like a raper dosnt no wot hes talkin about eminem dont look like a rapper but Ems the best ther is the best ther was n the best ther ever will be

jws Says:
Wednesday - May 21, 2008 at 12:47am

50 cent and Joe Budden shouldnt be in the top 10, they both are garbage.....the other rappers are all okay but you might have to switch up the order and replace 5o and budden

niggafuck Says:
Tuesday - May 20, 2008 at 4:26pm

STLshorty: Ice Cube is on Games album

Jerome Jenkins Says:
Tuesday - May 20, 2008 at 4:00pm

Tha Game was sick back in tha day but until all this beef started 50 n game jus fukd tha industry they shudnt even be on tha list man fake beefin n all wot tha fuk if ya tryna be like pac n b.i.g u better give up coz they can neva be moved or overtaken!!!

Hiphop Says:
Tuesday - May 20, 2008 at 2:48pm

Game is the hottest MC along with JAy z. 50 should be a bit a head. but motherfuckin lil wayne should be last he is a fuckin slut gay homosexual motherfucker...who is not hiphop...tell him to com to toronto cuz niggaz wana snatch that chain off tha pussy boi.

LOL Says:
Tuesday - May 20, 2008 at 2:41pm

looks like his team of online groupies did one hell of a job LOL

jason Says:
Tuesday - May 20, 2008 at 2:10pm

Game is ok but Wat is Hot? right now i don't even see him.

STLshorty Says:
Tuesday - May 20, 2008 at 1:35pm

If I could hear a 1 MC on Game next album - I would want it to be Ice Cube.

been dumb Says:
Tuesday - May 20, 2008 at 1:26pm

Fuck what all yall talkin about...how is the Game the hottest mc out right now? What the fuck has he done compared to Kanye? JACK SHIT...I?m not sayin Kanye is the hottest mc in the game neither cuz in my opinion, Lupe should be...

STLshorty Says:
Tuesday - May 20, 2008 at 1:18pm

Game is the only dude right now - that when u hear his voice - it makes your heart pound like an mc about to bust through your stereo. The Game is tight. He builds excitement that no one else can build. And apparently a lot of people agree.

ejs Says:
Tuesday - May 20, 2008 at 12:57am

I liked him better when he was Chuck Taylor, rocking those DJ Whoo Kid mixtapes and the hype was still building. Now he's just a slave to the rap industry like the rest of them.

playtoy Says:
Tuesday - May 20, 2008 at 9:40am

Well if GAME is tha SHIT like yall say how come he can't afford to keep up insurance and updated tags on his car. Also if he is the SHIT wouldn't his record sells speak for that? Tha Game is Okay but he does not deserve to be number 1!

WUT_HAPPENED_TO_HIP_HOP Says:
Tuesday - May 20, 2008 at 9:02am

ToNe nigga everytime i come to ballerstatus u got to come on here and run yo big ass mouth shut up people r tired of here u down everyone damn nigga dont u have a life

ToNe Says:
Tuesday - May 20, 2008 at 8:03am

Yhug44 I never knew you had to look a certain way to be a rapper. Motherfuckas thought the same about suge til he got exposed. If a nigga think all that tuff talk and tattoos is gangsta then he must of grew up in thongs. Fuck studio gangstas and their fans. Let this nigga retire please.

osimakozi Says:
Tuesday - May 20, 2008 at 7:08am

where did ya kip ma boi weezy? and wat of nas? doe his an old MC but still keeps it hotter than wen he was young.

Yhug44 Says:
Tuesday - May 20, 2008 at 6:10am

Fuck KANYE WEST,He Dosen't even look like a rapper. Bitch Ass Nigga. THE GAME IS 4 REAL.

HENRY MAN Says:
Tuesday - May 20, 2008 at 6:06am

THE GAME IS THE HOTTEST MC NO DOUBT. KANYE IS NOT IN THE SAME LEAGUE AS THE GAME. FUCK WEST BLACK WALL STREET 4 LYFE.

DILAN PERERA Says:
Tuesday - May 20, 2008 at 6:03am

THE GAME IS THE REAL HOTTEST MC 4 REAL. A BUNCH OF GUYZ FROM MTV CANNOT DECIDE THAT THE HOTTEST MC IS KANYE WEST. THE PEOPLE HAVE CHOSEN THE REAL WINNER,THE GAME AND THAT'S FINAL.FUCK KANYE WEST,HE AIN'T NO GOOD.THE GAME IS REAL BLOOD EVEN WE IN SRI LANKA ADMIRE HIM.