Best Hip Hop Artist of All Time Bracket - Championship

 

And then there were two.  Two of America's most wanted... rappers.  See what I did there? Because the two rappers left had a song called, ok, well, IYKYK.  But peace out to Eminem and Jay-Z.  Both had great runs to make it this far.  Now we left with Snoop and 2Pac to battle it out for hip hop supremacy. They were both top seeds coming into the tournament so it should be no surprise that they are here now fighting for the championship.  Either would be a deserving winner.  I could go on and on about their accolades, but I won't.  I'll just stop here and say time to vote!

Best Hip Hop Artist of All Time Bracket - Final Four

 

The Final Four is set! There's not much to say about the matchups as the top seeds have dominated this bracket and this last round was more of the same.  In fact, none of the results were even that close.  I thought Biggie and Snoop would be more of a toss up, but Snoop advanced quite easily.  So now we are left with Jay-Z vs Snoop Dogg and 2Pac vs Eminem, all four heavyweights in their own right.  Even though Dr. Dre is not in the Final Four, his presence is all over this round as he brought Snoop and Eminem to the mainstream and produced one of 2Pac's biggest albums.  It will be interesting to see how this all plays out.  And now it is time to vote!

Best Hip Hop Artist of All Time Bracket - Elite Eight

 

Well, this has been a bracket devoid of upsets, until now.  The first number 1 seed has fallen as Outkast loses by one vote to Missy Elliott.  And this is how you know that these brackets are not rigged because Outkast is my all time favorite and I can't even fathom how they would lose to anyone, let alone Missy Elliott.  That's not a knock on Missy, but rather a testament to how great how think Outkast is that I didn't think there was any question that they would easily win this bracket.  But, alas, here we are.  And with Outkast losing along with Public Enemy, Wu Tang Clan, Beastie Boys, Run DMC, and A Tribe Called Quest, we are left with all solo artists in the Elite Eight.  That's pretty surprising and sets up some fun rap battles.  With that, it's time to blast your favorite jams and cast your votes!