Joe Budden TV: Vibe's Rap Bracket?!?!

It’s like this. Whenever you do a “top-of” list, the chances of pissing someone off reach an almost definite level. Which is exactly what happened here when Joe Budden, while in the studio with Joell Ortiz, saw his ranking on VIBE’s Rap Bracket. To his credit, he had a rather convincing argument.

It’s no need to type an essay as to why a lot of these GOAT lists are flawed, but just know if you can’t name five Rakim songs, don’t put him in your greatest-of-all-time list just to fit in. Obviously, VIBE has much more immense hip-hop knowledge than that, but many of the rankings were based off the wrong reasons.

For example, Budden draws the 32 seed which obviously, if you watch any coverage of March Madness, means he’ll be eliminated before the bell even rings. With no disrespect to legends like Dougie-Fresh, Melly Mel and Eazy-E, it comes a point in time when you have to call a spade a spade and admit that, in a lyrical sense, they were NOT the greatest to ever breathe into a microphone. Especially not better than Budden.

I’m sure some hip-hop head will crucify me for not “being up on things”, but honestly, who cares?