Vibe Magazine awarded Eminem the title of Best Rapper Alive. Get this...his rival competitor was Jay-Z, who lost by 69 percent. Consequently, it has sparked some smoke in the city.

Many of the people are complaining because of how the artist were paired, not the votes themselves.

The online contest polled users over a 5-week period. During the first week, the 64 competing rappers were paired off and users were asked to select the best 32 artists. The second week, that group of 32 lyricists was also grouped in twos and the voters picked their favorite 16. Over the subsequent weeks, the list dwindled down to the last b-boys standing, Jay-Z and Eminem. Eminem won by a landslide of 69 percent, compared to Jay-Z's 31 percent.

I understand that the results were driven by the voters, but the brackets sed for voting are suspicious. Take for example the following pairings that caused upsets during the first round of voting:

Lil' Kim vs. Lauryn Hill
Lupe Fiasco vs. Q-Tip
Mos Def vs. Talib Qweli
Ghostface Killah vs. Raekwon
Method Man vs. Redman
Common vs. Black Thought
(source)

Come one man! How do you put Method Man and Redman against one another and they're from the same group? How the hell can you even compare Lil' Kim and Lauyn Hill? That's like putting Adina Howard and Shirley Ceasar against one another. SMMFH

Do you think this was accurate? Is Eminem the best rapper alive in your opinion?