2010 Man Of The Year: Kanye West

Don’t call it a comeback. Okay, maybe you can. Eminem sold more records. Rick Ross had the hood. Drake had the hits. But of all the rappers of 2010, Kanye did it the best by not only having Hip-Hop’s undivided attention but pop culture as well. After taking some time off after the MTV Video Music Awards/Taylor Swift debacle, Kanye was ghost for almost half of 2010. Then “POWER” dropped. Then he joined Twitter. Then he started G.O.O.D. Friday (Which help him collaborate with everyone from Bon Iver to RZA to Jay-Z to J. Cole to Nicki Minaj to Justin Bieber. He killed performances at the BET Awards, Saturday Night Live, and made a triumphant return to the MTV VMA’s. Kanye also dropped a 90 second “living portrait” music video for “POWER” as well as a 20 minute film for “Runaway”. He topped MTV’s Hottest MC’s of 2010 list and put on for his team via the 2010 BET Hip Hop Awards’ cypher. And most importantly, he also dropped was arguably the year’s best album overall, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Let’s have a toast to Yeezy; nappyafro’s 2010 Man of the Year.

Runner’s Up: Drake, Eminem, Rick Ross

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    1. C’mon son! He launched himself into a whole new category of stardom this year. He is obviously Man of the Year. I’m not even a fan of Rozay, but I respect what he did this year.

      1. I don’t see how it could have been Ross. Dude did nothing outside of his album. More importantly, he did nothing outside of BMF which caught on for some odd reason. Kanye had us captive from award shows, to GOOD FRIDAYS, to the Power video, etc. I think this one is open and shut for Ye.

          1. ok, he did features and an album. Kanye put out what is probably album of the year, had the world hanging on his next move, and exceeded expectations.

  1. Hip-hop heads paid attention to Ross. The world was hanging on Kanye’s every move. Kanye deserved it this year.

      1. Just because he did what he does doesn’t mean his “usual” isn’t better than Ross’ step up. If Kanye is operating at levels higher than Ross on a regular basis, it’s not his fault and he shouldn’t be penalized for that. Ross apparently had a better year than he normally does..too bad it’s still not a better year than Kanye’s usual year. This isn’t the “Most Improved” award, this is The Man Of The Year award. Dude in Hip Hop had a bigger year than Kanye.

        1. Exactly.

          Even from a strictly music standpoint nobody had a better year than Kanye. Teflon Don is a great album no doubt, but if you put all the G.O.O.D. Friday leaks with the MBDTF album, nobody consistently put out better material.

        2. Ross was around the full 12 months. Ye was around like half the year. I feel like even Eminem had a better 12 months than Kanye.

          1. He was around, ,sure, but like we’ve all said. Kanye was everywhere for those 6months. Award shows, SNL, Videos, GOOD Friday, I just don’t know how this is even debatable. Ross banged in the streets, Kanye banged everywhere like Kevin said. Kanye succeeded in being big in Hip Hop and Pop culture.

  2. My bad DuB….I left you hanging out there all alone…

    Don’t waste your time arguing with these crooks! They voted JAY-Z Man of the Year TWO YEARS IN A ROW!

  3. I definitely didn’t agree with the Jay-Z Man Of The Year thing.

    I don’t agree with the Kanye West thing either. Kanye is dope but I think his album is overrated like a mutha. I don’t listen to it as much as I did with the first 3 albums. Them good friday songs was better than the album to me.

    I’m not even a Ross fan but dude did his thing this year even though I don’t believe the stuff he write in his raps.

    I feel like Eminem should have been up on the list really high.

  4. Eminem had a good year. No one in Hip-Hop can touch Em term of sales in 2010. He even had some notable guest spots (Nicki Minaj, Lloyd Banks, T.I., & Lil’ Wayne). BUT Recovery isn’t even his best album; not many people are listing that in there top picks of the year. Plus, the moves he made wasn’t as exciting as Kanye’s this year.

      1. MBDTF isn’t Kanyes best album. Oh no! I definitely don’t agree with that.

        Em is doing fine by what he is doing.

  5. I definitely co-sign with Jerm on this one. This album isn’t all that to me to be honest. I like some songs on it but it didn’t grab me like the first 3. It didn’t make me spend those $9-12 bucks on it since I heard most of the songs before it came out and still it didn’t grab me like the older songs did.

    Kanye act too much of a brat. Dude is talented as hell though but I’m not feeling the album a whole lot.

    Well go on facebook and read some of the stuff people write about Eminem album even on youtube. People really liked that album and I know a bunch of people who went to the store and bought that album first hand.

    This is definitely not Kanye best work. Of course Recovery isn’t Em’s best album but it is good though. It’s way better than that Encore album and Relapse.

      1. Why not? It sold 3 million so somebody out there is buying it.

        Most of the folks I know bought Eminem album. Album is hot man no denying that.

        I just can’t get into Kanye joint. I like about 7 songs and that is all about it. I haven’t liked a whole Kanye album since Graduation. Them good friday songs was better than his album to me. I listen to those songs a lot more.

        Kanye album is overhyped to me. It is good but overall I’m kinda disappointed.

        I don’t see it being album of the year when The Roots dropped a really dope album out last year.

        I think its because of Kanye affiliation with Jay-Z on why people on Kanye jock so hard. His personality really threw me off big time especially them female traits he have. He use to be so humble and now he wines when he don’t get an award.

        1. “Why not? It sold 3 million so somebody out there is buying it.” <— Because some of those same people bought Black Eyed Peas and Justin Bieber (Who also sold a lotta records last year).

          I guess I'm surprised that you can't see how well produced MBDTF is. I also don't think Jay-Z connection with Kanye isn't the reason people give him props; dude is really talented.

          But I'm gonna hold off on commenting about that album until our actual Album of the Year is announced.

          1. The album is hot thats why it sold that much. Those people on facebook that bought the CD i actually know them in person from different MMA and Boxing gyms across ATL.

            Nelly use to sell a lot because at the time he was hot. I didn’t like Nelly music at all besides Country Grammer but I can’t deny the fact he was hot on the streets & radio in the early 2000’s.

            MBDTF is produced good but it still didn’t grab me the way the older albums did. It is a good album and I’m not taking it away. I just don’t feel like it is the best album of 2010. It is one of them I’ll say. The album don’t suck.

            His bitch fits threw me off big time about him. That “Lord Lord Lord” joint was dope (Good Friday). I was expecting some material like that for the album. Maybe I’m tired of Kanye.

  6. The Kanye pick is a good pick but C’mon son this award obviously belongs to Em. He reclaimed his spot as not only the 1 rapper but the number 1 artist in the whole country.

  7. Am I the only one that feels that if Kanye put all the Good Friday songs on an album it would be better than MBTDF? Andt that MBDTF is his worst rap album?

    This is coming from a guy that likes MBDTF

  8. If we were talking about Man of the Moment, then i would have no issue with the Ye selection. You guys are forgetting it is Man of the Year, as in 2010. No question its Rick Ross, and maybe you can argue Eminem

  9. MBDTF isn’t Kanye’s best work, but it’s solid and shows artistic growth, plus the man was everywhere this year. I mean, Bush said he was the worst thing about his presidency! Plus the GF songs. Em and Ross didn’t come close in terms of buzz factor. And Ross didn’t come close in terms of that album either. Lyrically, he’s got nuthin going on.

  10. Uh, Rick Ross became a HOUSEHOLD NAME in 2010. PERIOD.

    BUT…

    I gotta agree on the Kanye West award though. Ya’ll gotta realize, dude pretty much disappeared after the Taylor Swift mess, people shook the their heads when they heard talks of “808 and Heartbreak”, shit even the president of America hated on him.

    And then “Power” dropped… Let’s be real, dude’s a musician and he gained everything he lost back through music and for that I gotta give it to him.

    REAL hip hop heads have been pushin for people to accept Ross as a true lyricist, well it happened this year. Let’s see what 2011 brings!!

  11. From being a runner-up to dumbfucker of 2009 to 2010 moty!

    We got it right this year! So glad Drake, Eminem, or Rick Ross didn’t win. None of them impressed me this year.

  12. Ross had an album and 2 mixtapes on top of all those features…common niggas. After Runaway Kanye’s album drops off in hip hop sense

  13. “Rap is something you do, Hip-Hop is something you live” -KRS-One

    lotta people rapped this year, sold a ton of records and made a ton of money.
    Kanye did more to advance the culture. Y’all confusing this with Best Album. Just because you like Teflon Don or something better doesn’t touch all the moves, including a great album, that ‘Ye did (and in ‘only’ 6 months)

    If it had been Em or Ross, we’d just be having another argument with different arguers.

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