It all started with 32 promising contenders competing for the top spot in the first ever KarenCivil Hip-Hop March Madness tournament. Now, we’re left with 2 of the best.

After several close battles, it has all come down to 1 final matchup between the legendary Eminem and the new face of hip-hop Kendrick Lamar. Eminem handled a tough competitor in T.I. to win his Final 4 matchup, while K. Dot had to hold off Drizzy Drake for his toughest battle yet. Both MCs prevailed and will now square off to see which lyricist is the best of the best that hip-hop has to offer.

Re-read the rules one final time and fight for your favorite MC to earn the top spot!

Rules:

1. Review the championship match-up carefully.
2. Vote for 1 winner.
3. Follow the votes over the next 2 days.
4. Check back on Monday, April 14th to see who won!

UPDATE: After a very close match up, the winner of our first ever Hip-Hop March Madness tournament is the West Coast lyricist Kendrick Lamar by a very small margin of 5 votes. Thank you to all of our readers who participated in our Hip-Hop March Madness — we’ll see you next year!