The funny thing about lists is that no matter how much criteria is set or how much debate ensues, it will always be wrong at the end of the day. For the past few years, MTV’s Hottest MC’s list has ranked as the most controversial and talked about in the game. This year was no exception. Lloyd Banks supporters championed that he should have made the cut over Ludacris while many raised an eye at Jay-Z securing the number 2 spot.

Knowing all this, the station took to receiving outside opinions. The highly respected DJ Skee believed Wayne deserved a higher ranking based off the success he has achieved from a Rikers Island cell. Complex Surf Club producers Hit Boy & Chase N. Cashe decided to go the grassroots route by stating Wiz Khalifa deserved a spot on the list based merely off the buzz he has created around himself and his Taylor Gang brand.

“For him to do what he did [last year] without making a hit and still be more relevant than a lot of artists, more relevant than most of the game,” Chase. N. Chase told MTV News of Khalifa. “As far as him starting from the Internet, his own brand poppin’, starting on a major, flopping, and coming back independently on his own to get the Taylor Gang poppin’, and to team up with Curren$y and give him relevance. The Kush & Orange Juice mixtape blossoming and taking over Twitter.”

Our own Karen Civil even petitioned for Nicki Minaj to be higher than the #6 ranking she received given the year she’s had thus far with guest appearances and the anticipation for her own solo album.