Complex Re-Ranks their Hottest Rappers Alive List, Ye Back at the Top

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  • This list a lil p****-centric for my taste

    Top 5 mad sus too

  • It’s safe to be okay with Ye being a Nazi so they ranked him accordingly lmao

  • A lot of things wrong with this list but I somehow also don't really know how I would rerank it. Rap is just in a weird state. But if we are talking about the hottest out I would put Don at 1, Travis at 2 and then Ken Carson at 3. Not even artists I like but they feel as they have some motion behind them and not pure nostalgia.

    Carti doesn't really feel as current anymore as he used to. Kanye, Drake, Jay Z are just the old guard at this point. They will always be big but are they the hottest out? Not really.

  • Sep 9
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    I would put Lupe, Aesop Rock , MF DOOM, Tierra Whack , Lil Simz and many more

  • Water Giver

    In what world is Cole over Kendrick lol

    Not in sales, album reception, culture or tour and GNX lasted better than it is for so much longer

    In bars

  • JPEGMAFIA

    Am I that out of touch how is Don Toliver above Drake?

    Don recently went more pop so he getting that label push/payola

  • MaxRun

    Random ass list. So if Jay Z next show he brings out a bunch of LA artists does he become number one? What is the criteria?

    Hood waiting on Ye shows

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    ye hasnt had a hit in 2 years

  • "Complex"

  • Water Giver

    In what world is Cole over Kendrick lol

    Not in sales, album reception, culture or tour and GNX lasted better than it is for so much longer

    What is Kendrick doing rn
    Cole is on a tour

  • Water Giver

    In what world is Cole over Kendrick lol

    Not in sales, album reception, culture or tour and GNX lasted better than it is for so much longer

    him dropping more recently is the only reason

  • BULLY

  • ken carson is wayyy too high nine vicious should be in that spot

  • The top of these lists is always just whoever's currently on tour or released on album

  • ghosting

    when the list doesnt engagement bait enough so u gotta hit shuffle on it

  • Idk why anybody cares about complex in 2026. They only exist to farm engagement.

    They post old ass “News” like this all the time. It’s sad af really

  • Sep 12
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    Hell no

  • Sep 12
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    Don toliver is broke

  • TURN OFF THE SPICE

    ye hasnt had a hit in 2 years

    hits really don’t mean much in today’s climate

    being able to sell tickets carry way more weight

  • TURN OFF THE SPICE

    ye hasnt had a hit in 2 years

    Who has hits anymore it’s not the 2010s

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