There are so many "Top" lists floating around in Hip Hop it's hard to keep up, but Cordae has a few questions for Bootleg Kev. The most recent controversy was sparked after Billboard and Vibe came together to name their Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time. This took over Hip Hop social media spaces, but it isn't the first—and most certainly won't be the last—time conversations such as these erupt online.
Cordae caught up with Bootleg Kev for an intimate interview, and during the chat, he brought up the host's Best Rappers of 2022 choices. The list consisted of the following, from 10 to the No. 1 spot: LaRussell, Future, Conway, Symba, Drake, Freddie Gibbs, Kendrick Lamar, J.I.D, 38 Spesh, and reigning supreme, Pusha T. "Also, how did I not make your Top 10 list last year, bro?" Cordae asked. and reigning supreme, Pusha T. "Also, how did I not make your Top 10 list last year, bro?" Cordae asked.Kev wanted to know if he was speaking about the rappers or album lists. "Damn, I didn't make either!?" the rapper playfully responded.
Cordae Questions His Exclusion
“I mean, it was a good year last year. I didn’t think you had a Top 10 album [From a Bird's Eye View] last year. I think you had about a Top 20," said Kev. Cordae expressed he respected the answer and emphasized he wasn't in his feelings about the exclusion. Kev added, “And on the rapping sh*t, I just think the rapping list was tough, man. There was a lot of rapping.”
As conversations were happening between Kev and someone off-camera, Cordae chimed in. "Ay, a lotta love to everybody, man. I'm not—I just...I didn't even know until he told me right before we walked in. 'You know you ain't make Kev's Top 10?' It's cool, bro." Kev said several people he considers friends, including Benny The Butcher, didn't even make his list.
Bootleg Kev Explains His Choices
"My thing, like, last year, I put a guy like Symba on the list 'cause Symba did the rapper sh*t last year," Kev explained. "That motherf*cker did every outlet. He had moments on these f*ckin' outlets. When I saw Symba like, 'Yo, I'm tryin' to make sure y'all see me as the motherf*cker. So, I'mma go rap everywhere.' And he put out a cool project." Kev admitted that Symba had a bone to pick after his album didn't make Kev's Top 10 list, either. Check it out above.
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