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  • Jan 20
    HBDUSA

    Complex sucks

    Surprised it’s still around

    Nothing else to say

    we appreciate your input

  • notbrock

    2022 – 21 Savage

    yea that’s when i stopped taking this s*** that serious lol

    best rapper of the year for being the robin to drake’s batman on her loss

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    notbrock

    2022 – 21 Savage

    by far the worst pick

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    v003

    because of Andaconda?

    Monster was the best project that year bar none. Nicki aint drop till december and her album wont that big outside of radio play

    Anaconda, Bang Bang with Ariana, Pinkprint.. her album wasn’t that big outside of radio play…. So it was huge? Much bigger than Monster

    I’m not asserting futures music is “better” cuz I listen to him more but yeah Nicki definitely had more motion than future commercially that year not even close

  • Jan 20
    notmyfirst

    by far the worst pick

    yb literally a better pick then

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    afterimage

    Anaconda, Bang Bang with Ariana, Pinkprint.. her album wasn’t that big outside of radio play…. So it was huge? Much bigger than Monster

    I’m not asserting futures music is “better” cuz I listen to him more but yeah Nicki definitely had more motion than future commercially that year not even close

    "commercially"

    it aint about that. Future had way more motion than nicki did at the time, nicki was just making pop songs with katy perry

  • v003

    Dababy deserves it more than f***ing Tyler, 21 and Nicki

    nah Dababy definitely ran 2019 that’s an understandable choice plus it was a light rap year anyways

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    v003

    "commercially"

    it aint about that. Future had way more motion than nicki did at the time, nicki was just making pop songs with katy perry

    It’s a big part of it, it’s not just a metric of “who’s better” which can’t remotely be measured.

    Future was heating up but Nicki was doing bigger things

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    afterimage

    It’s a big part of it, it’s not just a metric of “who’s better” which can’t remotely be measured.

    Future was heating up but Nicki was doing bigger things

    if thats true why is Chance on this s*** or Pusha or Tyler?

  • Carti or Clipse shouldve been the obvious choice

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    v003

    if thats true why is Chance on this s*** or Pusha or Tyler?

    Rap politics, whatever reviewer in-house who likes their music more at the time, public perception. yeah commercial stats are a big part it’s not the only thing.

    Sounds like Pusha obviously got it 2018 b/c his album was critically acclaimed that year + (Drake beef)

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    afterimage

    Rap politics, whatever reviewer in-house who likes their music more at the time, public perception. yeah commercial stats are a big part it’s not the only thing.

    Sounds like Pusha obviously got it 2018 b/c his album was critically acclaimed that year + (Drake beef)

    right so its not just sales cause pusha not selling s*** its motion

    Future had more motion in 2014

    also in quite a few more years which is why this list is ass

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    I’m not saying future shouldn’t have gotten it 2014 or whatever just it’s not crazy Nicki got it that year.

    And for her to be with dababy or 21 or whatever lmao

  • chloe hotline better

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    they gave him this s*** in exchange for a cover story

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    afterimage

    I’m not saying future shouldn’t have gotten it 2014 or whatever just it’s not crazy Nicki got it that year.

    And for her to be with dababy or 21 or whatever lmao

    yeah 21 case even worse than nickis

  • v003

    right so its not just sales cause pusha not selling s*** its motion

    Future had more motion in 2014

    also in quite a few more years which is why this list is ass

    I mean I ain’t really arguing with you over which artist did or didn’t get each year tbh so the list will probably be ass next year idk

    just that nicki was still putting in work that year despite your thoughts

  • Jan 20
    rip armani x

    they gave him this s*** in exchange for a cover story

    https://twitter.com/Complex/status/2013670447930384616

    this cover hard as f*** i aint gon lie

  • v003

    yeah 21 case even worse than nickis

    I’m sure it is tbh

  • youngboy, lil wayne and kodak are the only rappers with presidential pardons

  • v003

    right so its not just sales cause pusha not selling s*** its motion

    Future had more motion in 2014

    also in quite a few more years which is why this list is ass

    I didn’t say it was just sales I said commercially was a big part of it tbf, not the only part.

    But since we have two definitions of “motion” I guess it doesn’t matter

    I thought having bigger charting songs and more commercial success was a quantifier for motion even if future was doing more within the genre explicitly it’s not like Nicki wasn’t a rapper anymore so idk

    it just didn’t seem that weird she got it that year

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    v003

    right so its not just sales cause pusha not selling s*** its motion

    Future had more motion in 2014

    also in quite a few more years which is why this list is ass

    Nicki went crazy in 2014 TBH

    But Future should've had 2015 or 2016

  • rip armani x

    Nicki went crazy in 2014 TBH

    But Future should've had 2015 or 2016

    That was my thought too.

    Even 2017 with mask off and those double albums he dropped

    And the kings dead feature

    Future was just reaching that crazy commercial success nicki already had around that point

  • Jan 20

    He had so many better years to get it instead of 2025