Eminem - King of hip-hop

Eminem Named King Of Hip-Hop By Rolling Stone

Em beat the likes of Jay-Z, Weezy & Kanye West to the title...

11:33, Wednesday, 17 August 2011

Eminem has beaten the likes of Jay-Z andKanye West to be crowned as the new King of Hip-Hop by Rolling Stone magazine.

The publication, who previously named Lady GaGa as their Queen of Pop back in June, used a variety a methods to reveal Em as their King, analysing digital song sales, radio airplay, YouTube views and social media presence to comply the list.

Rolling Stone also looked at R&B and hip-hop chart placings, tour revenues, award show wins and reviews from a range of critics in order to name Eminem as their winner.

The Love The Way You Like hitmaker came out on top with a score of 1, 169, while Lil Wayne came second with a respectable 1,134 points.

Drake was placed at No.3 with 1,020 - beating the likes of Kanye West and Jay-Z who scored 784 and 666 to complete the top five.

Speaking of Drizzy's high position, Rolling Stone claimed: "If third-place Drake's commanding lead on the song charts had been even more dominant (which is hard to imagine), he could well have taken the title – a massive upset considering the brevity of his rap career."

They added: "As it is, Drake's strong finish, more than 200 points above now-veteran Kanye West, is a testament to his current omnipresence. With his second album due later this year, he's got a shot at stealing the title by 2012."

Nicki Minaj also featured in the list at No.6, fending off tough competition from the likes ofRick Ross, Ludacris and Snoop Dogg.

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