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Best Rapper Alive, Every Year Since 1979
Complex is proud to present the Best Rapper Alive, Every Year Since 1979, a comprehensive look back at every year of rap and which MC moved the crowd the most.
2025: YoungBoy Never Broke Again
The best rapper alive for 2025, YB overcame the odds to ascend to the top of the rap game. In a rare interview, he talks about comparisons to Michael Jackson, being “blackballed” in the industry, and why he “loves the streets.”
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2024 Best Rapper Alive: Kendrick Lamar
2018: Pusha T
Pusha T spent the last 15 years navigating an industry of people he couldn’t trust or relate to. But now he’s back with his brother, Malice, and they haven’t missed a beat.
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