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Ludacris continues to drop new freestyles over his favorite beats. Today he hops on the the instrumental to Pusha T's "Numbers on the Boards," for a new remix.

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Everybody else has hopped on it so why not let the Mouf of the South blaze it? Ludacris drops bars over the Jhalil Beats-produced "Hot Nigga" x "Jackpot" instrumental made famous by Bobby Shmurda and Lloyd Banks.

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Ludacris grabs the instrumental to Riff Raff's Top Secret Productions-produced song "Tip Toe Wing In My Jawwdinz" and drops some bars over it. The original version of the song appears on Riff's Neon Icon album. Grab it from iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/neon-icon/id879705653.

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Coke Boys rapper Chinx gets assists from 2 Chainz and French Montana on his "Couple Niggas" remix. The original version of the Blickie Blaze-produced track appears on Chinx's Cocaine Riot 4 mixtape, available now on Datpiff http://www.datpiff.com/Chinx-Drugz-Cocaine-Riot-4-mixtape.608124.html.

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Vado recruits Chinx Drugz, 2 Chainz and Ace Hood for his new song entitled "U Already." Peep it up top.

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Slaughterhouse emcee Joell Ortiz continues his assault on other rapper's instrumentals. On this go around Joell puts his own spin on A$AP Rocky's "Fucking Problem."

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YMCMB/Militia's Cory Gunz drops off something fresh and new. Produced by Lifted

New music from Gucci Mane featuring Tity Boi off of Gucci's upcoming "I'm Up" mixtape which drops May 25.

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MTV News' Hottest MCs in the Game debate isn't solely about the 10 MCs who make the hotly contested list.

Before MTV News' Hip-Hop Brain Trust convenes at the roundtable, each member submits his or her own individual list of 10 MCs they'd like to nominate for the discussion. After all of the nominees are tallied, approximately 20 rappers are taken into consideration; the artists with the most nominations are weighted at the top.

So outside the 10 chosen, MTV had a handful of other MCs to consider based on a combination of criteria like impact, buzz, sales, lyrics, style (commonly referred to as swag) and the intangibles. Though Maybach Music Group's Wale eventually had his #10 spot cemented, many were considered.

Now, MTV News presents our Hottest MCs honorable mentions:

J. Cole
J. Cole had a phenomenal 2011. His debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story, has gone gold and yielded a platinum single with "Work Out." Cole, who was once an underground favorite, broadened his fanbase by touring with Rihanna on her Loud Tour.

T.I.
Tip might have gotten off to a late start, since he was released from prison at the very end of September, but the King of the South wasted no time getting back into the swing of things. Immediately after finishing his bid, Tip jumped on some of the hottest songs in rap, creating his own remixes to 2 Chainz's "Spend It," Future's "Magic" and the Throne's "N---as in Paris." Tip capped it all off on New Year's Day when he dropped his F--- Da City Up mixtape.

Eminem
Last year, Eminem stood as the #1 Hottest MC in the Game. It was hard to deny him after 2010's Recovery dominated the charts. Em's lyrical ability is never a question, and in 2011, King Mathers once again proved that very few (if any) can match him on the mic. Rather than churn out the commercial smashes he is known to make, Em took things back to the underground and hooked up with Royce Da 5'9" for their fan-favorite Bad Meets Evil EP Hell: The Sequel.

Young Jeezy
It may have taken the Snowman a minute to put out his long-awaited TM 103: Hustlerz Ambition album, but Jeezy wasn't just sitting around twiddling his thumbs. While fans salivated for his major-label release, Young fed the streets with a pair of DJ Drama-helmed mixtapes in 2011. (The Real Is Back and The Real Is Back 2). By the time Jeezy finally released his latest installment from his Thug Motivation series in December, he had earned himself a #1 rap album.

2 Chainz
A little artistic reinvention never hurt anybody. The MC formerly known as Tity Boi broke out from his group Playaz Circle and embarked on a solo mission that paid huge dividends. As 2 Chainz, the ATL standout fired up the streets with mixtapes like Codeine Cowboy and T.R.U. Realigion. With street bangers like "Spend It" under his belt, 2 Chainz stood as the poster child for rap's underground and then cashed in when he signed his major-label deal with Def Jam this month.

Fabolous

With or without an album, Brooklyn's Fabolous consistently slays his completion. Fab didn't release his Loso's Way 2 LP, but he did serve his fans a dose of that raw with his Christmas Day mixtape There Is No Competition 3: Death Comes in 3's. On the tape, Funeral Fab goes in, freestyling over beats made famous by Tyga, Travis Porter and, of course, 2 Chainz. By the end of the 15-track ride, Fab proved that he is eternally hot no matter what his competitors may throw at him.

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2 Chainz drops another visual off of his T.R.U. REALigion Mixtape 

2 Chainz looks like he's ready to do business with a major record label after building a buzz for himself independently.

The Atlanta rapper formerly known as Tity Boi, will visit MTV's RapFix Live on Wednesday to make a major announcement.

The "Spend It" rapper was at one time signed to Ludacris' Disturbing Tha Peace label as part of the group Playaz Circle, along with Dolla Boy. The duo had a major hit in 2007 with "Duffle Bag Boy" which featured Lil Wayne. Now it looks like he's ready to take his solo career to the next level.

"I think I'm gonna come sit on the sofa Wednesday. Me and you got a lot of things we got to talk about face-to-face," 2 Chainz told MTV's Sway. "It should be a good day Wednesday. I'm coming up to New York and have a few finalized meetings also. Might as well let the cat out the bag."

We'll update everyone once the announcement is made.

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Tracklisting

01. 2 Chainz – Intro
02. 2 Chainz – Got One [Prod. By Mike Will]
03. 2 Chainz – Undastatement [Prod. By Lex Luger & Southside]
04. 2 Chainz – Turn Up (Feat. Cap 1) [Prod. By Drumma Boy]
05. 2 Chainz – Riot [Prod. By Dj Spinz]
06. 2 Chainz – Stunt (Feat. Meek Mill) [Prod. By G Fresh]
07. 2 Chainz – Viagra [Prod. By Fatboi]
08. 2 Chainz – Spend It (Feat. T.I.) [Prod. By Drumma Boy]
09. 2 Chainz – I’m Tity Boi (Skit)
10. 2 Chainz – Murder (Feat. Kreayshawn) [Prod. By C Note]
11. 2 Chainz – Slangin’ Birds (Feat. Young Jeezy, Yo Gotti & Birdman) [Prod. By Drumma Boy]
12. 2 Chainz – Addicted To Rubberbands (Feat. J Hard) [Prod. By Drumma Boy]
13. 2 Chainz – Money Makin’ Mission [Prod. By Lex Luger]
14. 2 Chainz – K.O. (Feat. Big Sean) [Prod. By KB & Josh Holiday]
15. 2 Chainz – One Day At A Time (Feat. Jadakiss) [Prod. By Cash Hits]
16. 2 Chainz – The Real University (Skit)
17. 2 Chainz – Letter To Da Rap Game (Feat. Dolla Boy & Raekwon) [Prod. By M16]
18. 2 Chainz – I Got It (Feat. Trey Songz) [Prod. By Mayo]
19. 2 Chainz – Kesha [Prod. By Chophouze]

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End of the year lists are always a mixed bag. It’s generally somebody telling you who they think is the best singer, best actor, or who made the best album or movie.

But, today the fans will have their say and vote for who the “Top Producer Of 2010” is.

First we’ll take a look at the men behind the boards who had the biggest impact for the year, then vote to decide the top choice.

Alex Da Kid
This UK producer put his stamp on several of the biggest hits in 2010. Including “Love The Way You Lie” by Eminem, B.o.B’s “Airplanes” and Nicki Minaj’s “Massive Attack”

Lex Luger
Lex literally had speakers going hammer from coast to coast. Dude banged out Waka Flocka’s “Hard In The Paint”, Officer Ross’ “B.M.F”, Fabolous’ “Lights Out (I Don’t See Nobody)”

Boi 1da
This kid is becoming a mainstay on top of the charts. With songs by Eminem “Not Afraid”, Drake’s “Over”, Bun B’s “Put It Down” and Soulja Boy’s “Speakers Going Hammer”

Swizz Beatz
Of course you can never exclude Swizz Beatz from this category. He’s one of the hardest working men in the business. Swizzy was behind the boards on several hits this year. Drake’s “Fancy”, “On To The Next One” by Jay-Z and “Gucci Time” by Gucci Mane.

Kanye West
The Louis Vuitton Don has been widely praised for his work on his album ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.’ Stand out tracks include “Power” co-produced by S1, “Runaway”, “Monster” and “All Of The Lights”

J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
The Tampa, Florida trio was very busy this year producing for artists all over the country. Standout tracks included Bun B’s “Trillionaire”, Lloyd Banks’ “I Don’t Deserve You”, Officer Ross’ “Aston Martin Music” and Lil Wayne’s “Knockout”

Cardiak
Big things are probably on the horizon for this producer after his steller work on Lloyd Banks’ ‘The Hunger For More 2’ album, as well as his work with Meek Mill and Mike Knox. Bangers include “Start It Up”, Take Em To War” and “Unexplainable”. All by Lloyd Banks.

Drumma Boy

One of the south’s premier producers. Drumma Boy did his thing in 2010. Standouts include “Lose My Mind” Young Jeezy, “Life Goes On” 8-Ball & MJG and a large part of the production work on Gucci Mane’s ‘Burr Print’ mixtapes.

DJ Khalil
People are starting to recognize just how good Khalil is. ½ of the group Self Scientific, he is also part of Dr Dre’s production team. Standout 2010 tracks include “Kush” Dr Dre, “Def Jammable” Redman, “Talking 2 Myself” and “Won’t Back Down” Eminem

Ok, there are your contenders, now place your votes!

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