Michael Jackson has been rightfully honored in a special feature by The Source in their upcoming issue.

You can see a special preview of the issue here.

They also have a nice wallpaper of Michael:

1. Michael Jackson Tribute Concert to Take Place with Mary J. Blige, Akon, Chris Brown
2. Michael Jackson To Be Honored Publicly in Brooklyn, Courtesy of Spike Lee
3. Back to the Feature Mixtape
4. Jacko, His Rise and Fall: One of My Favorite MJ Books

Not At the Top of His Game...

The annual MTV’s “Hottest in the Game” poll for the hottest MC on the hip hop scene has thrown up some usual results: Jay-Z, Kanye, Weezy, etc.

This year, however, the above mentioned rappers have received less than 5% of the votes.

The list of nominees this year, therefore, looks somewhat odd – more than 30 MCs make up the list, with the likes of Young Jeezy, Redman, Rick Ross, 50 Cent making up the 30.

The real surprise, however, is at the top of the pack: 50 cent and Joe Budden – a rapper I haven’t heard a lot of – making up the top two. Sure, 50 cent is always going to be at the very top of any list for best MCs of this decade, but Joe Budden (is that a pun on Joe Biden? I’m not sure.. )

As The Source puts it, if the winners turn out to be anything like the nominees and the current leaders of the pack, some feelings will be hurt.

Joe Budden, seriously?

1. 10 Rappers Tattoos including Lil’Wayne, Plies, Busta Rhymes, Nelly, The Game and Rick Ross
2. Jay-Z is the Most Powerful Man in Hip Hop
3. Spike's Top 10 Ugliest Rappers: Flavor Flav is NOT No.1!
4. The 25 Worst Rappers of All-Time
5. Jay-Z Feat. Rihanna & Kanye West – Run This Town

Jay-Z.

Yup, leaving behind Diddy, 50, Eminem, Russell Simmons, the Jigga tops the rankings by hip hop magazine The Source.

Nice for Jay-Z. These rankings, of course, mean very little. Eminem might not be on top of that list, but his multi-platinum album is a testimony of his power on the charts. So is 50′s mean $150 million dollar revenue in 2008. And so is Diddy’s star making qualities.

1. A closer look at Jay-Z’s US$150 million Live Nation Deal in 2008
2. MTV's "Hottest in the Game" Poll Leaves Favorites Jay-Z, Kanye Out
3. Oh the Irony! 50 Cent Says that "Money is Killing Creativity" in Hip Hop