Lil Wayne's Fans And Detractors Debate His Man Of The Year Status

Is he the 'greatest rapper alive' or overrated? You guys weighed in. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Kim Stolz A Lil Wayne fan with Kim Stolz Photo: MTV News Lil Wayne was everywhere this year. The guy did sell over a million copies of his album, Tha Carter III, in the first week, but there were was a slew of other reasons why we decided to name him our 2008 Man of the Year . From his drug and gun busts to his eight Grammy nominations , Weezy has been on a roll. But how did you guys feel about him topping the list? "Lil Wayne is king in the hip-hop game!" alkeepsitreal18 wrote. "Unless there is someone better out there, everyone else can just go away for a long summer. Don't bother coming back until you might be able to reach his level of hotness." Another commenter, dkday26, chimed in to say, "He has the right to be number one on this list. Congrats on all your accomplishments. Continue the hard work and can't wait for the next album." When MTV ... (link)