Yesterday, we reported Lil Wayne‘s “Right Above It” single featuring Drake was officially put on iTunes, and now today it has made #1 on both the Rap/Hip Hop charts and the Overall charts. The record is the first single from Weezy‘s upcoming I’m Not A Human Being EP which is dropping on his birthday, September 27th, and if you didn’t buy your official copy from iTunes, then you can do so here!
Hit the jump to see where Lil Wayne came on the Forbes hip hop top earners list:
Later this month, “The Simpsons” will jump into its 21st season with yet another entry in the fantastic “Treehouse of Horror” franchise. To celebrate the upcoming milestone and to pay respects to some great hip-hop icons, Format and Moxy Creative have teamed up to produce a series of limited-edition posters that depict 10 famous rappers “Simpsonized.” The results are pretty great. As you can see in the posse shot below, some real heavy hitters are represented: Biggie Smalls, Tupac, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, Flavor Flav, Andre 3000, Eminem, Eazy-E and Fat Joe have all been converted into cartoon versions of their former selves.
In addition to the posse poster, each MC gets his own individual poster, complete with a customized “O” in the “No Homer” logo (a clever play on the hip-hop catchphrase “No homo”). Kanye gets the shriveled heart from the 808s & Heartbreak cover, while Flav gets a giant clock and Slim Shady gets a pill.
Via: MTV and hit the jump to see Lil Wayne‘s individual poster:
Polling is open right now! Series begins on August 17.
The “Hottest MCs in the Game” is back! It’s highly regarded, extremely controversial and bolder than ever. We’re proud to announce that starting next Monday (August 17), we’ll begin to reveal our list of hip-hop’s top 10 kings of 2009 on MTVNews.com. This one is going to be a doozy!
As always, the MTV News Hip-Hop Brain Trust has been keeping a close collective eye and ear to the game. We’ve been watching who’s been moving the needle on the culture, who has impacted the game with superior skill, unmatched style and uncannily superior execution with their art and business. It’s not just music — it’s about a movement. The Brain Trust sequestered ourselves and deliberated a ranking, and the results will begin to be revealed next week — with the unveiling of the top spot happening on Diddy’s “Making His Band” airing August 24 at 10 p.m.
For the MCs who think they belong on the list, ask yourselves the same questions the Brain Trust members ask themselves: Has your heat been sustaining? You can’t just be hot in your ‘hood or in your region. Does your reach go national — and international? Can you set the globe on fire?
Last year, thousands and thousands joined in on the conversation we first sparked in 2007. Last year was Kanye West’s time: He took the crown from the champ of two years ago, Lil Wayne. ‘Ye killed guest spots such as Young Jeezy’s “Put On,” and his Graduation was the opus of its time.
In 2009, we want you to put up and definitely not shut up. Let your frustrations or your props be heard. Each time we reveal another pick on our list, comment on it. Send e-mails, send video — we’re going to put lots of it out there. And today, blast off! We want you to start sending in your lists — but be sure you’re talking about the Hottest MC right now, not of all time (we already gave Jay-Z that trophy a couple of years back). There’s a poll below with names of certain selected MCs: All you have to pick the name you feel is the hottest right now. The results will be tabulated. So get to it!
I just got around to posting this, so everyone, let’s go and make Wayne number 1! It also looks like there has been a bit of cheating going on as Joe Budden seems to have a lot more votes than everyone else 
hmm…
Vote at MTV.
Hip-Hop pioneer LL Cool J recently spoke on the impact of Lil Wayne and Drake to the rap game and why the duo make more than just a hot “chorus.” 
Despite speaking on an overall lack of authentic hip-hop as witnessed during his era, LL explained the strengths of both Weezy and Drizzy.
“It’s a lot of talented guys out there,” LL explained in an interview. “Lil Wayne is talented. He seems to be the dominant figure in this particular era of hip-hop. So you know, he’s doing his thing. I like Drake, you know, that ‘You The Best’ is a good record…It’s a good song. There’s a lot of talented guys out there so you know, kudos fellas.”
Shouts out to SOHH and it seems everyone is co-signing Weezy and Drake now-a-days 
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