Jamal's list:
1.Kanye West
2.Andre 3000
3.Lil Wayne
4.Clipse
5.Wale
6.Lupe Fiasco
7.Jadakiss
8.Drake
9.Jay Z
10.Common

6 for Honorable Mention
*Freeway
*Slaughterhouse (Joe Budden, Crooked I, Joel Ortiz, Royce Da 5'9)
*Jay Electronica
* Terminology
*Cool Kids
*Bun B


p.s. It seems to me the people who i believe will run the game next year are also some of my favorite emcees. Hip-Hop lives on??? Im excited to see if it makes it through to another year.

*EDIT*

p.s. that list is my prediction for who will own hip-hop in '09 (if there is any justice in the world). that is not my top 10 favorite rappers. & The Roots need to be on that list but they'll be a house band for a new show on late nite tv so they might not drop anything :-(