MTV released the first half of its Hottest MC VIII list. The rankings are determined by a panel of journalists led by Sway Calloway (the “What’s up world?” guy).  Every year, there is a handful of rappers who catch feelings over the list. Every year, that handful includes Kanye West.

Unsurprisingly, Kanye West took exception to landing in seventh-place this year. West called into Hot 97 and launched into a vintage Kanye West-style rant about how the judges don’t like “Kanye in a kilt” (audio below). In fairness to Yeezy, that does seem a bit low.

The top-five have not yet been announced, but it is hard to think of five current rappers who legitimately out-rank Kanye West. A$AP Rocky and Drake could make a strong argument for top-five status as well.

Detroit rapper Danny Brown has taken exception to his likely exclusion from list–let’s be honest, he won’t be in the top-five. This morning Brown posted a track called “#HottestMC” to his SoundCloud and makes a convincing case for why deserves to be somewhere in the top-10.