‘B.M.F’ To T.I.: The Top 10 Hip-Hop Stories Of 2010

Take a look back at what happened to Lil Wayne, Guru, Nicki Minaj and other rap stars in the past 12 months. By Jayson Rodriguez Lil Wayne Photo: John Parra/ WireImage In 2010, the biggest stories in hip-hop imbued the community with collective cheers (as new stars like Drake and Nicki Minaj began to break out) and sobs (as Guru passed and T.I. returned to prison). There were also stories we’ll probably still remember years from now, like when Eminem and Jay-Z joined forces in their hometown ballparks or when Weezy was freed from Rikers. Here, MTV News takes a look at the top 10 hip-hop stories of the year. “B.M.F.” Bawses Rick Ross’ industrial-strength anthem was hip-hop’s biggest street record of the year and transformed the Miami MC from punching bag to Teflon Don following his feud with 50 Cent. His textured voice delivered a series of massively catchy lines (“I think I’m Big Meech!”), while 2010’s breakout producer Lex Luger laced the track with a concrete-hard instrumental. “B.M.F. (Blowin’ Money Fast)” served as the soundtrack to the summer, and rappers like Lupe Fiasco (“Building Minds Faster”), Sheek Louch (“The Real New York”) and Jermaine Dupri (“I Think I’m Berry Gordy”) all took the beat for a spin. Drake Debuts Heading into 2010, the Toronto lyricist was still riding high from his breakout mixtape, 2009’s So Far Gone , and expectations were adding up like late charges. But the Lil Wayne prot

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