Kanye West on MTV Hottest MC ranking: 'They don't like Kanye in a kilt'

Kanye West has expressed his disappointment at his ranking in MTV's Hottest MC In The Game list - and has suggested that his kilts may have been the reason he didn't place higher.

West ended up at number seven on the list and called radio station Hot97 to offer his views on the countdown.

West suggested that Big Sean should have been in the top five, instead of sixth, and also claimed that Lil Wayne is the "number one rapper in the world" alongside stars such as Jay-Z and Eminem.

However, he went on: "I feel like in order for them to put me as number seven they had to bring up things they didn't like. They didn't like the Cruel Summer album. And I'm like, 'That's a compilation! It ain't all rappers on G.O.O.D. Music!'"

West claimed that the ranking was "definitely not based on a body of work" and suggested that the judges may have had other reasons for pushing West down the list.

"Possibly it could just be like overall rap MC swag, you know what I'm saying?" he said.

"What happens is with ! them, with these type of judges and people who review it, when you come in, I have the pink polo and the backpack, then I'm checking all the boxes - that Tribe Called Quest era and J Dilla and all that, you know, so they want to champion it.

"They don't like Givenchy Kanye. They don't like Kanye in a kilt. They don't like Kanye in a relationship [with Kim Kardashian]."

West expressed his pride in the 'Way Too Cold' lyric in which he slammed Kardashian's ex-husband Kris Humphries, saying: "I sang 'Lucky I ain't have Jay drop him from the team!' Ain't no bar, ain't no bar in the entire past 12 months that's hotter than that bar. That's one bar! I come from this battle rap [background], I grew up in Chicago. I couldn't believe it."

Kanye West with Kim Kardashian

West finished his complaints by suggesting that he expected more loyalty from MTV correspondent Sway, saying: "I gave Sway his first TV, man. He came over my crib in Newark, New Jersey... I was getting a new TV and I gave Sway his first TV.

"And really I didn't really even want to call to even talk about the number seven list. I just want to tell everybody I gave Sway his first TV and he needs to remember that."

With that, West - who recently placed fifth in a list of the Most Powerful People In Rap - ended the conversation by ha! nging up ! the telephone.

Listen to Kanye West speaking about the Hottest MC list to Hot97 below:

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