Wiz Khalifa Votes Mac Miller For 2011's Hottest Breakthrough MC

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By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway

Wiz Khalifa has offered up his praises for each of the 10 contenders in MTV's 2011 Hottest Breakthrough MC competition, but he does have his favorite. Out of a group that includes A$AP Rocky, Future, Freddie Gibbs, French Montana, Kendrick Lamar, Machine Gun Kelly, Meek Mill, Lil Twist and Roscoe Dash, Khalifa is picking his Rostrum Records labelmate and fellow Pittsburgh MC to take it all: Mac Miller. "Those are all great names, and I've met all of those kids — well, some of them aren't kids," Wiz told "RapFix Live" on Wednesday. "But I gotta go with the hometown, Mac."

Mac Miller, like Khalifa, hails from Pittsburgh. He made a name for himself with his 2010 mixtape K.I.D.S. and its 2011 follow-up, Best Day Ever. In 2011, Mac toured the country, sold out shows and saw his "Donald Trump" single chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Miller pulled off his biggest feat, however, when his independent debut, Blue Slide Park, became the #1 album in the country.

"Mac gotta win that for sure, 'cause he did the numbers, he did the tour, he got the fans, he's got the merch," Khalifa said. "All those guys that you named definitely had successful and fun years, but I gotta go with my hometown, Malcolm."

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Each day, we'll spotlight a new Hottest Breakthrough MC before concluding Tuesday when the polls close at 11:59 p.m. ET. The 2011 Hottest Breakthrough MC will be revealed during Wednesday's "RapFix Live," during which the winner will appear as our in-studio guest. There will also be a special announcement about MTV News' upcoming Hottest MCs in the Game list and debate.

To be considered a Hottest Breakthrough MC, an artist cannot have released a major-label full-length album. Finalists from 2010's Hottest Breakthrough MCs poll will not be eligible for 2011 consideration, so unfortunately, Diggy Simmons and Travis Porter won't be part of this conversation.

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