MTV’s Number One Man and Woman of the Year

On Tuesday, I posted the top 9 of MTV’s top men and women of 2008, today they revealed the top spot and I don’t even know what to say about it.

1 – Lil Wayne:

The fact remains that for 12 long months, no one dominated hip-hop like Wayne did. No one sold more records, generated more headlines or appeared on as many tracks. No one flooded the market with as much product, and â€” in a genre loaded with compelling characters â€” no one was as mercurial, controversial, hilarious and, well, bizarre as Weezy was. Not to mention, when you move 1 million copies of an album in one week, it’s pretty safe to say you’ve crossed over to the mainstream. Wayne most definitely was hip-hop in 2008, but he was pop culture too.

So considering all that â€” and after sifting through a year’s worth of headlines, videos and reader comments â€” we’ve decided to crown Lil Wayne as MTV News’ Man of the Year. From his epic Arizona drug bust in January to selling a million copies of Tha Carter III in June and, finally, nabbing eight Grammy nods in December, ’08 has been anything but dull for Wayne … and that’s just skimming the surface. Below, for your perusal, we’ve compiled his entire 2008 rÃ©sumÃ© â€” a list of accomplishments truly befitting our Man of the Year.

1 – Twlighters:

If you’re one of the millions of women who live and die by “Twilight,” please take a quick glance into the nearest mirror â€” because MTV News’ Woman of the Year is you.

Our sincerest apologies to male Stephenie Meyer lovers, Kaleb the Twilight Guy and, well, me. But even Forks fans of the testosterone persuasion have to admit that “Twilight” is a franchise driven by sincere, shrieking and borderline-stalker female fans.

I thought they would have someone like Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton but then again it is MTV.

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