Full disclosure: I am an avid Walking Dead fan. The show drives me absolutely crazy sometimes (I’ll spare you the details why), yet the idea of a zombie apocalypse is something that has fascinated me and countless other people. The reality of it occurring is both highly unlikely and terrifying… but what if it did happen? That’s why I ultimately won’t ever be able to give up The Walking Dead. It gives us a glimpse into humanity after humanity has fallen. Who would survive? How would they do it? These are all vital questions every primitive instinct in encoded in our DNA wants to know. Now here’s an even more interesting question: how would some of rap’s most famous (currently living) artists fair in the post-apocalyptic world infested with zombies? Let's explore.

Here are our contestants handpicked by yours truly:

Drake, Kanye West, Ice Cube, 50 Cent, DJ Khaled, Future, A$AP Rocky, Jay-Z, Wiz Khalifa, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Meek Mill, Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz, Chief Keef. Fetty Wap, and Travis Scott.

18. Meek Mill

This dude got publicly humiliated by Drake (whose real name is Aubrey, by the way) and the diss song about him, ”Back to Back”, got nominated for a Grammy. Meek is a total liability out there and the weakest link.

17. DJ Khaled

“I have so much jerley. I got more jerley, and it’s not even about the jerley” – DJ Khaled.

People don’t forget, DJ Khaled. If you can’t pronounce simple words like jewelry, we have a problem. Also, it doesn’t help when you’re the tastiest snack for all the zombies to eat. There is no key to success here, see ya bud.

16. Drake

I love Drake. I want him to live. But facts are facts: He cannot survive the zombie apocalypse if he couldn’t even avoid getting shot by that nerdy ass white kid in Degrassi. Plain and simple.

15. Wiz Khalifa

Again, I’m a Wiz fan and don’t want to see him go this early. He seems like a chill guy, but that’s probably the last thing you want when at any point a zombie might eat your face. Plus, when all the weed runs out he’ll be about as useful as a newborn infant deer.

14. Kanye West

Fifty-six million in personal debt? Only releasing Life of Pablo on Tidal (lol)? Being a total jackass on Twitter? Definitely hurt his stock in the apocalypse survival hierarchy. I miss the old Kanye.

13. Fetty Wap

Honestly I had a hard time figuring out what to do with Fetty. I feel like he might be good… but then again someone might mistake him for a zombie with that wonky glaucoma eye he has. Sorry breh.

12. Future

“Future has fathered four children with four different women: Jessica Smith, Brittni Mealy, India J, and singer Ciara”. He’s ambitious, I’ll give him that. He might be a good guy to start repopulating Earth after zombies descend upon us. Despite his fast ascent to stardom, there’s only so much “lean” out there before we run out. He’ll face a similar fate as Wiz if this plays out.

11. Travis Scott

He started that riot at Lollapalooza last year and got arrested, that’s some pretty good street credit right there that boosted his status up these rankings. I’m not sure about anyone else but he seems like a pretty intimidating guy if you ask me. He even attended the University of Texas before becoming a rapper. I think he’d fare pretty well in the apocalypse, just not good enough to make it all the way.

10. Chief Keef

Chief grew up in Englewood on the South Side of Chicago. Those aren’t easy streets. His music and image portray a “thug”, which will be valuable when protecting himself against zombies and other humans. Let us be really realistic though: he’s not the sharpest tool in the shed. He named one of his kids “Sno FilmOn Dot Com”. Ouch. That hurts a lot.

9. 2 Chainz

Six-and-a-half-foot former DI basketball player at Alabama State and pretty smart guy (graduated his high school class as the salutatorian). Those are all pretty solid things on a resume for zombie survival. Yet, he used to call himself “Tity Boi” and is 38 years old, which are holding him back from potential greatness. He would make an admirable run in my opinion, but you can bury him in Gucci store after he gets eaten.

8. Kendrick Lamar

He is one of the Compton rappers who has had an incredible musical career thus far and one of my favorite rappers out there. He’s a principled man too, refusing to smoke or drink. These are all important factors when living in a world where morality is second to survival. There just happen to be some rappers out there who can bring more to the table, unfortunately.

7. ASAP Rocky

This guy hasn’t had the easiest life. His dad was thrown in jail when he was 12, died in 2012, and his brother was murdered when ASAP was 13. Just to get buy he sold drugs and did what he needed to do to survive. Plus his music is the shit and “Dope” was a surprisingly incredible movie. You want this guy around when zombies come stumbling around.

6. Jay-Z

Even if he is a little bit old (46), he managed to make it out of the Brooklyn housing projects, marry Beyoncé, amass a serious fortune, and survive three gunshot wounds in his life. He definitely has the knowledge and ability to go far against the zombies. He’d probably be the guy running one of the survivor communities. You have to respect one of the greatest of all time.

5. Eminem

It is getting pretty hard trying to rationalize the top five because we have so many good candidates, but I’m doing my best here. Anyone who has listens to Eminem’s music knows a lot about his life already, which we know was hardly easy. His rise was legendary and he is a fighter through and through. Previous drug problems and his bizarre family life (his daughter Hallie is a smoke-show, by the way) raise some questions. He’d be a valuable addition to any survivor group against the zombies. Also, has anyone noticed that he looks like he's barely aged the past 20 years? Interesting...

4. Dr. Dre

Founding member of the N.W.A, yolked at age 51, made a zillion dollars selling Beats to Apple, and a pioneer to rappers everywhere. Not to mention he is another Compton native. Dr. Dre has had issues in the past with violence against women which hurts his reputation, but through and through he’s probably another guy you’ll see leading a community like Jay-Z.

3. Gucci Mane

Ahhh, Gucci. This guy is my dark horse. His song Burr Burr has to be one of the most ignorant and hilarious songs out there. I lose it every time. Alright, back on point. Seriously though I feel like he’s been in jail forever but still is releasing music. That’s dedication. He was charged with murder at one point that later came to be classified as self-defense, but also has numerous battery/assaults on his record. Don’t cross his path, or you might just get lost in the sauce. Look for Gucci to go long against the zombies and be the bad guy everyone fears.

2. Ice Cube

I really wanted to put Ice Cube number one. Go watch Straight Outta Compton and you’ll know what I mean. (On a side note, those memes of his son looking more like Ice Cube than Ice Cube does are hilarious). Regardless, founding member of the N.W.A, genius lyricist, and overall bad ass are some of Cube’s leading qualities. Onething holding him back from number one is the fact that he was in the god-awful movie Are We There Yet? Want to knowthe second thing holding him back? The fact that he made an even worse sequel, Are We Done Yet? Sorry Cube, I really wanted to put you at one but I couldn’t pull the trigger.

1. 50 Cent

My number one guy to survive the zombie apocalypse is none other than ya boy G-Unit. He got shot nine times and survived. It’s well documented that he was a drug dealer, struggled through childhood, and has become extremely successful despite his “bankruptcy”. He was mentored by Dr. Dre and even has pursued an acting career. Watch out when the zombies come, because 50 is here to last and going to raise hell.