| Candidates | 1st Count NotoriousBIG,Spank Rock,Dela Soul, Kanye West, Micheal Jackson, KRS-One, Common lose | Change | 2nd Count Outkast loses | Change | 3rd Count Eminem, Missy Elliot lose | Change | 4th Round Outkast loses | Change | 5th Count Losing Candidate | Total Votes before Elimination | Most Successful Round before Elimination |
| Lauryn Hill | 8 | +3 | 11 | +3 | 14 | +5 | 19 | +3 | 22 | Winner | 4th round |
| Tupac | 10 | +2 | 12 | +1 | 13 | +3 | 16 | +2 | 18 | 18 | 4th round |
| Eminem | 3 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -1 | Eliminated | 4 | 2nd round | ||
| Run DMC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -5 | Eliminated | 5 | 4th round |
| Outkast | 3 | +1 | 4 | -4 | Eliminated | 4 | 2nd round | ||||
| Missy Elliot | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | Eliminated | 1 | 3rd round | ||
| Notorious BIG | 1-loses | -1 | Eliminated | 1 | - | ||||||
| Spank Rock | 1-loses | -1 | Eliminated | 1 | - | ||||||
| Dela Soul | 1-loses | -1 | Eliminated | 1 | - | ||||||
| Kanye West | 1-loses | -1 | Eliminated | 1 | - | ||||||
| Michael Jackson | 1-loses | -1 | Eliminated | 1 | - | ||||||
| KRS-One | 1-loses | -1 | Eliminated | 1 | - | ||||||
| Common | 1-loses | -1 | Eliminated | 1 | - | ||||||
| Exhausted (# ballots) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total Ballots | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||||
| Threshold | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||
| Winner by Round | Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill (Overall Winner) |