Wiz Khalifa is the first to tell you that his base of supporters, the Taylor Gang, is one of the most powerful entities in hip-hop. And over the past month, they showed out in force for him in the voting for MTV News’ “Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010.” Wiz was crowned the winner in the poll-based contest on Sunday.

Nearly 70,000 votes were cast for the Pittsburgh MC, giving him a tally that was almost twice that of runner-up Nicki Minaj, who clocked a little less than 40,000 votes. Nicki’s Team Minaj always makes an impact when it comes to the Queen Barbie and it was no different for this event. Meanwhile, Travis Porter, Diggy Simmons and J. Cole rounded out the top-five finalists. Each collected more than 30,000 votes, running neck and neck with one another.

Beginning last Monday, on July 19, the top-five “Hottest Breakthrough”finalists were rolled out (in no particular order — we didn’t want to risk ruining the surprise). And on Sunday, during the “Sucker Free Summit,” Wiz took a victory lap as the Breakthrough champ.

“Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010″ Poll Results:
1. Wiz Khalifa: 66,054 votes
2. Nicki Minaj: 37,519 votes
3. Travis Porter: 35,950 votes
4. Diggy Simmons: 34,218 votes
5. J. Cole: 32,759 votes
6. Big Sean: 27,193 votes
7. Curren$y: 21,657 votes
8. Tyga: 15,359 votes
9. Roscoe Dash: 11,517 votes
10. Donnis: 9,914 votes
11. Nipsey Hussle: 8,292 votes
12. Freddie Gibbs: 8,236 votes
13. Waka Flocka Flame: 5,034 votes
14. Trae Tha Truth: 4,441 votes
15. Jay Electronica: 4,256 votes
16. Yelawolf: 3,938 votes
17. Pac Div: 3,206 votes
18. Vado: 2,831 votes
19. Jay Rock: 1,311 votes
20. Pill: 865 votes

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