NPR include Kendrick, Killer Mike and Meek Millz in their top 50 albums of the year.

[Mike Otherz]

no nas, but its cool that old white people are messing with hip hop.

NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2012 : Best Music Of 2012 : NPR

 

[bufu]

Ab-Soul, Frank Ocean, Homeboy Sandman, and Miguel also listed. Where Nas at tho

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

no nas, but its cool that old white people are messing with hip hop.

NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2012 : Best Music Of 2012 : NPR

these Old White people, where some of the first supporters of hip hop.

it's what these types, grew up to be.

Killer Mike still dropped AOTY. but he wont get recognized for it.

 

[Vlazz]

Meek Mill is vehement and breathless. He rhymes like he's got to get it all out before someone cuts him off. The details of his story and those he tells on Dreamchasers 2 might not be relatable for all teenagers, treadmill runners and frustrated 9-to-5ers, but the feelings he describes are. He sounds sweaty and stressed out, but his enunciation is conversational, his delivery familiar. Walking through the tense emotional space of Dreamchasers 2 (aggression, fear, loneliness, pride) with the Philadelphia rapper — and coming out the other side — is raucous release. —Frannie Kelley

No Nas but they're praising this?

 

[Mike Otherz]

these Old White people, where some of the first supporters of hip hop.

it's what these types, grew up to be.

Killer Mike still dropped AOTY. but he wont get recognized for it.

ha,to be honest i mess with nprs hip hop coverage way more than pitchfork or complex. ali shaheed muhammad got a show there.

 

[BlackZilla]

HOW THE fukk COULD THEY HAVE THAT SOFTSHELL CRAB LOOKIN' ASS nikka MEEK MILL WITH "DREAMCHASERS" ON THE LIST BUT NO "LIFE IS GOOD"?

 

[prophecypro]

LIG got 4 Grammy Nominations and for the most part got a lot of good reviews so not seeing it on these end of year lists is a little suspect. Especially when it Hip Hop it felt like it was between this and Kendrick for album of the year.

Its just people's opinons, but I hope other sites/publications show him love

Putting Mill and them others and not this seems trolling

 

[JetLife]

no nas, but its cool that old white people are messing with hip hop.

NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2012 : Best Music Of 2012 : NPR

these aren't old white people. quick goog search of "Frannie Kelley" the one who put up most of the hip-hop is the one on the far left.

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[Mike Otherz]

these aren't old white people. quick goog search of "Frannie Kelley" the one who put up most of the hip-hop is the one on the far left.

Backbeat: Zola Jesus Storms CMJ 2011 With Three Shows in 24 Hours | Billboard.biz

well i assumed npr was the old white people channel. maybe they branching out with the younginz.

 

[Mike Otherz]

LIG got 4 Grammy Nominations and for the most part got a lot of good reviews so not seeing it on these end of year lists is a little suspect. Especially when it Hip Hop it felt like it was between this and Kendrick for album of the year.

Its just people's opinons, but I hope other sites/publications show him love

Putting Mill and them others and not this seems trolling

very suspect to me. Kendrick, Nas and Killer Mike had the best reviews of the year. i can only think those ghostwriter rumours stuck and discredited him. Dream hampton is loved by music writers and they see her as a truth telling feminist prophet, and Nas has always been hated on outside of Illmatic.

 

[prophecypro]

I'm gonna argue she didnt even bother to listen to LIG lol

I could see her listening to those younger rappers, probably didnt pick it up

 

[prophecypro]

very suspect to me. Kendrick, Nas and Killer Mike had the best reviews of the year. i can only think those ghostwriter rumours stuck and discredited him. dreamhampton is loved by music writers and they see her as a truth telling feminist prophet, and Nas has always been hated on outside of Illmatic.

Do you really think people in the industry made a big deal about that ghostwriting story? It seemed like a lot of people even journalists kinda knew the deal and some even questioned her way of explaining it.

To me that story lasted a week and went away. I dont even see it being the scandal others do outside of twitter and a few boards.

 

[Mike Otherz]

Do you really think people in the industry made a big deal about that ghostwriting story? It seemed like a lot of people even journalists kinda knew the deal and some even questioned her way of explaining it.

To me that story lasted a week and went away. I dont even see it being the scandal others do outside of twitter and a few boards.

well like you said, the chick at NPR that picked albums, is probably a feminist.
dream hampton has worked with NPR recently with writing and interviews so they in the same ball park.