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The Top 5 Albums Of 2012
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good article breh
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1. Roc Marciano - Reloaded
2. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid M.A.A.D. City
3. Ka - Grief Pedigree
4. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
5. Alchemist - Russian Roulette
Nas just misses my top 5, coming in at #6 . I struggled over what to do about that fifth spot but ultimately went with the homie Alchemist since it's such a cohesive, beautiful piece of work and one of the best "producer albums" I've heard brehs. Brief run down of the other albums on there:
Reloaded: After dropping a near perfect debut album, I questioned whether Roc could avoid the sophomore slump. And while the initial snippets of the album scared the fukk outta me, the complete package is a worthy successor to Marcberg...and better imo. A couple of the beats aren't great but Roc's pen never misses. This is a "throwback" album that would have actually been very well received if it came out in the 90s, which can't be said about a lot of "throwback" stuff...
good kid MAAD City: Not much to say that hasn't been about an album as universally praised as this. I really liked Section 80 but felt it was held back from greatness due to some weak choruses and ladies tracks. This album is one of the best "mainstream" rap albums in YEARS, and worthy of all the praise and success. A lot of new nikkas are spitting right now, but I don't think many will have as good of a career as Kendrick can. He's That Dude.
Grief Pedigree: This album is hip hop, pure and simple. If you like dope rhymes and dope yet simple production, you'll rock this. Ka's voice ain't for everyone sure, but the words ring universal to an old head like myself. The way he plays with his flow, tinkers with rhyme patterns and wordplay...it's like a lesson. Some might call it boring, I call it refreshing.
R.A.P. Music: This and Life Is Good are the biggest emotional roller coasters for me. There's so much real shyt on this album brehs, it all just rings true. By the end of the album I felt drained in a way few albums have done for me recently. This is a brotha revealing his heart and BRAIN to us, I'm glad it's getting so much attention not just in our world but even from Pitchfork and other places
Russian Roulette: Already spoke on it earlier, but I'll just say Alchemist is solidifying himself as one of the greatest producers ever. Like Just Blaze, I'm not sure he'll ever fall off.
Life Is Good: I thought Nas could deliver another good album but didn't expect this. As far as I'm concerned there are a couple misfires (fukk that Swizz song...) but everything else is great shyt. Many of these songs can actually be played alongside his classics live without you feeling like you want to hear something else. Bye Baby is one of Nas' BEST songs, there I said it brehs. Then there's Nasty, which is like Nasir telling the world he ain't dead yet, and the king stay the king. That shyt came out of nowhere and lit a fire under my ass
2. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid M.A.A.D. City
3. Ka - Grief Pedigree
4. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
5. Alchemist - Russian Roulette
Nas just misses my top 5, coming in at #6 . I struggled over what to do about that fifth spot but ultimately went with the homie Alchemist since it's such a cohesive, beautiful piece of work and one of the best "producer albums" I've heard brehs. Brief run down of the other albums on there:
Reloaded: After dropping a near perfect debut album, I questioned whether Roc could avoid the sophomore slump. And while the initial snippets of the album scared the fukk outta me, the complete package is a worthy successor to Marcberg...and better imo. A couple of the beats aren't great but Roc's pen never misses. This is a "throwback" album that would have actually been very well received if it came out in the 90s, which can't be said about a lot of "throwback" stuff...
good kid MAAD City: Not much to say that hasn't been about an album as universally praised as this. I really liked Section 80 but felt it was held back from greatness due to some weak choruses and ladies tracks. This album is one of the best "mainstream" rap albums in YEARS, and worthy of all the praise and success. A lot of new nikkas are spitting right now, but I don't think many will have as good of a career as Kendrick can. He's That Dude.
Grief Pedigree: This album is hip hop, pure and simple. If you like dope rhymes and dope yet simple production, you'll rock this. Ka's voice ain't for everyone sure, but the words ring universal to an old head like myself. The way he plays with his flow, tinkers with rhyme patterns and wordplay...it's like a lesson. Some might call it boring, I call it refreshing.
R.A.P. Music: This and Life Is Good are the biggest emotional roller coasters for me. There's so much real shyt on this album brehs, it all just rings true. By the end of the album I felt drained in a way few albums have done for me recently. This is a brotha revealing his heart and BRAIN to us, I'm glad it's getting so much attention not just in our world but even from Pitchfork and other places
Russian Roulette: Already spoke on it earlier, but I'll just say Alchemist is solidifying himself as one of the greatest producers ever. Like Just Blaze, I'm not sure he'll ever fall off.
Life Is Good: I thought Nas could deliver another good album but didn't expect this. As far as I'm concerned there are a couple misfires (fukk that Swizz song...) but everything else is great shyt. Many of these songs can actually be played alongside his classics live without you feeling like you want to hear something else. Bye Baby is one of Nas' BEST songs, there I said it brehs. Then there's Nasty, which is like Nasir telling the world he ain't dead yet, and the king stay the king. That shyt came out of nowhere and lit a fire under my ass
Ohms Law
All Star
prophecypro
Hollywood North
Dope list
I have RAP music, LIG, GKMC, Reloaded and Schoolboy Q
When you really shift through it, 2012 was a good year in terms of slept on music.
I have RAP music, LIG, GKMC, Reloaded and Schoolboy Q
When you really shift through it, 2012 was a good year in terms of slept on music.
The_Third_Man
Superstar
Great list and even better breakdown
nuff respect
nuff respect
Funcrusher
All Star
Well written, but I don't agree with Lupe. His production and some hooks and concepts brought this album down. While I don't think he's a bad mc, he starts to annoy me with every move he makes these days and this album just makes it worse for me.
Can't comment on Blu, haven't heard it. The other 3 are well deserved. I'd complete my top 5 with El-P and probably O.C. & Apollo Brown. I started listening to Schoolboy Q last week, fukking love it, but I wouldn't know where to put it in my top 5.
Honorable mentions: Big Boi, Masta Ace, Marcus D, One Be Lo, Substantial and T.I. Some more good music though, 2012 was great.
Can't comment on Blu, haven't heard it. The other 3 are well deserved. I'd complete my top 5 with El-P and probably O.C. & Apollo Brown. I started listening to Schoolboy Q last week, fukking love it, but I wouldn't know where to put it in my top 5.
Honorable mentions: Big Boi, Masta Ace, Marcus D, One Be Lo, Substantial and T.I. Some more good music though, 2012 was great.
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1. GKMC
2. Control System
3. Life is Good
4. Habits & Contradictions
5. 4eva n a day
Surprised a lot of people didn't have H&C on their lists.
2. Control System
3. Life is Good
4. Habits & Contradictions
5. 4eva n a day
Surprised a lot of people didn't have H&C on their lists.
H&C was dope, I just thought that Control System was better.
1. Good Kid MAAD City
2. Habits & Contradictions
3. Stoned Immaculate
4. Cruel Summerr
5. Control System
a lot of mixtapes this year better than albums besides 1 and 2
2. Habits & Contradictions
3. Stoned Immaculate
4. Cruel Summerr
5. Control System
a lot of mixtapes this year better than albums besides 1 and 2
intilectual recipricol
Killin fake hip hop
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these sound like some throwaway bars...
anyways, thought F&L II TGARA was lil low and LIG & GKMC was a lil high, but the writin was