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1
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Rick Ross - God Forgives, I Don't
July 31, 2012
Gangsta Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Trap
,
Pop Rap
Score
80
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2
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Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
April 3, 2012
Pop Rap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Electropop
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Electro House
,
Dance-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Electro Hop
Score
80
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SoundCloud
3
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Big Boi - Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors
December 11, 2012
Pop Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Contemporary R&B
,
Electropop
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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4
.
Kanye West - Lost in the World
May 23, 2012
Art Pop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Tribal House
Neo-Soul
,
Baltimore Club
,
Progressive Pop
,
Hip House
,
Pop Rap
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
5
.
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
October 22, 2012
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Pop Rap
,
Trap
,
Gangsta Rap
Score
80
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SoundCloud
6
.
Public Enemy - The Evil Empire of Everything
November 6, 2012
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
70
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Music
7
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El-P - Cancer 4 Cure
May 22, 2012
Abstract Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
70
Source →
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Music
Spotify
8
.
Big K.R.I.T. - 4eva N a Day
March 5, 2012
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
,
Dirty South
Jazz Rap
Score
70
Source →
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Music
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9
.
Meek Mill - Dreams and Nightmares
October 30, 2012
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Gangsta Rap
,
Trap
Pop Rap
Score
70
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Music
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10
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2 Chainz - Based On A T.R.U. Story
August 14, 2012
Trap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Pop Rap
,
Futuristic Swag
Score
70
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11
.
Kanye West & Pusha T - New God Flow
July 21, 2012
Boom Bap
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
12
.
Rick Ross - Rich Forever
January 6, 2012
Gangsta Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Pop Rap
,
Trap
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
13
.
M.I.A. - Bad Girls
January 31, 2012
Electropop
,
Pop Rap
UK Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Arabic Pop
,
Crunk
,
Electropop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
14
.
ScHoolboy Q - Habits & Contradictions
January 14, 2012
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Cloud Rap
Gangsta Rap
,
Cloud Rap
Score
70
Source →
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Music
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15
.
The Game - Jesus Piece
December 11, 2012
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Pop Rap
Gangsta Rap
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Serengeti - C.A.R.
July 31, 2012
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
K'naan - Country, God or the Girl
October 16, 2012
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Pop Rap
Pop Rock
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
A$AP Rocky - Goldie
April 27, 2012
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Cloud Rap
,
Chopped and Screwed
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Roc Marciano - Reloaded
November 13, 2012
Gangsta Rap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Drumless
Boom Bap
Score
70
Source →
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Music
Spotify
20
.
Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
May 15, 2012
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Political Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Gangsta Rap
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Gorillaz - DoYaThing
February 23, 2012
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Dance-Punk
,
Alternative Dance
,
Synth Punk
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Krautrock
,
New Rave
,
Noise Rock
,
Electropop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
22
.
Big K.R.I.T. - Live from the Underground
June 5, 2012
Southern Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Dirty South
Jazz Rap
,
Dirty South
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Rye Rye - Go! Pop! Bang!
May 15, 2012
Electropop
,
Pop Rap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Hip House
,
Baltimore Club
,
Electro Hop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Himanshu - Nehru Jackets
January 17, 2012
Abstract Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
25
.
Heems - Wild Water Kingdom
November 14, 2012
Abstract Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Cloud Rap
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2012.
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