HipHopDX's Top 25 Albums of 2012
From Kendrick Lamar to Roc Marciano, Big Boi to Rapsody, Lupe Fiasco to ScHoolboy Q, HipHopDX presents our annual list of must-haves from the closing year.
Published: December 26, 2012 09:35
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Control System | Ab-Soul | May-11-2012, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | Skelethon | Aesop Rock | Jul-10-2012, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #3 | Trophies | Apollo Brown, OC | May-01-2012, Boom Bap |
| #4 | Take Me to Your Leader | ¡MAYDAY! | Mar-26-2012, Rap Rock |
| #5 | Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors | Big Boi | Jan-01-2012, Pop Rap |
| #6 | Live From The Underground | Big K.R.I.T. | Jan-01-2012, Southern Hip Hop |
| #7 | Cancer 4 Cure | EL-P | May-22-2012, |
| #8 | Diamond in the Ruff | Freeway | Nov-27-2012, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #9 | Vodka & Ayahuasca | Gangrene | Jan-24-2012, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | First of a Living Breed | Homeboy Sandman | Sep-18-2012, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #11 | good kid, m.A.A.d city | Kendrick Lamar | Jan-01-2012, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #12 | R.A.P. Music | Killer Mike | May-15-2012, Southern Hip Hop |
| #13 | Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1 | Lupe Fiasco | Sep-25-2012, |
| #14 | The Heist | Macklemore | Oct-09-2012, Pop Rap |
| #15 | MHz Legacy | MHz | Oct-30-2012, Hip Hop |
| #16 | The Final Adventure | 9th Wonder, Murs | Nov-13-2012, Boom Bap |
| #17 | Life Is Good | Nas | Jul-17-2012, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #18 | The Idea of Beautiful | Rapsody | Aug-28-2012, Hip Hop |
| #19 | Reloaded | Roc Marciano | Dec-25-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #20 | Habits & Contradictions | ScHoolboy Q | Jan-14-2012, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #21 | Mic Tyson | Sean Price | Oct-30-2012, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #22 | A Dream Deferred | Skyzoo | Oct-02-2012, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #23 | Welcome To: Our House | Slaughterhouse | Jan-01-2012, Pop Rap |
| #24 | Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head | T.I. | Dec-18-2012, Southern Hip Hop |
| #25 | Russian Roulette | The Alchemist | Jul-17-2012, West Coast Hip Hop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Control System | Ab-Soul | Album, May-11-2012, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | Skelethon | Aesop Rock | Album, Jul-10-2012, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #3 | Trophies | Apollo BrownOC | Album, May-01-2012, Boom Bap |
| #4 | Take Me to Your Leader | ¡MAYDAY! | Album, Mar-26-2012, Rap Rock |
| #5 | Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors | Big Boi | Album, Jan-01-2012, Pop Rap |
| #6 | Live From The Underground | Big K.R.I.T. | Album, Jan-01-2012, Southern Hip Hop |
| #7 | Cancer 4 Cure | EL-P | Album, May-22-2012, |
| #8 | Diamond in the Ruff | Freeway | Album, Nov-27-2012, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #9 | Vodka & Ayahuasca | Gangrene | Album, Jan-24-2012, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | First of a Living Breed | Homeboy Sandman | Album, Sep-18-2012, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #11 | good kid, m.A.A.d city | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Jan-01-2012, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #12 | R.A.P. Music | Killer Mike | Album, May-15-2012, Southern Hip Hop |
| #13 | Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1 | Lupe Fiasco | Album, Sep-25-2012, |
| #14 | The Heist | Macklemore | Album, Oct-09-2012, Pop Rap |
| #15 | MHz Legacy | MHz | Album, Oct-30-2012, Hip Hop |
| #16 | The Final Adventure | 9th WonderMurs | Album, Nov-13-2012, Boom Bap |
| #17 | Life Is Good | Nas | Album, Jul-17-2012, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #18 | The Idea of Beautiful | Rapsody | Album, Aug-28-2012, Hip Hop |
| #19 | Reloaded | Roc Marciano | Album, Dec-25-2020, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #20 | Habits & Contradictions | ScHoolboy Q | Album, Jan-14-2012, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #21 | Mic Tyson | Sean Price | Album, Oct-30-2012, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #22 | A Dream Deferred | Skyzoo | Album, Oct-02-2012, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #23 | Welcome To: Our House | Slaughterhouse | Album, Jan-01-2012, Pop Rap |
| #24 | Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head | T.I. | Album, Dec-18-2012, Southern Hip Hop |
| #25 | Russian Roulette | The Alchemist | Album, Jul-17-2012, West Coast Hip Hop |