2012 Album of the Year voting finished (Results on page 2)

Let's see if we can scrounge up enough people to vote this year. Fill out the bracket to the best of your ability (try for a minimum of at least 5). You can vote for any album, ep or mixtape that came out in 2012. Voting will be ending in about a week or until people stop voting.

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can we get a list of notable releases lol? I don't even remember what is this year.Apocalypse33

Pretty solid list of rap releases this year 

Are we including R&B in these lists, or just rap and BEATS?

Does genre even matter? lol a lot of the mainly instrumental joints I listed aren't hip hop related

Best Album/EP/Mixtape:

1. Waka Flocka Flame - SALUTE ME OR SHOOT ME 4: BANNED FROM AMERICA
2. Kendrick Lamar - good kid m.A.A.D City
3. Lil' B - God's Father
4. Gucci Mane - Trap Back
5. Schoolboy Q - Habits & Contradictions
6. Ryan Hemsworth - Last Words EP
7. Fat Trel - NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
8. Flying Lotus - Until The Quiet Comes
9. Mr. Mutha****in' eXquire - Power & Passion EP
10. Rick Ross - God Forgives, I Don't
Honorable Mentions Karriem Riggins - Alone, Together; Waka Flocka Flame, "Triple F Life" ; TREE, "Sunday School" ; 

Orlando_Magic

can we get a list of notable releases lol? I don't even remember what is this year.Apocalypse33

[QUOTE="Apocalypse33"]can we get a list of notable releases lol? I don't even remember what is this year.Orlando_Magic

Control System

Habits and Contradictions

Life is Good

good kid, mAAD City 

I'll maybe try to go back and flesh this into an actual list at some point. Just a few things off top: Album of the Year: 1. Mouse On tha Track/Killa Kyleon, "Welcome 2 The Fish Fry" .IsThisIt_basic

1. Roc Marciano - Reloaded

2. Kendrick Lamar - GKMC

3. JJ DOOM - Keys to the Kuffs

4. Apollo Brown & O.C. - Trophies

5. Freddie Gibbs - Baby Faced Killa

I haven't listened to much Hip Hop this year, and the albums above are ones I've 'bought' straight away on impulse. I haven't been too bothered with trying new things.

I liked The Alchemists' Russian Roulette too, the format worked for me but I know alot of people were put off by the almost skit-like tracks. Madlib influences I guess.

Reloaded is by far my most listened to Hip Hop album this year. Like Andrew said in the Reloaded thread, there's so much content to listen to, rhyme wise that it requires your attention.

1. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music

I'll admit I don't listen to this as much as I did when it first released but it's still one of the better albums I've heard this year.  didn't think Killer Mike would match up well with the production from El-P but they aeem like they've been working together for years."Reagan" a strong contender for song of the year too

 2. Roc Marciano - Reloaded

 like greneberg this has that classic east coast gutter feel to it. you will either love it or hate his style. Some really nice production from Alchemist, Q-Tip, and himself.  Definitely think this is the best from his solo work 

3. Apollo Brown & OC - "Trophies"

this could have been really amazing if Apollo Brown replaced O.C. with someone like Elzhi but instead he chooses to work with washed up rappers that continue to talk about the struggle (yawn). the beats on here are what save it and If you don't mind the rapping this is still pretty solid overall

4. LIL UGLY MANE - "MISTA THUG ISOLATION"

the producer/rapper LIL UGLY MANE aka Shawn Kemp made a lot of internet noise after this released and the hype was very much deserved

5. Curren$y & Harry Fraud - "Cigarette Boats" (EP)

this is definitely my favorite collaboration from Harry Fraud,  the beats on here fit Curren$y like a glove. Will look forward to a full album from these guys in the near future

6. Oddisee - "People Hear What They See"

his first official solo debut and although I prefer  his work more where he's producing like with Diamond District he really shines on some songs like "Ready to Rock", "Let it Go" and "You Know Who You Are". If you get a chance, check out some of the live versions, I think they sound even better

7. Freddie Gibbs - "Baby Face Killa"

another strong mixtape by Freddie Gibbs, although his content stays much of the same he's still one of the best technical rappers in the game. This tape has some nice guest features from Bizzy Bone, Z-Ro, & Curren$y

8. Lil B - "God's Father"

haven't checked out all of Lil B's tapes that he released this year but I doubt any of them are as strong as this.  s/o to our boy AJ Rice for creating that beautiful instrumental for "SF Mission Music" which I still have on heavy rotation

9. Jeremiah Jae - "Raw Money Raps"

nothing amazing but it's a nice release from the Brainfeeder label.  Jeremiah Jae shows off a little of his production skills as well giving us some nice instrumentals

10. Big K.R.I.T. - "Live From The Underground"

this has been a really disappointing year for rap, I guess we were spoiled by all his solid releases up to this point and I'm putting this on the list simply because there's some really good songs on here including "Money on The Floor"and "I Got This" plus the production puts its over the top for me

Songs of the year

1. Big KRIT - "Temptation Remix"(ft.Juicy J & Waka Flocka)

2. Killer Mike - "Reagan"

3. Action Bronson - "BiRD ON A WiRE" (ft.RiFF RAFF)

4. G.O.O.D. Music - "New God Flow"

5. Curren$y & Harry Fraud - "Biscayne Bay"

honorable mentions: Oddisee - "Ready to Rock", Juicy J - "Knock U Out" (ft. Juicy J), Freddie Gibbs - "Neighborhood Hoez", Antwon - "Lap of Luxury", Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - "Shame", Big Boi - "Lines" (ft. A$AP Rocky), Jeremiah Jae - "Cat Fight" (prod. by FlyLo)

1. Roc Marciano - Reloaded
2. Ka - Grief Pedigree
3. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, M.A.A.D city
4. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
5. Tree - Sunday School
6. Ab-Soul - Control System
7. Schoolboy Q - Habits & Contradictions
8. El-P - Cancer For Cure
9. Starlito - Mental Warfare
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1. Killer Mike- Rap Music
2. Big Boi- Vicious Lies and dangerous rumors
3. T-Rock- I Grind, I Hustle
4. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid M.A.A.D City
5.. TI-Trouble Man
6. Big Krit- LFTU

[QUOTE="IsThisIt_basic"]I'll maybe try to go back and flesh this into an actual list at some point. Just a few things off top: Album of the Year: 1. Mouse On tha Track/Killa Kyleon, "Welcome 2 The Fish Fry" .Colt45fool

^what'd you think of E-40's Block Brochure? I haven't listened to it yet, kinda intimidated by it being a triple disc lol. Should I check out the E-40/Too Short album first?

^what'd you think of E-40's Block Brochure? I haven't listened to it yet, kinda intimidated by it being a triple disc lol. Should I check out the E-40/Too Short album first?

Orlando_Magic

Quite a few albums I haven't listened to yet, but close enough. Top 7 is about right, notwithstanding the inevitable rise of Reloaded. Beyond that I would probably pick different albums depending on when I made the list.

1. El-P - Cancer 4 Cure.

2. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid mA.A.d City

3. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music

4. Captain Murphy - Duality.

5. Aesop Rock - Skelethon.

6. Roc Marciano - Reloaded (would probably climb higher if I'd had a chance to listen to it more).

7. Death Grips - The Money Store.

8. Plan B - Ill Manors.

9. Die Antwoord - Ten$ion (yes, you read that right.)

10. Clandestien - Weapons Grade (next time don't bother with so many guests, though. Thanks).

P.S.

The list needs more FRAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUD related albums. Oh well.

1. Roc Marciano - Reloaded

2. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music

3. The Alchemist - Russian Roulette

4. Kendrick Lamar - GKMC

5. Apollo Brown & O.C. - Trophies

6. ScHoolboy Q - Habits & Contradictions

7. Freddie Gibbs - Baby Face Killa

8. Captain Murphy - Duality

9. Kareem Riggins - Alone Together

10. Union - Analogtronics

1. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music 2. A$AP Rocky - LONG.LIVE.A$AP 3. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid mA.A.d City 4. Ab Soul - Control System 5. Big K.R.I.T. - 4eva N A Day 6. The Game - Jesus Price 7. Skyzoo - A Dream Deferred 8. Fabolous - The Soul Tape 2 9. Apollo Brown & O.C. - Trophies 10. Schoolboy Q - Habits & ContradictionsHaSheeSh_basic

[QUOTE="HaSheeSh_basic"]1. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music 2. A$AP Rocky - LONG.LIVE.A$AP 3. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid mA.A.d City 4. Ab Soul - Control System 5. Big K.R.I.T. - 4eva N A Day 6. The Game - Jesus Price 7. Skyzoo - A Dream Deferred 8. Fabolous - The Soul Tape 2 9. Apollo Brown & O.C. - Trophies 10. Schoolboy Q - Habits & ContradictionsColt45fool

[QUOTE="Colt45fool"][QUOTE="HaSheeSh_basic"]1. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music 2. A$AP Rocky - LONG.LIVE.A$AP 3. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid mA.A.d City 4. Ab Soul - Control System 5. Big K.R.I.T. - 4eva N A Day 6. The Game - Jesus Price 7. Skyzoo - A Dream Deferred 8. Fabolous - The Soul Tape 2 9. Apollo Brown & O.C. - Trophies 10. Schoolboy Q - Habits & ContradictionsApocalypse33

Technically it leaked in 2012 I think.

Technically it leaked in 2012 I think.

Foolz3h

[QUOTE="Foolz3h"]

Technically it leaked in 2012 I think.

Colt45fool

It did, didn't it?

I'm not saying that's when it should be considered as released, just that that's probably why he put it on his list.

[QUOTE="HaSheeSh_basic"]1. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music 2. A$AP Rocky - LONG.LIVE.A$AP 3. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid mA.A.d City 4. Ab Soul - Control System 5. Big K.R.I.T. - 4eva N A Day 6. The Game - Jesus Price 7. Skyzoo - A Dream Deferred 8. Fabolous - The Soul Tape 2 9. Apollo Brown & O.C. - Trophies 10. Schoolboy Q - Habits & ContradictionsColt45fool

Results:

1. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city (83 points)





2. Killer Mike -R.A.P. Music (66 points)





3. Roc Marciano - Reloaded (44 points)





4. Schoolboy Q - Habits & Contradictions (31 points)





5. Freddie Gibbs - Baby Face Killa (25 points)




Honorable mentions:
O.C & Apollo Brown - Trophies (24 points)
Ab-Soul - Control System (23 points)