Top 10 Albums/Mixtapes of 2012

[Guru]

My list, post your own.

 

1. Flying Lotus - Until The Quiet Comes

 

2. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city

 

3. Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE

 

4. El-P - Cancer 4 Cure

 

5. Oddisee - People Hear What They See

 

6. Joey Bada$$ - 1999

 

7. Ab-Soul - Control System

 

8. Heems - Nehru Jackets

 

9. Lushlife - Plateau Vision

 

10. JJ DOOM - Key to the Kuffs

[JYD]

I only did top 10 hip hop/rap because I can't mix other genres, and I don't listen to other genres enough.

***This list is simply what I listened to the most, too. It's not necessarily the best lyrically, talented, etc. I realize Nas isn't on here but I just didn't listen to his album that much.***

 

1. Kendrick Lamar- Good Kid, Maad City

 

2. Big Sean - Detroit

 

3. Rick Ross - Rich Forever

 

4. Lupe Fiasco - Food and Liquor II

 

5. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

 

6. Good Music - Cruel Summer

 

7. The Game - Jesus Piece

 

8. Meek Mill - Dreams and Nightmares

 

9. Wale - Folarin

 

10. Fabolous - The Soul Tape 2

[Nitro]

My list, post your own.

 

1. Flying Lotus - Until The Quiet Comes

 

2. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city

 

3. Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE

 

4. El-P - Cancer 4 Cure

 

5. Oddisee - People Hear What They See

 

6. Joey Bada$$ - 1999

 

7. Ab-Soul - Control System

 

8. Heems - Nehru Jackets

 

9. Lushlife - Plateau Vision

 

10. JJ DOOM - Key to the Kuffs

 

No Nas?!? Very disappointed in you.

 

I'm not gonna do a top 10, but LIG and GKMC are my #1 and #2, with 1999 coming in 3rd. Some of my other favorites are 4 eva N A Day, Baby Face Killa, Jesus Piece, F&L 2, Rich Forever, Control System. Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them.

[Guru]

No Nas?!? Very disappointed in you.

 

I'm not gonna do a top 10, but LIG and GKMC are my #1 and #2, with 1999 coming in 3rd. Some of my other favorites are 4 eva N A Day, Baby Face Killa, Jesus Piece, F&L 2, Rich Forever, Control System. Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them.

 

I didn't go back to LIS as much as I did these other albums. Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them was originally released in 2011 so that wasn't even on my list of albums. BFK would have been like #11 on my list.

[Nitro]

I didn't go back to LIS as much as I did these other albums. Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them was originally released in 2011 so that wasn't even on my list of albums. BFK would have been like #11 on my list.

 

Eh...I always listen to LIG, one of his most complete, re-listenable albums. It doesn't have the bangers/elite songs that some of his other albums do, but it's consistently great start to finish (minus Summer On Smash...[expletive] Swizzy).

[RecruitScoop]

Don't think this is my exact Top 10, but just what I'm putting in right now.

 

 

1.Wild Nothing - Nocturne

 

2. Grimes - Visions

 

3. Purity Ring - Shrines

 

4. Chromatics - Kill for Love

 

5. Craft Spells - Gallery EP

 

6. Crystal Castles - III

 

7. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

 

8. Beach House - Bloom

 

9. Kendrick Lamar: good kid, m.A.A.d city

 

10. Twin Shadow - Confess

 

Honorable Mentions:

 

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Mature Themes

Tame Impala - Lonerism

Hot Chip - In Our Heads

Japandroids - Celebration Rock

Grizzly Bear - Shields

Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan

[JYD]

How did I fail to mention Dreamchasers 2 from Meek Mill? Definitely a top 3 mixtape of the year!