Well Rap Nowadays thread went pretty well so.. 2012 Albums You Should Check Out: -Good Kid, Mad City - Kendrick Lamar -Life is Good - Nas -Channel Orange - Frank Ocean 2012 Mixtape you should check out: -1999 - Joey Badass 2013 Albums Release Dates: -1/15 - Long Live Asap - Asap Rocky (Leaked: http://newalbumreleases.net/51712/aap-rocky-long-live-aap-2013/) -1/22 - No Love Lost - Joe Budden -1/28 - Born Sinner - J. Cole -2/12 - Authentic Hip Hop - LL COOL J
2012 best albums that shayan didn't mention: Macklemore - The Heist Lupe - F&L II Rapsody - The Idea Of Beautiful Mayday - Take Me To Your Leader Clear Soul Forces - Detroit Revolution(s) Oddisee - People Hear What They See Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music Apollo Brown & Guilty Simpson: Dice Game Apollo Brown & OC - Trophies
Cosigns on the following: Long Live Asap - Asap Rocky - 7/10 (could be more, but solid 7) 1999 - Joey Badass - 7/10 (same as asap's score, but it's a less commercial album so it's a different kind of 7 if that makes sense...good return to classic hip hop) Good Kid M.A.A.D. City - Kendrick Lamar - 9/10 (great great album) Life Is Good - Nas - 8/10 (one of his better albums to date. not classic but good.)
The heist is definitely one of the most deep and we'll thought albums I've listened to in a long time. Mad props to macklemore.
As much as I love Kendrick Lamar and Good Kidd m.A.A.d. City... I'd put Oddisee's People Hear What They See slightly above it. That album was amazing. As far as albums for 2013, I seriously can't wait for J. Cole's Born Sinner. It's not coming out on 1/28 though.