Best Of The Year: 2012

Consider this me making up for no posts for a month. These'll be like my end of year awards, and assuming Childish Gambino doesn't drop anything in the next week, he won't pull anything, because Royalty was kinda shit. So here we go!

Worst Rapper Of The Year: 2 Chainz
Based On A Tru Story was easily the worst non-intentionally bad album of the year, and you already know my opinion on it. Not only that, 2 Chainz's guest spots were enough to ruin most songs, so a lot of tracks that could've been good weren't.

Runners Up: Nicki Minaj, Papi Champagne, Kreayshawn


Album Of The Year: "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" By Kendrick Lamar
I feel like every other hip hop blog ever for saying that, but I'm not gonna go against the grain for the sake of going against the grain. In his debut album with a big ticket label, Kendrick kills it. But you already know doe, ya bish.

Runners Up: "Mic Tyson" By Sean Price, "No Idols" By Domo Genesis & The Alchemist, "Long.Live.A$AP" By A$AP Rocky

Producer Of The Year: The Alchemist
Between his work on "No Idols", and "Russian Roulette", The Alchemist became my favorite producer. Why? Because his shit is straight up fire, and usually the guy spitting on it destroys it. Alot of the tracks on "Mic Tyson" were a good example of that.

Runners Up: Clams Casino, El-P, Hit Boy

Song Of The Year: "Reagan" By Killer Mike
Not only does this track BANG, it's smart too. It's political, but not in a try-hard way. The video might be the video of the year too. The beat on this one could be one of the best of the year too (by El-P) but it's Mike's lyrics that shine.

Runners Up: "Goldie" By A$AP Rocky, "M.A.A.D City" By Kendrick Lamar (Feat. Mc Eiht), "Oldie" By Odd Future

Best Single: "Mercy" By Kanye West (Feat. Jay Z, Big Sean & 2 Chainz)
"Mercy" pretty much dominated rap singles this year, with the chopped and screwed sample, and some real hip-hop heavyweights. Unfortunately, 2 Chainz. I don't mind this track at all though, despite the thousands of times I've heard it.

Runners Up: "The Recipe" By Kendrick Lamar (Feat. Dr. Dre), "Hands On The Wheel" By Schoolboy Q (Feat. A$AP Rocky), "I Don't Like" By Chief Keef

Biggest Breakout Year: Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar was an inch away from being rapper of the year. He dropped "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" which is already being called a classic, killed every one of the many guest verses he had,went on tour with Drake, and established himself as a heavyweight in rap.

Runners Up: Action Bronson, Killer Mike, Joey Bada$$

Female Emcee Of The Year: Azaelia Banks
Azaelia dropped "1991" this year, and destoyed alot of tracks on it, such as "212", and "Liquorice". That's more than I can say for most female emcees, and Azaelia did it in style. Plus I'd tap that.

Runners Up: Kitty Pryde, Angel Haze, Rapsody

Rapper That Faded Off The Face Of The Earth: Tyler, The Creator
Tyler's one of my favorite rappers, so it's a shame that he ended up here, but he did. Maybe he took some time off after a HUGE 2011, but I still would've liked to see "Wolf" come out as scheduled.

Runners Up: Childish Gambino, Eminem, Tech N9ne
 
And without further adieu...

Rapper Of The Year: Kanye West
This probably won't be a popular choice, but hear me out: Yeezy was always in the news. He dropped "Cruel Summer" which had some of the biggest songs of the year, started dating Kim Kardashian, and was just generally interesting, as always. And for the first time in a while, the Taylor Swift incident isn't the first thing that anyone mentions when 'Ye comes up.

Runners Up: Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, A$AP Rocky