The wait is over, after a whole year anticipating his second album which features among others the legendary production skills of Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar can easily claim the title of hip-hop album of 2012 to himself. “good kid, m.A.A.d city” exceeds all expectations and rightly places the young rapper straight among the genre’s A-listers. “The Art Of Peer Pressure’, one of the record’s standouts, deservedly tops our loop
Despite Pantha Du Prince’s electronica being the highest entry, this was another strong week for hip-hop, with Meek Mill; Mr. Muthafuckin’ Exquire and A$ap Rocky previewing new works, as well as the Wu-Tang Clan getting back together in the soundtrack of RZA‘s first film directorial effort, “The Man With The Iron Fist”.
Check the latest edition after the jump.
| 1-KENDRICK LAMAR The Art Of Peer Pressure (Top Dawg) |
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| 2-SOLANGE Losing You (Self-Released) |
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| 3-TAME IMPALA Feels Like We Only Go Backwards (Modular) |
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| | 4-PHILIP GLASS NYC 73-78 (Beck's Remix) (Kora) ( |
| 5-AZEALIA BANKS Esta Noche (Self-Realeased) |
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| 6-MIGUEL The Thrill (RCA) |
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| 7-ANGEL HAZE Werkin' Girls (Universal) |
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| 8-KANYE WEST White Dress (Soul Temple) Download 'Classick' Mixtape |
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| 9-BIG BOI FEAT. KELLY ROWLAND Mama Told Me (Def Jam) |
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| 10-BENOIT & SERGIO New Ships (Visionquest) |
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| 11-RHYE The Fall (Polydor) |
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| 12-TAYLOR SWIFT We Are Never Getting Back Together (Remix) (Big Machine) |
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| 13-MY DISCO Wrapped Coast (Temporary Residence) |
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| 14-FOXYGEN Shuggie (Jagjaguwar) |
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| 15-HOLY GHOST! It Gets Dark (DFA) |
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| 16-DUCKTAILS The Flower Lane (Domino) (NEW) |
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| 17-CHELSEA WOLFE Flatlands (Sargent House) |
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| 18-A*M*E Play The Game Boy (Universal) |
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| 19-PANTHA DU PRINCE & THE BELL LABORATORY Photon (Rough Trade) (NEW) |
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| 20-MEEK MILL Dreams & Nightmares Intro (Maybach) (NEW) |
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| 21-MR. MUTHAFUCKIN EXQUIRE Telephuck (Self-Released) (NEW) Download 'The Man In The High Castle' Mixtape |
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| 22-LOCAL NATIVES Breakers (Frenchkiss) (NEW) |
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| 23-WU-TANG CLAN FEAT. KOOL G. RAP Rivers Of Blood (Soul Temple) (NEW) |
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| 24-MAC DEMARCO Ode To Viceroy (Captured Tracks) (NEW) |
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| 25-S-TYPE Billboard (Lucky Me) (NEW) |
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| 26-A$AP ROCKY FEAT. 2CHAINZ, DRAKE & KENDRICK LAMAR Fuckin' Problem (RCA) (NEW) |
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| 27-ESPANTO Rock & Roll (Austrohúngaro) (NEW) |
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| 28-DIRTY PROJECTORS While You're Here (About A Dream EP) (Domino) (NEW) |
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| 29-CHROMATICS Looking For Love (Italians Do It Better) (NEW) |
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| 30-CHILDHOOD Blue Velvet (House Anxiety) (NEW) |
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| 31-CAYUCAS Cayucos (Secretly Canadian) (NEW) |
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| 32-FATIMA AL QADIRI Ghost Raid (Desert Strike EP) (Fade To Me) (NEW) |
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| 33-RAINY MILO This Thing Of Ours (Self-Released) (NEW) Download 'Limey' Mixtape |
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| 34-MØ Pilgrim (No Wav) (NEW) |
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| 35-EDDI FRONT Superhero Style (Self-Released) (NEW) |
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| 36-GIRLS ALOUD Something New (Universal) (NEW) |
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| 37-araabMUZIK After Hours (Duke Productions) (NEW) |
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| 38-CHAD VALLEY FEAT. TWIN SHADOW I Owe You This (Cascine) (NEW) |
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| 39-TOTAL CONTROL Scene From A Marriage (Sub Pop) (NEW) |
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| 40-HUSKY History's Door (Sub Pop) (NEW) |