The 25 Best Hip Hop Songs of 2012

1.  MERCY by KANYE WEST, BIG SEAN, PUSHA T, & 2 CHAINZ (G.O.O.D. MUSIC)

2.  BIG BEAST by KILLER MIKE featuring BUN-B, T.I., and TROUBLE

3.  BITCH BAD by LUPE FIASCO

4.  SAME LOVE by MACKLEMORE AND RYAN LEWIS featuring MARY LAMBERT

5.  BITCH, DON'T KILL MY VIBE by KENDRICK LAMAR

6.  THRIFT SHOP by MACKLEMORE and RYAN LEWIS

7.  NEED A KNOT by BROTHER ALI

8.  SWIMMING POOLS (DRANK) by KENDRICK LAMAR

9.  GOLDIE by A$AP ROCKY

10.  TERRORIST THREATS by AB-SOUL featuring DANNY BROWN

11.  ONLY LIFE I KNOW by BROTHER ALI

12.  REAGAN by KILLER MIKE



13.  ZERO DARK THIRTY by AESOP ROCK

14.  NO LIE by 2 CHAINZ featuring DRAKE

15.  WORK HARD, PLAY HARD by WIZ KHALIFA

16.  THE RECIPE by KENDRICK LAMAR featuring DR. DRE



17.  THE DON by NAS


18.  BOOBIE MILES by BIG K.R.I.T.


19.  YELLA DIAMONDS by RICK ROSS


20.  WONDERFUL LIFE by T.I. featuring AKON


21.  NEW KID by PROF featuring YELWOLF


22.  STAY SCHEMIN' by RICK ROSS featuring DRAKE and FRENCH MONTANA


23.  LOVE THIS LIFE by T.I.


24.  HANDS ON THE WHEEL by SCHOOLBOY Q featuring A$AP ROCKY


25.  TAKE IT TO THE HEAD by DJ KHALED featuring RICK ROSS, NICKI MINAJ, LIL' WAYNE and CHRIS BROWN

The 10 Best Hip Hop Albums of 2010

1.  MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY by KANYE WEST

2.  RECOVERY by EMINEM

3.  K.R.I.T WUZ HERE by BIG K.R.I.T.

4.  THAN ME LATER by DRAKE

5.  THE STIMULUS PACKAGE by FREEWAY & JAKE ONE

6.  TO ALL MY FRIENDS by ATMOSPHERE

7.  TSOL by SHAD

8.  TEFLON DON by RICK ROSS

9.  THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY by B.o.B.

10.  HOW I GOT OVER by THE ROOTS

The 10 Best Hip Hop Albums of 2009

1.  US by BROTHER ALI

2.  THE BLUEPRINT 3 by JAY-Z

3.  DEEPER THAN RAP by RICK ROSS

4.  RELAPSE by EMINEM

5.  ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX PT II by RAEKWON

6.  LOVE POTION 5 by MAC LETHAL

7.  A DIFFERENT MIRROR by TOKI WRIGHT

8.  RADIO DO CANIBAL by BK-ONE

9.  THE SALVATION by SKYZOO

10.  BY THE THROAT by EYEDEA & ABILITIES

The 10 Best Hip Hop Albums of 2008

1.  WHEN LIFE GIVE YOU LEMONS, YOU PAINT THAT SHIT GOLD by ATMOSPHERE

2.  LAX by THE GAME

3.  PAPER TRAIL by T.I.

4.  MURS FOR PRESIDENT by MURS

5.  THA CARTER III by LIL' WAYNE

6.  CROWN PRIME RIB MIXTAPE by MAC LETHAL

7.  TRILLA by RICK ROSS

8.  UNTITLED by NAS

9.  WHITE VAN MUSIC by JAKE ONE

10.  88 KEYS & COUNTING by GRIEVES and BUDO

The 10 Best Hip Hop Albums of 2007

1.  THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH by BROTHER ALI

2.  BELOW THE HEAVENS by BLU & EXILE

3.  GRADUATION by KANYE WEST

4.  11:11 by MAC LETHAL

5.  HUMAN THE DEATH DANCE by SAGE FRANCIS

6.  DESIRE by PHAROAHE MONCH

7.  MADE by SCARFACE

8.  IRREVERSIBLE by GRIEVES

9.  NONE SHALL PASS by AESOP ROCK

10.  AMERICAN GANGSTER by JAY-Z

The 10 Best Hip Hop Albums of 2006

1.  FISHSCALE by GHOSTFACE KILLAH

2.  THE LOVE POTION COLLECTION 2 by MAC LETHAL

3.  DONUTS by J DILLA

4.  HIP HOP IS DEAD by NAS

5.  THE INSPIRATION by YOUNG JEEZY

6.  AUDITION by P.O.S.

7.  KING by T.I.

8.  DOCTOR'S ADVOCATE by THE GAME

9.  FOOD & LIQUOR by LUPE FIASCO

10.  THINGS GO BETTER WITH R.J. AND AL by SOUL POSITION