The Best 25 Rap Lines of 2012 (So Far)

We count down the year's hottest bars.

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There are some undeniable ones on our list—shout to Drake and Rock Ross. But some sleepers made the cut, too. So while the summer heats up, pop a cold one and check out the coolest bars that 2012 has had to offer (so far).

25. "Cristal go by the cases, wait holdup that was racist/I would prefer the Aces ain't no different when you taste it." - A$AP Rocky

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24. "I can eat a pound and shit sixty four quarters/Burn up fire and drown drops of water/Son, I told you I got them beans like Goya/Gone off them pills got me jumping off the sofa." - Danny Brown

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23. "I am Sam, I am known to go ham, the full retard/Playing taps on a keytar, in the Benz or the Beamer." - El-P

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22. "Cause when niggas start equipin'/And throw the clip in/Your blood drippin'/And got you slippin'/Under the victim/Don't know what's hit them." - Joey Bada$$

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21. "Bend it over, Juicy J gone poke it like wet paint/You say no to ratchet pussy, Juicy J can't." - Juicy J

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20. "Me and LeBron got the same whips/Me and Dwyane on the same strip/Me and Wiz burn the same piff/Me and Stalley need the same pick/Me and Meek bone the same chicks/Me and Wale rock the same kicks." - Rick Ross

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19. "Say you got that 550, you talkin' bout that Benz nigga/Say I got that 550, I'm talkin' bout them M's, nigga." - Diddy

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18. "Million dollar deals in my e-mail/You mad as hell you ain't CC'd." - Big Sean

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17. "I'm the type to say a prayer and then go get what I just prayed for."- Drake

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16. "I'm chain smoking loud like it's a Newport/Dad wasn't around/My father figure was Too Short." - 2 Chainz

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15. "Pull up in the Phantom/Watch them bitches catch the Holy Ghost." - Meek Mill

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14. "Horse power, horse power/All this Polo on I got horse power." - 2 Chainz

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13. "They like, 'Heems, you should rap in earnest'/But honestly, I'd rather burn cess and watch Ernest." - Heems

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12. "That's why I'm backdooring you motherfuckas/All y'all can suck my dick/All them days at the county building/Now I'm 'bout to make my mama rich." - Kendrick Lamar

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11. "I used to wanna rap like Jay-Z/Now I feel I could run laps around Jay-Z/Nas ain't seen nothing this nasty/B.I.G. and 'Pac got it coming when I pass too/You got the mic/I ain't the one you wanna pass to." - Ab-Soul

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10. "A box of condoms on her dresser then she Instagrammed it/At this point I realized I ain't the strictest parent." - Nas

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9. "I hate when stupid bitches ask me questions that rhetorical like 'do you want to have sex?'/Well bitch/It's obvious." - Action Bronson

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8. "The square root of a kilo is me, nigga/Do the math, I'm a motherfucking G, nigga." - Rick Ross

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7. "Don't do no press, but I get the most press, kid/Plus, yo, my bitch make your bitch look like Precious." - Kanye West

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6. "I'm at the round table, where your seat at?/Where your plate, where your lobster, where your sea bass?" - Gunplay

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5. "Fredo in the cut, that's a scary sight." - Lil Reese

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4. "You signed to one nigga/That signed to another nigga/That's signed to three niggas/Now that's bad luck." - Pusha T

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3. "You ain't wet nobody, nigga/You Canada dry." - Common

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2. "And I'll admit, I had fell in love with Kim/Around the same time she had fell in love with him/Well that's cool, baby girl, do ya thang/Lucky I ain't had Jay drop him from the team." - Kanye West

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1. "Bitch you wasn't with me shooting in the gym." - Drake

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