The 25 Biggest Hip-Hop Fails of 2012

Rappers made a lot of mistakes this year. These were the worst.

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Listen, nobody’s perfect. The road to success is never a straight line, and sometimes one gets lost. Sometimes one misses their own concert thanks to failing to pay a $75 parking ticket. Sometimes one gets sent to perform in Alaska by 4Chan. Sometimes one cries on stage after losing a court case.

Hip-hop artists and their associates are pros at embarrassing themselves, and it's made for a very entertaining 12 months. Here is this year's rap version of America’s Funniest Home Videos (although some are more sad than funny), as Complex presents the 25 Biggest Hip-Hop Fails of 2012.

Written by Eric and Jeff Rosenthal (@itsthereal)

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25. Lil Wayne Releases Diss Record Aimed at Pusha T

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24. Soulja Boy Cries During Whitney Houston Tribute at BET Awards

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23. Woman Gets "Kanye" Tattooed on Butt, Changes Name to Kanyeresa West

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22. Joe Budden Misses Concert Because of $75 Parking Ticket

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21. Rick Ross Holds MMG "Press Conference"

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20. Shyne Hates on Kendrick Lamar's Album

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19. French Montana and Soulja Boy Instagram the Same Jewelry Picture

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18. Tyga Admits He Had a Cushy Upbringing

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17. LL Cool J Releases "Ratchet"

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16. Bangladesh Insults Swizz Beatz, Then Takes it Back

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15. Karmin Wins "Women Who Rock" Contest in Rolling Stone

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14. Pitbull Gets Sent to Alaska by 4Chan

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13. Fred Durst Signs to YMCMB

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12. Too $hort Elicits Sex Education for Teens

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11. Pill Claims He Was Never Signed to MMG

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10. Ryan Leslie Loses His Court Case, Cries On Stage

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9. Gunplay Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge, Put on House Arrest

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8. Bow Wow Reveals He's Broke

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7. Pitchfork Takes Chief Keef to a Gun Range

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6. Lord Finesse Sues Mac Miller for Using His Beat on a Mixtape

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5. Chief Keef Laughs at Lil Jojo's Death

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4. Nicki Minaj Cancels Summer Jam Performance

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3. Kreayshawn Musters Terrible First-Week Sales

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2. Chris Brown and Drake Instigate Nightclub Bottle Brawl

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1. Video of Lil Reese Beating a Woman Surfaces

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