
2012 hasn’t disappointed on the music tip. Whether it’s rappers like Schoolboy Q and Meek Mill spitting that audio crack, bands like The Shins and Best Coast letting it rip, or big-name vets like Usher and Fiona Apple singing their hearts out, the first six months of this year have held all our iPods down with plenty of that new-new.
While we wait for the rest of ’12 to unfold with more heat from Rick Ross and Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music family—among all the other highly anticipated albums—on deck, let’s take a walk back through the best so far.
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50. Odd Future, The OF Tape Vol. 2

49. Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

48. The Shins, Port Of Morrow

47. Smoke DZA, Rugby Thompson

46. Gangrene, Vodka & Ayahuasca

45. Heems, Nehru Jackets

44. Tyga, Careless World: Rise of the Last King

43. Ed Sheeran, +

42. Justin Bieber, Believe

41. Maybach Music Group, Self Made 2

40. Troy Ave, Bricks In My Backpack Vol. 3

39. Curren$y, The Stoned Immaculate

38. Best Coast, The Only Place

37. Dom Kennedy, The Yellow Album

36. Japandroids, Celebration Rock

35. Hot Chip, In Our Heads

34. Mr. Vegas, Sweet Jamaica

33. Michael Kiwanuka, Home Again

32. Big Baby Gandhi, NO1 2 LOOK UP 2

31. Bobby Womack, The Bravest Man In The Universe

30. Cloud Nothings, Attack On Memory

29. Norah Jones, Little Broken Hearts

28. Kilo Kish, Homeschool EP

27. Waka Flocka Flame, Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family

26. Big K.R.I.T., 4eva N A Day

25. The Alchemist, Russian Roulette

24. Breton, Other People's Problems

23. Alexander Spit, Mansions

22. Usher, Looking 4 Myself

21. KA, Grief Pedigree

20. Oddisee, People Hear What They See

19. SpaceGhostPurrp, Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp

18. Mac Miller, Macadellic

17. Ab-Soul, Control System

16. Death Grips, The Money Store

15. Future, Pluto

14. WZRD, WZRD

13. Grimes, Visions

12. Action Bronson & Party Supplies, Blue Chips

11. Killer Mike, R.A.P. Music

10. Santigold, Master of my Make-Believe

9. Beach House, Bloom

8. Joey Bada$$, 1999

7. Meek Mill, Dreamchasers 2

6. Lana Del Rey, Born To Die

5. Wiz Khalifa, Taylor Allderdice

4. El-P, Cancer For Cure

3. Fiona Apple, The Idler Wheel...

2. Schoolboy Q, Habits & Contradictions

1. Rick Ross, Rich Forever
