Fuck Harvey Levin and anybody that loves his celebrity news website. First you prematurely pronounce the impending death of Lil Wayne (Weezy Forgives. We Don't.) and then you try to link the horrific actions of one of the Boston Marathon culprits to our culture? "DEAD BOMBING SUSPECT: HEAVY INTO HIP HOP" You don't say? It's 2013 and most kids are into rap music. We've been penetrated pop culture, you cock suckers. "What's interesting... hip-hop lyrics are notoriously violent and often degrading to women." So our music is at fault in this tragedy? Let's be clear the only bombs my culture cosigns is DJ Funkmaster Flex's sound effects. Thirty Mile Zone is prone to post anything to get traffic. Fuck dude and his coffee cup. Get you a Rap Radar cup and drink with us in the winner's circle.
Oh Miguel. Leg droppin your fans? You ain't Hulk Hogan and that wasn't part of the program. That's no way to treat the adoring ladies, brother.
Kendrick Lamar’s story was untold until the release of good kid, m.A.A.d city. Opening with a prayer, his tale unravels with a series of events. From getting double crossed by a local hood rat (“Sherane a.k.a. Master Splinters Daughter”) to nearly arrested (“The Art Of Peer Pressure”) Kendrick geniusly chronicles life growing up in California (“Compton”). Still the meat and potatoes of good kid, m.A.A.d city lies within the album’s sub-plots. There’s alcoholism (“Swimming Pools”), hustler ambition (“Money Trees”) and community (“good kid”, “m.a.a.d city”). Kendrick turned his ghetto story into a compelling narrative that couldn’t be ignored. The good kid won, ya bish.
Previously: #10 Slaughterhouse welcome to:Our House l #9 MMG Self Made 2 l #8 2 Chainz Based On A T.R.U. Story l #7 Meek Mill Dreams & Nightmares l #6 G.O.O.D. Music Cruel Summer l #5 Big Boi Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors l #4 Rick Ross God Forgives, I Don’t l #3 T.I. Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head l #2 Nas Life Is Good
Tags: '12 Best Albums, kendrick lamar
DESERVED !!!
Best album since kanye’s debut
Shocker
Great album
whats the point this being number 1 when you got Rick Ross’s GFID @ 4 and Self made in the top 10?
dont have shits like that on the same list with classics like GKMC!
i guess they got honorable mention lists for jesus piece and FNL2 (especially).
i agree, though. rah rah n all that shit.
even niggas that agree gon complain about something. shit is classic.
best album.
Kendrick won big time with GKMC
this album was good. the only thing i didn’t liked about was that kendric speaks TOO MUCH and it takes too long for lyrics to actually kick in.
Great album, well deserved. K dot better be getting some real awards for this.
CLASSIC shit! just wish we can get some better beats for the next album..c,mon Dre!
A great year for hip hop. Well deserved Dot!
Kendrick has been the best since last year
Not a surprise at all, 10/10 album. The rest of the list could be retooled tho. Mainly from 3-10.
@word I agree 100%
This album is a Master Piece… This is a VERY RARE 10/10
Already knew it from the jump….Kendrick is the future of Hip-Hop 4 real
Yup. RR couldn’t fuck this one up. The rest of the list aside from Nas was waaay off but oh well.
I bet BDot was frowning as hell when he wrote this post. I guess you didnt have a choice but to acknowledge the kid.
Album was incredible. Everything from the production, to the lyrics, and the cohesion was on point. “Sing About Me/Im Dying of Thirst”>>>>>>>
definitely deserved that number 1 spot.
Ya Bish….
I definitely agree with that! My top 10 album list http://rap-critic.blogspot.co.uk/
And so he should! Aftermath, aint nuttin after that bitches!
I dont take RR list that seriously anymore since most of these list are really subjective and theres clearly alot of bias on some of the choices but I agree with the top 3 albums on this list.
Co-sign.. album is the truth.. most creative n original shit ive heard in years.. when i bought the album shit stayed in the whip on heavy rotation for about 3 weeks straight
Yea dope #1 but where is JESUS PIECE ON THE TOP 3 FUCK THIS GAY SITE AND BDOTs Gay ass!
Def #1 but no Killer Mike on the list? No Ma DOOM?
I really want to know how ppl can truly take this website as a credible source for hip-hop. Meek Mill, MMG, Ross, and 2 Chainz don’t deserve Top 10 nods.
I really want someone to explain to me why this site is credible after the recent travesty of Best of 2012 lists? It’s almost unreal how bad they chose everything.
@Tbones I bet BDot was frowning
^
why would i be?
The worst part about all these lists is that now the Pusha-T jawn is 2-3 pages back. Can someone make a version without Ross on there?
@B.Dot bc you hated on the album… you said in that interview with those other 4 scrub that “since pitchfork liked it” blah blah. Pitchfork actually represents good music and promotes artist that are on the underground.
you..youre a clown
Fuck that boring ass shit.If all you people like that weak ass,I’m falling asleep album, fine.I aint wit that.Ida taken dj paul’s repetitive ass over half that list.At least his beats go hard.
Definitely agree with 1 and 2 but how MMG and Rick Ross made this list is almost as ludicrious as the fact that FNL2 didnt make it at all. Garbage
“Finally got the Crown, this motherfucker meant for me. FUNNY HOW YOU DO YOUR TO 5 AND DON’T MENTION ME…FUCK EM ALL” JE5US PIECE
UGH… Y’all nigga’s hatin too much. RR should remove the comment section and dead y’all sensitive ass nigga’s. YUCK
Real talk, it doesn’t even matter who fell #2 thru #10 anyways
GKMC was clearly the best Album of the Year.
As long as #1 is correct the others don’t matter… Well.. besides LIG being in the top 3.
@B.Dot its pathetic that Jesus Piece didn’t make this list cuz it was easily top 5. i like big boi but his album was not top 10 at all. slaughterhouse was disappointing also. Dreamchasers 2 was better then meeks album. God forgives i dont was not bad but wasnt as good as his last album. Self made was decent but nothing special. 1.GKMC 2. Life is good 3. Jesus Piece, 4.Trouble Man 5. Cruel Summer, 6.GFID 7. Live from the underground 8. Based on an a tru story 9. Self Made 10. Dreams Nightmares real list
Much respect to Kendrick.
Tho Dr Dre certainly showed him love and he’s on Aftermath, Kendrick is pretty much on his own
No label, fellow rapper etc giving him the push or anything.
Kendrick made an album that you love listening to the first time but have to hear over and over to catch the whole story, the metaphors & other goodies. This is what someone who gets hip hop is a craft is supposed to do. Not everything has to be blatant & so in your face. Some things are hinted at, suggested, between the lines & there is no shame in admitting your fears, ambitions , victories and losses.
Thank you Kendrick for an amazing album.
Remind everyone, especially bloggers, that you can put out material that’s miles away from what everyone is doing over and over and over……and over again
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Damn like kdot, but Jesus Piece is a way better album C’mon i hate the way they underrated The Game’s talent THE REAL KING OF THE WEST COAST
Bdot dnt kno real hiphop
Well deserved, hands fucking down
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Best rap album since MBDTF
All of their lists go by impact, and then quality. So I don’t know why people are surprised.
Damn wow
NO JESUS PEICE !!!!!!!! ?????? ahhhhhh
fuck em let em hate …
NO r.a.p. music in the top 10 ?
NO jesus piece in the top 10 ?
NO food & liquor 2 in the top 10 ?
………
THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH U ???
1. GKMC
2. Life is Good
3. GHID
4. ONIFC
5. FAL2
6. Cruel Summer
7. Stoned Immaculate
8. Jesus Piece
9. Dreams & Nightmares
10. Trouble Man
Habits & Contradictions was just as good. Just depends on if you want to hear so lyrical shit or some new age gangsta rap shit.
This is well deserved.
But ur missing Jesus Piece on this list.
U gotta know that now, cuz look at how many people are saying it!
Ya Bush?
“Cause That’s Jesus people and The Game, he’s the equal Hated on so much, The Passion of Christ need a sequel”……….shit dawg they shit on Game Smh they will only call him Legendary when he’s dead so sad
finally!
Def Agree. Kendrick shit was hip-hop album of year.
Habits & Contradictions was definitely better than GFID, Slaughterass, Tru Story, Self Made, and Dreams & Nightmares
No ab-soul no Game wat huh? Bdot you sux bruh