[Last Update] The 2012 HipHopDX Year End Awards

[King Lance]

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The 2012 HipHopDX Year End Awards

Day 1 - Monday Dec 17
Emcee Of The Year: Kendrick Lamar
Runners Up: Killer Mike, Ab-Soul

Trend We'd Like To See Die: Anti-Press Rap Stars
Runners Up: The Ratchet Movement, Y.O.L.O.

Slept-On Album Of The Year : Trophies by Apollo Brown & O.C.
Runners Up: Russian Roulette by Alchemist, The Idea Of Beautiful by Rapsody


Day 2 - Tuesday Dec 18
Producer Of The Year : Alchemist
Runners Up: El-P, Harry Fraud

Tour/Concert Of The Year: Drake's Club Paradise Tour
Runners Up: BET Music Matters Tour , Live From The Underground Tour

Comeback Of The Year: Juicy J
Runners Up: O.C., El-P

Day 3 - Wednesday Dec 19
Verse of the Year: "Reagan" (second verse) by Killer Mike
Runners Up:"New God Flow" by Ghostface Killah, "m.A.A.d. City" (third verse) by Kendrick Lamar

Non-Hip Hop Album of the Year: Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
Runners Up: Black Radio by Robert Glasper, Pineapple Now-Laters by BJ The Chicago Kid

Disappointing Album of the Year: Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded by Nicki Minaj
Runners Up: Strange Clouds by B.o.B., The OF Tape Vol. 2 by Odd Future

Day 4 - Thursday Dec 20
rising star OF THE YEAR: Joey Bada$$
Runners Up: Rapsody, Flatbush Zombies

STory OF THE YEAR: Mobb Deep Breaks Up, On Twitter
Runners Up: Frank Ocean Comes Out, Sort Of, Tupac Reappears As A Hologram

collaboration OF THE YEAR: "Mercy" by Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, and Pusha T
Runners Up: "m.A.A.d. City" by Kendrick Lamar featuring MC Eiht, "Cartoon & Cereal" by Kendrick Lamar featuring Gunplay

Day 5 - Friday Dec 21
album OF THE YEAR: good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar
Runners Up: R.A.P. Music by Killer Mike, #controlsystem by Ab-Soul

readers' choice ALBUM OF THE YEAR: good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar
Runners Up: Life Is Good by Nas, Trophies by Apollo Brown and O.C.

video OF THE YEAR: "Daughters" by Nas
Runners Up: "Grown Up" by Danny Brown, Big Beast" by Killer Mike featuring T.I. and Bun B


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[classthe_king]

How could Roman Reloaded possibly have been the most disappointing album of the year