As we close in on the New Year (which will be the DopeHouse’s fifth, crazy), Mek and I have put together a list of our favorite projects from the last 365. And like I’ve said the past couple years, this is OUR favorites list. It’s not a “best of” and it’s not us saying everything that’s not listed is trash. It’s simply a break down of what we enjoyed the most. So without running the risk of talking too much, hit the jump to see what your favorite (or least favorite) dopeboyz were banging in 2012.



Shake’s Top 10 Albums of 2012

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PURCHASE: Ab-Soul – Control System | Aesop Rock – Skelethon | Big Boi – Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors | Brother Ali – Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color | Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city | Killer Mike – R.A.P. Music | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist | Nas – Life Is Good | ScHoolboy Q – Habits & Contradictions | Skyzoo – A Dream Deferred

HONORABLE MENTIONS: Danny! – Payback | Frank Ocean – channel ORANGE | Pac Div – GMB | Roc Marciano – Reloaded | Sean Price – Mic Tyson | T.I. – Trouble Man

Shake’s Top 10 Mixtapes of 2012

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DOWNLOAD: Action Bronson & Party Supplies – Blue Chips | Big K.R.I.T. – 4evaNaDay | Big Sean – Detroit | Childish Gambino – Royalty | Freddie Gibbs – Baby Face Killa | Joe Budden – A Loose Quarter | Joey Bada$$ – 1999 | Kids These Days – Traphouse Rock | Meek Mill – Dreamchasers 2 | THURZ – 517 W Queen Tape

HONORABLE MENTIONS: Add-2 – Save.Our.Souls | Calez – Kid With Raps | Grande Marshall – 800 | Julian Malone – Enemy: The Time And Loves Of Malone | Jon Connor – The People’s Rapper LP | Slaughterhouse – On The House | Swerve – The Barrelhouse LP | Wiz Khalifa- Taylor Allderdice | XV – Popular Culture

Shake’s Top 10 EPs of 2012

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DOWNLOAD: ANTHM – Joy & Pain | Brother Ali – The Bite Marked Heart | Brown Bag AllStars – The Brown Label pt.1 | CharleRED – Religion | Cocaine80s – Express OG | Curren$y & Harry Fraud – Cigarette Boats | Fly.Union – Zenith | Miguel – Art Dealer Chic v.1, 2 & 3 | Small Eyez – G.I.A.N.T.S. | Soul Khan – Wellstone

HONORABLE MENTIONS: Christ Faust – VILLAIN: Issue One & Issue Two | Curren$y & Styles P – #The1st28 | Jaren Evan – 4th Chapter | Jarren Benton x SMKA – Huffing Glue w/ Hasselhoff | Omen – A Glorious Cool | Soul Khan – Psalm

Meka’s Top 10 Albums of 2012

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PURCHASE: Ab-Soul – Control System | Danny! – Payback | Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d. city | Menahen Street Band – The Crossing | Nas – Life Is Good | Pac Div – GMB | Roc Marciano – Reloaded | ScHoolboy Q – Habits & Contradictions | Sean Price – Mic Tyson | Yuna – Yuna

HONORABLE MENTIONS: Arima Ederra – Earth To Arima | Raven Sorvino – Paper Girl | Robert Glasper Experiment – Black Radio | SonReal & Rich Kidd – The Closers

Meka’s Top 10 Mixtapes of 2012

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DOWNLOAD: Big Sean – Detroit | Childish Gambino – Royalty | Dom Kennedy – Yellow Album | ForeverFC – 704 | Joey Bada$$ – 1999 | Jimmy Kelso – Kelso’s Castle | Lute – West1996 | SchylerChaise – The Incomparable | T.I. – Fuck Da City Up | Two-9 – Forever

HONORABLE MENTIONS: Action Bronson & Alchemist – Rare Chandeliers | Big K.R.I.T. – 4evaNaDay | Dee Goodz – The Introduction Of Donald G | Phony Ppl – nothinG special. | Tito Lopez – The Lost Files Of Tito Lopez: Reloaded

Meka’s Top Songs of 2012*

Ab-Soul – Black Lip Bastard (rmx) f. Black Hippy, The Book of Soul, Lust Demons f. BJ the Chicago Kid, Nibiru, Showin’ Love, Terrorist Threats f. Danny Brown & Jhene Aiko | Ace Hood – Yeen Bout Dat Life | A-Game – Money Made me Do It f. Luu Breeze | Audio Push – Yes Lord f. King Chip & Travi$ Scott | A$AP Ferg – Work | A$AP Rocky – Pretty Flacko (prod. SpaceGhostPurrp) | Big Sean – Guap, Mula f. French Montana | BJ The Chicago Kid – Hay | brandUn DeShay – I Wanted To Bring Her Flowers | Childish Gambino – They Don’t Like Me feat. Chance the Rapper | Fizzyology (Lil Fame x Termanology) – Play Dirty f. Styles P & Busta Rhymes (prod. DJ Premier) | Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Thuggin’ | Jay Electronica – Dear Moleskine (prod. Just Blaze) | Jay Rock – Checkmate, Jay Rock | Kendrick Lamar – Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe | Cartoon & Cereal f. Gunplay, The Recipe f. Dr. Dre, Westside Right On Time f. Young Jeezy | Lil Reese – Us | Lil Wayne – No Worries | Mr. Mfn esquire – The Bear Trickz f. Goldie Glo | Nitty Scott MC – Aunti Maria’s Crib (rmx) f. Action Bronson & The Kid Daytona | OverDoz. – Lauren London | Playboy Tre – We All In | Pusha T – Blocka f. Popcaan & Travi$ Scott | Rapsody – The Drums | Recess – Between Me & You | SchylerChaise – Life$tyle Of f. Makeda | ScHoolboy Q – Hands On The Wheel f. A$AP Rocky, Sexting, Gangsta In Designer (No Concept), Party | The-Dream – Dope Bitch f. Pusha T | T.I. – Stunt’n Like A Fool, Trap Back Jumpin’ | Travi$ Scott – Up f. Casey Veggies | Shawn Chrystopher – Biscayne (prod. Timbaland) | Skeme – Kidz With Gunz f. ScHoolboy Q | Usher – Climax (prod. Diplo) | Yuna – Live Your Life (prod. Pharrell)

* If I’m missing something, it’s because I never got around listening to it. Not a snub.