HipHopDx Editorials
Albums You Loved (And We Hated) In 2012
From 50 Cent to Odd Future, we break down in Year End how five albums didn't make the cut on HipHopDX, but our readers begged to differ.
Albums We Missed in 2012
It's hard to review every album, so HipHopDX catches up on reviews for Chino XL's "RICANstruction," Ka's "Grief Pedigree" and Nacho Picasso & Blue Sky Black Death's "Exalted," plus more.
HipHopDX's Top 25 Albums Of 2012
From Kendrick Lamar to Roc Marciano, Big Boi to Rapsody, Lupe Fiasco to ScHoolboy Q, HipHopDX presents our annual list of must-haves from the closing year.
The Most Important Rookies Of 2012
As new rappers spring alive shooting for fast superstardom almost daily, Tito Lopez, Rittz, Joey Bada$$, SpaceGhostPurrp and Flatbush Zombies spun Hip Hop on its axis over the past year.
The Most Important News Stories Of 2012
Chief Keef, Lil Wayne and Pusha T dominated headlines in a year dotted with controversy.
The Most Important R&B Artists Of 2012
From The Weeknd to Rihanna, 2012 had R&B artists making a presence in Hip Hop and beyond.
Our Favorite Non-Rap Artists Of 2012
The HipHopDX staff picks our favorite non-Rap artists of 2012, including Flying Lotus, Ellie Goulding, Gaslamp Killer, BJ The Chicago Kid, and Michael Kiwanuka.
The Most Important Freestyles Of 2012
Some big hits dropped in 2012, and here are some of the most important remixes and freestyles over those tracks, from Joell Ortiz to T.I.
The 2012 HipHopDX Year End Awards
The 2012 HipHopDX Year End Awards honors Album of the Year, Readers' Choice Album of the Year, and Video of the Year.
Still Smokin': The 20th Anniversary Of Dr. Dre's "The Chronic"
The larger-than-life figure we now know as Dr. Dre wouldn't be possible without arguably his greatest contribution to popular music, "The Chronic," which celebrates its 20th anniversary this week.
The West Coast Illmatic: good kid, m.A.A.d city & The Evolution of Hip Hop Storytelling
One journalist compares Kendrick Lamar's recent show-stopping "good kid m.A.A.d city" to Nas' "Illmatic" and points out more similarities than we may realize.
Still D.R.E.: Waiting On Albums From Andre 3000 And Dr. Dre
Andre 3000 and Dr. Dre won't release albums this calendar year"if ever again. Their perfectionist tendencies create multiple delays, but there's still hope for one more project from each of them.
The 2012 HipHopDX Turkey Awards
HipHopDX's eighth annual Turkey Awards honors some of the biggest acts of fuckery from the year.
Disappearing Acts: The Decline Of Hip Hop Groups
Lackluster sales and the appeal of a solo career may mean large crews and "super-groups" have replaced traditional two and three member Hip Hop groups.
Product Review: RHA SA950i Headphones
These British-made headphones address all the things that drive the listener on-the-go nuts about standard models. A quality mid-level set of studio headphones with classic design and modern weight.
Sean Price's Top 20 Favorite Albums Of All Time
Some bonafied Hip Hop classics, some R&B picks, one of his own, a soundtrack and even an album that's less than a year old, guest editor Sean Price gives HipHopDX readers his all time Top 20 albums.
Stakes Is High: Hip Hop And The 2012 Election By The Numbers
With Election Day coming, we took a look at some of the more pressing issues on voter's and emcee's collective minds and weighed them against the most objective data available.
HipHopDX's 2012 A3C Recap Featuring Killer Mike, Big Boi, Freeway & More
HipHopDX was on hand for this month's three-day festival in Atlanta. We spoke to the event founders, photographed some highlights and broke down some key moments featuring 1982, Rapsody and S1.
We The People: Hip Hop's Role In The 2012 Election
Rob "Biko" Baker, from the League of Young Voters joins in to discuss Hip Hop's role in what may be one of the most highly-politicized eras in American history.
Why Can't We All Just Get Along (At Hip Hop Award Shows?)
These past two weeks have raised the question if fights at award shows are promotional vehicles or if it's controversy's biggest stage.
