As the year comes to a close, T.I. looked back on 2012 and picked his five favorite albums. During an interview with Rap-Up.com, Tip picked some expected choices – B.o.B’s Strange Clouds, Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city – and named a few that missed the top of critics’ lists.
Starting out, he named his Grand Hustle signee B.o.B’s sophomore album as one of his top LPs. “The first one I can think of is B.o.B’s Strange Clouds,” he said. “It’s his sophomore album and oddly enough, I think this album was in some ways better than his first one. I think that he has definitely showed growth and evolution in his creative spirit. So I hear it and I acknowledge it and I salute it.”
The King of the South also went the standard route and chose K. Dot’s major label debut, explaining that he raps like he has an old soul. “Kendrick Lamar’s project was something that I expected it to be good, but I never expected it to be that good. So I think that the thought or the fact of the matter that he took me by surprise so much is probably what propelled him so far up over the top of my favorites. It sounds like he’s in the present but speaking with a voice from the past. He got a mid- to late-’90s flow on him, but his subject matter is present day. And his skill set is futuristic. That just provides for a wonderful collection of strengths that allow me to like him so much.”
Additionally, T.I. settled on Meek Mill’s Dreams & Nightmares, G.O.O.D. Music’s Cruel Summer and, of course, his own album Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head. Watch him explain his choices below.
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meek mill yeah right
See what hating gets you?
Exhibit A that this guy got ass raped in jail.
“And, of course, his own album” smh. Is this hip hop journalism or dickriding? Fuck DX fuck T.I.P
He said Kendrick was his favorite. Stop bitchin, you hatin ass niggas.
B.O.B? Well, if he’s your signee, then you have to promote them. That album sucked, and I’m not a huge fan, but his first was better, mixtapes being even better. And artists should be banned from putting their albums on their lists. Waste of space.
promoting all of his friends’ albums
Noooooooooooooo Killer Mike – RAP Music?????????????????????????????????????????
Ti dick riding on this list
Nas Life is good trumps all these albums sheeeittt!
good kid maad city, sorry
Good joke.
GKMC > Life is Good, just accept it
Life is Good is better. Easily
^Niggas only saying that cause Nas name is on the album
nas kendrick jeezy big boi t.i.
what about ja rule you fag
what about ja rule’s pil 2 you bitch made nigga
what about pain is love 2? you fucking wanksta bitch made south accent ass nigga
Ja Rule is where it’s at
ja rule gonna rip your ass when he gets out in february bitch
TI is a bitch for not naming ja rule as his favorite
ja rule is the biggest boss in the game, probably the biggest boss in the world.. how could you NOT name Ja Rule? You bitch made punk
i fucking hate TI now for not naming ja rule as one of his favorites, fuck this bitch made nigga
this bitch didn’t name ja rule as one of his favorites? Fuck this nigga!!!
Ja Rule’s PIL 2 should have been on that list, come on son!!
Ja Rule gonn kill yo ass in beef, bitch…
Ja Rule gonna blast on this whack ass nigga
Ja Rule february 2013, death of TI’s career.
Ja Rule is the hottest artist out right now, I don’t see how could have TI miss his fucking album PIL 2.
PIL 2 six mil sold, nigga!!!!
PIL 2 by Ja Rule, 6 mil sold and this nigga avoidin’ to talk about ja rule. WOW!!!
Ja Rule is the biggest boss in the game.
Is Jeff your guardian angel?
Ja rule bigger boss than rick ross right now
Ja Rule sold drugs when he was younger.
now he sells his booty in jail for pudding cups
This nigga judging now??? The fuck he thinks he is???
he’s not allowed to have favorite albums now? wtf
ALL OF U ARE SLOW! CAN U NOT READ .. IT SAYS “T.I’s TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2012” .. YOU PEOPLE MUST BE FROM DOWN SOUTH!
i was wit u until the down south comment..then u brought to light that you have idiot tendencies as well
ja rule is pussy and is trash and niggas only like his recent shit because he is underground everytime a nigga gets big almost everybody hates
ja rule win beef thts funny didnt 50 cent and EM kill this why he still rappin
and ti pussy they both pussy niggas
you mother’s pussy stink.
My Top 5 Albums of 2012
1. Lecrae – Gravity
2. Trip Lee – The Good Life
3. T.I. – Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head
4. Chief Keef – Finally Rich
5. B.O.B – Strange Clouds
LOL @ both b.o.b. and chief keef
hahahaha! Kendrick’s album is better than anything TI has ever put out.. I’m tired of these old rappers creating mediocre albums.. Just fuck off! It’s really not contributing to hiphop. Did he seriously just name B.o.B. as an album of the year? Do cocaine till you OD you worthless piece of shit. Or go back to prison where you belong..
you a damn lie if kendrick’s album better than tip’s lay off the crack homes.
Fuck your opnion, Tip. Still hating on Esco, snitch ass nigga. We bout to get the rats back jumpin
ya mother’s a rat you fuckin’ crack baby.
Who gives a fuck what this rat listens to?
the dumbass who chooses to comment anyway?
your mother.
Mac Mall’s “The Rebellion Against All There Is” is the best album of 2012. That is if U like real Hip Hop that actually has something to say.
top 5
Kendrick – good kidd maad city
Nas -life is good
Wu-Block – Wu-Block
Freddie Gibbs – BFK (More like a free album than mixtape)
Lupe – Food N Liquor 2
My personnal favorite. Not saying they’re necessarily all better than other albums that came out this year. Just my favorite
Kendrick Lamar- good kid mAAd city
Ab-Soul – Control System
The Alchemist – Russian Roulette
Kevlaar 7 – Die Ageless
Stu Bangas & Vanderslice – Diggaz With Attitude
jesus piece
wu block
life is good
trouble man
dreams and nightmares..not in this order
Wu Block? Come on dogg. Be serious.
wu-block was better than dreams and nightmares
kendrick lamar – good kid maad city
frank ocean – channel orange
lupe fiasco – food and liquor 2
passion pit – gossamer
macklemore – the heist
Great list!!
Dawg doesnt even give a nod to Killer Mike
Southern Album of the Year , that’s undebatable.
its damn near rap album of the year.
TI is the only artist that put his own work into his top albums of the year….shitty.
so the fuck what his album was fire. if you don’t like it go jump off a bridge.
1.) T.I. – Trouble Man
2.) Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
3.) Mumford & Sons – Babel
4.) B.o.B – Strange Clouds
5.) Big Boi – VLADR
“wu-block was better than dreams and nightmares”
Not gonna argue with you there, but both are still duds.
Nas-life is good
Big Krit-live from the underground
Kendrik Lamar-GKMC
Lupe fiasco-F&L part 2 vol.1
Game-jesus piece