If Hip Hop was dying in the mid-2000s, it has now made a full recovery. 2012 was a strong year for all areas of Hip Hop. The Internet has allowed niche rappers to have their shine amongst heavyweights like Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar, while emerging stars like 2 Chainz and Joey Bada$$ also blessed rap with their own contributions. There were far more than 50 great songs in what was likely the best year for Hip Hop in the last decade, but of course, we had to narrow it down. This is VladTV's picks for the Top 50 Hip Hop Tracks Of 2012.
EXCLUSIVE: The Top 50 Hip Hop Tracks Of 2012
VladTV Staff Writer
50. '86 Mets- Children Of The Night
49. Obama Basedgod- Lil B
48. We Are Farmers- Three Loco
47. Larry Bird- Riff Raff
46. I Own Swag- Lil B
45. Lean Wit It- Meek Mill
44. Pouches Of Tuna- Action Bronson
43. 1991- Azealia Banks
42. Function- E-40 ft. YG, Problem, and IamSU
41. Drank In My Cup- Kirko Bangz
40. The Black God- SpaceGhostPurrp
39. Thuggin' Noise- A$AP Mob
38. Glory- Jay-Z
37. Yo What's Good NY- Heems ft. Action Bronson, Lakutis, and Kool A.D.
36. Hands On The Wheel- Schoolboy Q ft. A$AP Rocky
35. Pistolier- Roc Marciano
34. Rookie Of The Year 2013- Riff Raff
33. Waterpark- Vince Staples
32. Work Hard, Play Hard- Wiz Khalifa
31. Cashin' Out- Ca$h Out
30. Pyrex- Sean Price
29. Burn- Meek Mill ft. Big Sean
28. No Lie- 2 Chainz ft. Drake
27. Clique- Kanye West, Jay-Z and Big Sean
26. Reagan- Killer Mike
25. Killuminati- Joey Bada$$ ft. Capital STEEZ
24. New God Flow- Kanye West ft. Pusha T
23. Daughters- Nas
22. Bird On a Wire- Action Bronson & Riff Raff
21. Chum- Earl Sweatshirt
20. Cartoon And Cereal- Kendrick Lamar
19. BFK- Freddie Gibbs
18. Blessed- Schoolboy Q ft. Kendrick Lamar
17. Birthday Song- 2 Chainz ft. Kanye West
16. Love Sosa- Chief Keef
15. Beez In The Trap- Nicki Minaj ft. 2 Chainz
14. Bandz a Make Her Dance- Juicy J
13. m.A.A.d. City- Kendrick Lamar
12. Terrorist Threats- Ab-Soul ft. Danny Brown & Jhene Aiko
11. Kush Clouds- Freddie Gibbs
10. Swimming Pools (Drank)- Kendrick Lamar
9. Survival Tactics- Joey Bada$$ ft. Capital STEEZ
8. Between Friends- Captain Murphy ft. Earl Sweatshirt
7. Locomotive- Nas
6. Goldie- A$AP Rocky
5. B*tch Don't Kill My Vibe- Kendrick Lamar
4. I Don't Like (Remix)- Chief Keef ft. Kanye West, Pusha T, Jadakiss and Big Sean
3. Mercy- Kanye West ft. Pusha T, Big Sean, and 2 Chainz
2. All Gold Everything- Trinidad James
1. Money Trees- Kendrick Lamar ft. Jay Rock