Best New Rappers of 2012
The Top Ten
1 Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Raised in Compton, California, Lamar embarked on his musical career as a teenager under the stage name K-Dot, releasing a mixtape that garnered local attention and led to his signing with indie record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE).
What... Is macklemore... Where seeing the next Eminem and you give me macklemore in 1st... Think when you vote man
This kid bringing rap back and is doing it in a good way love his music he should be #1
2 Macklemore
Ben Haggerty, (born, June 19, 1983) known by his stage name Macklemore and formerly Professor Macklemore, is an American singer and songwriter from Seattle, Washington.
3 A.S.A.P. Rocky
What Why is Macklemore ahead of ASAP
4 Time
5 Lil B
Brandon Christopher McCartney, professionally known as Lil B and often known as The BasedGod, is an American rapper, record producer, author, activist and motivational speaker from Berkeley, California. He is often regarded as the pioneer of cloud rap.
6 Kid Ink
7 Sims
8 Ali Gdal
9 Big K.R.I.T.
Justin Scott, better known by his stage name Big K.R.I.T., is an American rapper and record producer from Meridian, Mississippi.
10 Chief Keef
Keith Farelle Cozart, better known by his stage name Chief Keef, is an American rapper and record producer from Chicago, Illinois.
He go hard not lyrically so much but his beats are consistent and it goes yo deserves to be up there
The Contenders
11 Sadistik
12 Tyga
Micheal Ray Stevenson, known by his stage name Tyga, is an American hip hop recording artist. In 2011, Tyga signed a recording contract with Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records.
13 Sepehr Khalse
14 Grieves
15 Jun Hyung
16 Joey Bada$$
Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, better known by his stage name Joey Badass, is an American hip hop recording artist and actor.
17 Trinidad James
Nicholas Williams, better known by his stage name Trinidad James, is an American rapper based out of Atlanta, Georgia.
18 Future
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