12 Most Anticipated Albums of 2012
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Big K.R.I.T., Live From the Underground - This Mississippi MC-producer's two mixtapes, K.R.I.T. Wuz Here and Return of 4Eva, were better crafted and more thoughtful than most recent rap albums. As long as K.R.I.T. doesn't stray too far from his soulful, Dungeon Family 2.0 sound, we expect his major label debut to be even better.Don't miss Big K.R.I.T.'s new joint, "I Got This" tonight at 6P/5C only on 106 & Park!(Photo: Def Jam)
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Nas, Life Is Good - If Nas' 10th studio album, Life Is Good, sounds anything like the ice-grilling throwback lead single, "Nasty," fans of grimy, golden-age East Coast hip hop are in for a real treat. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Rick Ross, God Forgives, I Don't - Don't look now: Rawse has not-so-quietly become hip hop's most consistently dope artist and entrepreneur in the past few years. Even with the health scare that postponed this album, which was originally slated to drop last month, we don't expect that to change with God Forgives, I Don't. (Photo: John Ricard / BET)
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G.O.O.D. Music, TBA - With John Legend, Common, Big Sean, Kid Cudi, Pusha T and more on board, and Kanye West in the captain's seat, this compilation album from one of rap's most power-packed labels is too big to fail. (Photo: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for VEVO)
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Frank Ocean, Channel Orange - Frank Ocean's amazing mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra, had Italian mag L'uomo Vogue crowning him the "best R&B lyricist since Prince," influenced established mega-stars like Beyoncé and Brandy and helped him land several guest spots on the album of the year, Jay-Z and Kanye's Watch the Throne. As a result, his 2012 album, by all reports in the finishing stages, will no doubt be one of the most anticipated R&B debuts in recent memory. (Photo: Island Def Jam)
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