The Find Lists: Best of 2012

The Find Lists: Best of 2012

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Favorite albums of 2012
:

Nas – Life Is Good
Apollo Brown & OC – Trophies
Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city
Apollo Brown & Guilty Simpson – Dice Game

Song Of The Year 2012: Nas – Stay (above)
Best (independent) label of 2012: Mello Music Group
Best mix of 2012: DJ Hannibal Beretta – Black Belt Beretta
Biggest surprise: The Game – Jesus Piece
Biggest disappointment: Stalley – Savage Journey To The American Dream
Most promising young talents: SigNif, The Black Opera, Malik Ferraud & Stik Figa
Best artwork of 2012: The Game – Jesus Piece Cover (it pushed the envelope and it has everyone talking)
Best physical project: DJ Neil Armstrong – The Sweet 10 Year Annivesary Producto
Anticipating in 2013: MaG – Freedom, The Roots’ & Then You Shoot Your Cousin, and the new album by The Procussions

Just an ordinary guy always on the hunt for extraordinary music. Not just as the founder of The Find Magazine & Rucksack Records, but also as a freelance music journalist (bylines at Tracklib, Bandcamp, Wax Poetics, DIG Mag, among others) and—above all—out of love for all kinds of good music.