Stephanie d'Otreppe/NPR Best Music Of 2012 NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2012 December 22, 2012 The albums that sum up our year span genres and borders. From Astro to Wadada Leo Smith, Fiona Apple to Frank Ocean, here are 50 albums that made 2012 great. "ILLuminate (featuring Kendrick Lamar)" Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/166230912/154545131" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Homeboy Sandman's fourth album is called First of a Living Breed. Gavin Thomas/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Gavin Thomas/Courtesy of the artist Review Music Reviews Homeboy Sandman: A Rapper Leaves Law Behind December 19, 2012 The New York MC, whose father is a gifted boxer turned community lawyer, gave up a promising career path of his own to rap full time. Homeboy Sandman: A Rapper Leaves Law Behind Listen · 4:00 4:00 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/167556506/167657219" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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