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Best Rap Albums 2012: LA's Top 5 Of The Year (VIDEO, NSFW)

PHOTOS: 5 Best Rap Albums Of 2012
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By Rebecca Haithcoat

As Max Bell noted in his round-up of L.A. rap earlier this month, it was a very good year for hip-hop in our city, with all corners of the varied scene -- from Open Mike Eagle's smart 4NML HSPTL to Odd Future's rambunctious The OF Tape Vol. 2 to Ty$ and Joe Moses' raunchy Whoop! -- well represented. Oh, and then there was a certain South Central-based collective you may have heard of. In any case, since we like to play favorites, here are our top five.

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