T.I Names His Top 5 Favourite Albums of 2012

T.I dropped his 8th album (Trouble Man) last week, and it's not doing too badly in the market. In a recent interview, he spoke on his top 5 favourite albums of 2012. It's not a surprise that he would name his album...and also his signee's on that list.

 "The first one I can think of is B.o.B's Strange Clouds," he said. "It's his sophomore album and oddly enough, I think this album was in some ways better than his first one. I think that he has definitely showed growth and evolution in his creative spirit. So I hear it and I acknowledge it and I salute it."

The King of the South also went the standard route and chose K. Dot's major label debut, explaining that he raps like he has an old soul. "Kendrick Lamar's project was something that I expected it to be good, but I never expected it to be that good. So I think that the thought or the fact of the matter that he took me by surprise so much is probably what propelled him so far up over the top of my favorites. It sounds like he's in the present but speaking with a voice from the past. He got a mid- to late-'90s flow on him, but his subject matter is present day. And his skill set is futuristic. That just provides for a wonderful collection of strengths that allow me to like him so much."

Additionally, T.I. settled on Meek Mill's Dreams & Nightmares, G.O.O.D. Music's Cruel Summer and, of course, his own album Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head. (hiphopdx.com)