This year's list is diverse few artists or labels could be said to have dominated the results, and rap music from several of the country's major regional centers all managed to throw some songs up on the board. Hip-hop mixtape sites remained a popular way for rap fans to follow their favorite artists, and sudden, viral, word-of-mouth success continued to defy expectations. While the floodgates of free content that opened last decade began to dry up as labels regained control over their property, new artists rushed to fill the opening. There was plenty of great music in 2012, and there was more chaff than ever to sort through to find it.
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