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Nearly $51 million was spent on the Royal family in 2012
June 27, 2013 -- intro: Ever wonder what it costs to live like royalty in the 21st century? Now we know, at least for members of Britain's Royal family.
Nearly $51 million was spent on the Royal family in 2012, according to the newly released Annual Summary of Head of State expenditure from Buckingham Palace.
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Monza Update Questions
Posted 02 October 2011 - 08:43 AM
First off I have to say I`m a complete noob at doing any sort of Gpl editing (well editing in general I suppose) so please bare with me.
I`d also like to say that I`d very much like to learn about all things editing so I may be back with more threads/questions, I hope that`s cool.
Anyhow, what I`d like to ask is this:
I have an update for Monza 67 that I really like but I`m not overly keen on the asphalt that comes with it... I`ve seen another update for Monza with an asphalt I do really like. Can I use one updates asphalt in the other update or would this cause problems?
IE - can I use the asphalt from update 1 in update 2? If the answer is yes but there`s a process of doing this I`d apprecite it very much if someone would run through that process keeping in mind I`m a noob
Plus is it possible to use the asphalt from one track on another, different track or is this out of the question?
I look forward to starting the learning process...
Posted 02 October 2011 - 08:55 AM
that aside, combining packages of the same track should be rather straightforward. grab asphalt texture from pack 1, and copy it over asphalt texture of pack 2. done. please note that for most tracks more than one asphalt texture is used. i.e. the verge is re-using bits of the same asphalt plus parts from the dirt or grass texture. also there maybe variations of the asphalt, where some areas are showing shadows, etc. i'm not sure if that has been done in the pits at monza though.
laguna seca for instance has some 3-5 different asphalt textures, one general asphalt, one with shadows from the armco in the pits, some with the shadow from the wiremesh fence (also pits), etc...
reims has 3 different shades of tarmac for areas where they had resurfaced the track etc...
in general replacing textures is quite easy. just give it a shot and build "your" own monza. one thing you should pay attention to is the size of the asphalt textures. for the most part they are square, 512x512, 1024x1024 or even 2048x2048. but some tracks use different formats like 512x1024, and sometimes the texture is used at a 90° angle - that might put a spanner in the works if you put it on your track without rotating the texture , but that is easily fixed within a minute using your painting tool and winmip2.
any other questions, just ask
Posted 02 October 2011 - 09:53 AM
Good to know it`s at least possible for one asphalt texture to be used in place of another, all I`ve got to do now is try and do it.
Btw, I`ve no intentions of releasing anything to the public... I have to learn how to do it first and after that it`ll just be for my own use (unless I become a master lol )
Ok so if both tracks/updates use the one asphalt texture it`s a simple as copying one over the other? Sounds good to me...
If there are other asphalt textures used how will I know they are asphalt textures? Will they still contain the actual word "asphalt" or will they have other names? How will I recognise the other asphalt textures?
What happens if there is only one asphalt texture to use from update 1 but there are several asphalt textures used in update 2?
Mmm... I can see I may have to experiment a little and see how I get on with this...
I`ll go and have a little play and look around and see how I get on but... I`ll be back
Posted 02 October 2011 - 01:22 PM
So if you want to apply an asphalt of an addon track to the original papy monza, you need to first rotate the texture by 90 degrees
Basically all the asphalt textures are named asphalt.mip or asph.mip
then you have asph1 asph2 asphalt1 and so on
For the verge part the names have a bigger variety.
Just use Datman that can visually list all the files in a dat so you can discover the names too; I think is the easiest way to begin
Posted 02 October 2011 - 02:03 PM
Ok, so if I did need to rotate textures how would I go about doing that? Also what program or software is needed for such a task?
Thanks for the asphalt textures names info etc, appreciate that.
I have Datman and have had a very little play around with it but I`ll do as you suggest and see how I go.
Thanks again.
Posted 02 October 2011 - 03:44 PM
You find both with a search here or at SRMZ.
They open the mip file and convert it to bmp, then do the opposite after the changes.
Posted 03 October 2011 - 04:16 AM
I have WinMip2. I take it that any changes needed to be made can be made in photoshop or something similar.
I`ll try it out anyway.
Posted 03 October 2011 - 04:27 AM
Posted 03 October 2011 - 11:37 AM
Posted 07 October 2011 - 04:19 AM
I`ve managed to experiment with swapping a few asphalt textures and hey presto!
It worked...
I`ve now experimented with Datman and opened up the files to have a look and also been using winmip2 too.
Quite enjoyed the tiny bit of "editing" I`ve manage so far but I`ve realised it takes up quite a bit of time too... I don`t know where you guys find the time to do all this editing etc you do and still manage to get behind the wheel for some laps.
Posted 12 October 2011 - 11:55 AM
I`m back with another question.
As I`ve said, I`ve now managed to swap asphalts over etc but I`ve come across a little problem.
I`ve found an asphalt (although it`s still maybe a little too light) that I`d like to use for Monza but I`m still getting the first Monza trackside textures showing through at the sides of the track... the white lines:
So how would I go about either:
1 - Having the whole track in the new asphalt texture without the white lines at the side?
2 - Use the new asphalt, keeping the white lines but have the track the same colour?
I hope this makes some kind of sense
Posted 12 October 2011 - 01:20 PM
A lot of tracks have this kind of construction so when you want to change the asphalt using different shades, you need to tweak also the borders that can eventually be more than one (sometimes 10 or more different textures)
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Edited by Ginetto, 12 October 2011 - 01:21 PM.
Posted 13 October 2011 - 04:24 AM
aspgrs.mip and aspgrsr.mip - one for the left and one for the right.
I tried to edit them and make them a lighter colour to match the asphalt I`d like to use for Monza but I must have been doing something wrong as I could not get them to work for me.
Would you mind saying how you would go about this? That`ll maybe give me some idea as to where I went wrong.
Posted 13 October 2011 - 07:12 AM
I have the "default" monza installed with the GPL installer 1.02 (is the little update for monza pack) and, as you see, there is no white line on dark asphalt there
Edited by Ginetto, 13 October 2011 - 07:14 AM.
Posted 13 October 2011 - 08:03 AM
Ginetto, on 13 October 2011 - 07:12 AM, said:
I have the "default" monza installed with the GPL installer 1.02 (is the little update for monza pack) and, as you see, there is no white line on dark asphalt there
No Ginetto...
The sides of the track are not edited in my above screenie, they are still dark but the actual track is very light. I need to know how to alter the sides to match the rest of the track.
I`ll have to go back and look at this "default" Monza from the installer I think...
Posted 13 October 2011 - 12:53 PM
BTW I've tried the texture replacement and it works here; I've put a weird Stoned file with the name of aspgrs.mip in the monza folder and this is what I see in GPL; both sides.Are you sure that the file name of your border is correct?
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Edited by Ginetto, 13 October 2011 - 12:53 PM.
Posted 03 October 2018 - 10:42 AM
Boy... time flies.
I would still like to "build" my own Monza. Maybe other tracks too in the future so I`m back with questions.
Iirc the Monza that`s in my install is the one that gets installed from the installer (v1.08) I think?
What I`d like to get started with is... yes... you guessed it... change the asphalt!
The asphalt I`d "like" to use would be from the new Sap67 unless I find a more suitable one somewhere else. As this will only be for my own personal use I think using this should be ok. If not, I`m sure one of you chaps will let me know.
The first question:
In Monza, the asphalt.mip is in the .DAT file not just placed in the track folder so how would I use the asphalt from Spa67 and get it into the Monza .DAT file? Can this even be done?
Second question:
The Spa67 asphalt I`d like to use is named Asph.mip so is it simply a case of renaming that file to asphalt.mip and then somehow getting it into the Monza.DAT file?
That will do for starters.
As always, any help, tips, or information on this would be very much appreciated.
Posted 03 October 2018 - 10:53 AM
The way GPL works is that it first uses any loose files in the track folder with higher priority and it then uses the files from the DAT file if it cannot find a loose file of that name. Put simply, loose files take priority over anything contained within the DAT file.
You do not have to put your new file into the monza.dat, just putting an appropriately named copy of that file loose within the monza track folder should do the trick. This is also really handy for trying stuff out and making quick changes as you can simply swap loose files in and out until you are happy with the result.
Very simple answer: make a copy of the asph.mip from the Spa67 folder. Paste it to the Monza folder and then rename it to asphalt.mip and you should be good to go. When you fire up GPL and go for a drive or view a replay from Monza then you should see the change in asphalt.
EDIT: Oh, yes, also remember the point that Ginetto made in post 4 of this thread: http://gplr.srmz.net...742 - you will probably need to rotate the texture by 90 degrees as he describes or otherwise what you will see is an odd striped effect along the track!
Edited by Border Reiver, 03 October 2018 - 11:01 AM.
Posted 03 October 2018 - 11:36 AM
Thanks for the reply.
Good to hear it should be relatively simple to do and that I don`t need to put anything in the Monza.DAT. I never knew that GPL worked like that, using the loose files first as long as they`re found in the folder. As you say this will definitely make testing things out much easier.
Yes, I`ll rotate the texture if needed. I`ll maybe try putting the Spa67 asphalt in Monza first though just to check. On that note, is there a way of knowing if a texture needs rotating without trying it out first?
Posted 03 October 2018 - 12:00 PM
tjc, on 03 October 2018 - 11:36 AM, said:
Yes, I`ll rotate the texture if needed. I`ll maybe try putting the Spa67 asphalt in Monza first though just to check. On that note, is there a way of knowing if a texture needs rotating without trying it out first?
If you look at the mip file in some sort of viewer you'd see which way around it looks. Off the top of my head I don't remember if "add on" tracks have textures that run top to bottom or left to right, all that I remember is that add on tracks go one way and original Papy tracks go the other. Looking at one from each track type in a viewer would tell you which way around they go and then you'd know. What it means is that it is trivial to swap around ground textures between any add on tracks or between any original tracks but to swap from addon to original or vice versa you have to do this extra step of converting mip to bmp, rotating 90 degrees in a pixel editing program then converting back to mip before it will work properly.
Posted 03 October 2018 - 12:17 PM
I take it I`d have to use DATman or another similar program to extract the Spa67 Asph.mip to convert to bmp - edit - then convert back to mip... or have I got that wrong.
Strange... I just tried opening the Sap67 dat in DATman and it won`t open for some reason.
Posted 03 October 2018 - 01:36 PM
tjc, on 03 October 2018 - 12:17 PM, said:
I take it I`d have to use DATman or another similar program to extract the Spa67 Asph.mip to convert to bmp - edit - then convert back to mip... or have I got that wrong.
Strange... I just tried opening the Sap67 dat in DATman and it won`t open for some reason.
No, if you opened it in Winmip then just change the type to bmp and save it, open that bmp in paint or similar, rotate by 90 degrees and save. Then open the edited bmp file in Winmip and change the type back to mip and resave and you should be good. Before doing that though you could just try putting the file into the Monza folder and see what happens as you might find it useful for the future to be able to spot that sort of problem I'd expect you'll see. I'd expect you'll see stripes across the track.
If you then do this to and fro with Winmip on that file things should then sort themselves out when you go back into GPL and check again.
Edited by Border Reiver, 03 October 2018 - 01:37 PM.
Posted 03 October 2018 - 05:20 PM
Posted 04 October 2018 - 03:18 AM
spa67 asphalt - monza 1.png 1.04MB 14 downloads
spa67 asphalt - monza 2.png 862.46K 15 downloads
On the rotating, is it just as simple as rotating the canvas/image by 90 degrees? That`s what I did so I`m just wondering if there`s something I`m not doing correctly.
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WRITER: Simon Peter ( kjv@2Peter:1:1) The Petrine authorship of 2 Peter has been challenged more than the authorship of any other book in the New Testament. Dr. William Moorehead said, "The Second Epistle of Peter comes to us with less historical support of its genuineness than any other book of the New Testament." However, this has caused conservative scholars to give adequate attention to this epistle so that today it is well established that Peter wrote this letter. The autobiographical sections afford internal evidence of the Petrine authorship (see kjv@2Peter:1:13-14, kjv@2Peter:1:16-18; kjv@2Peter:3:1).
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THEME: This is the swan song of Peter, as 2 Timothy is the swan song of Paul. There is a striking similarity. Both epistles put up a warning sign, along the pilgrim pathway the church is traveling, to identify the awful apostasy that was on the way at that time and now in our time has arrived. What was then like a cloud the size of a man's hand today envelops the sky and produces a storm of hurricane proportions. Peter warns of heresy among teachers as Paul warns of heresy among the laity. Both Peter and Paul speak in a joyful manner of their approaching death ( kjv@2Peter:1:13-14; kjv@2Timothy:4:6-8). Both apostles anchor the church on the Scriptures as the only defense against the coming storm. The similarity of 2 Peter to Paul's last epistle of 2 Timothy explains the sharp contrast between Peter's first and second letters. The subject has changed, and the difference is as great as that which exists between Paul's letters to the Romans and to Timothy. Nevertheless, the theme is explained on the basis of the words which Peter uses here as contrasted to his first epistle. The words are different, with the exception of the word precious, which occurs in this epistle twice in the first chapter. Likewise, the word faith occurs twice in the first chapter. The characteristic word is knowledge (occurring sixteen times with cognate words). The epitome of the epistle is expressed in the injunction contained in the final verse:
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen. ( kjv@2Peter:3:18)
True gnosticism is not some esoteric information concerning a formula, a rite, or ritual; nor is it some secret order or password. It is to know Jesus Christ as He is revealed to man in the Word of God. This is the secret of life and of Christian living (see kjv@John:17:3).
I. Addition of Christian graces gives assurance, Chapter kjv@2Peter:1:1-14 "The full knowledge of God, and of Jesus, our Lord" is the foundation on which Christian character is built (see kjv@2Peter:1:2).
II. Authority of the Scriptures attested by fulfilled prophecy, Chapter kjv@2Peter:1:15-21 Scriptures give light for obedience in dark days.
III. Apostasy brought in by false teachers, Chapter kjv@2Peter:2 Church should beware of false teachers and not false prophets.
IV. Attitude toward return of the Lord is a test of apostates, Chapter kjv@2Peter:3:1-4
V. Agenda of God for the world, Chapter kjv@2Peter:3:5-13
A. Past world, kjv@2Peter:3:5-6 B. Present world, kjv@2Peter:3:7-12 C. Future world, kjv@2Peter:3:13
VI. Admonition to believers, Chapter kjv@2Peter:3:14-18 Knowledge of God's program is an incentive to grow in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
I. Addition of Christian graces gives assurance, Chapter kjv@2Peter:1:1-14
kjv@2Peter:1:1 — "Simon Peter" — the name Simon appears here, but it does not in kjv@1Peter:1:1. Christ never stands alone in this epistle; Jesus is added here, elsewhere Savior and Lord are also added.
kjv@2Peter:1:2 — "Knowledge" occurs nine times (with cognates) in this chapter.
kjv@2Peter:1:3 — His blessings come "through the knowledge of him." "Virtue" is excellence.
kjv@2Peter:1:4 — "Precious promises" come through the knowledge of Him "Partakers of the divine nature" come through the knowledge of Him kjv@John:17:3).
kjv@2Peter:1:5-7 — These graces are not given in the order of their priority. One does not depend upon the other, but they are placed in orderly sequence. "And beside this" is for this very cause. "Add" is supply — have all the graces. "Virtue" is excellence with energy. "Brotherly kindness" is love of the brethren. This is enthusiasm for the knowledge of Christ.
kjv@2Peter:1:8 — "Barren" is idle. Paul's great desire was to know Christ kjv@Philippians:3:10).
kjv@2Peter:1:9 — Sterility and lack of enthusiasm may lead to the place where the believer will forget he has been saved.
kjv@2Peter:1:10 — Make your calling and election more sure. It is possible to believe in the security of the believer but lack the assurance of salvation. Security of the believer is objective; Assurance of salvation is subjective.
kjv@2Peter:1:11-13 — Peter felt called to stir up these saints to grow in grace lest spiritual senility set in.
kjv@2Peter:1:14 — Tradition tells us that Peter was crucified with his head down because he was not worthy to die as Christ did kjv@John:21:18-19).
II. Authority of the Scriptures attested by fulfilled prophecy, Chapter kjv@2Peter:1:15-21
kjv@2Peter:1:15 — "Decease" is exodus. In light of his approaching death, Peter calls attention to that which should be remembered.
kjv@2Peter:1:16 — "Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses" — when did this take place? The next verse explains.
kjv@2Peter:1:17-18 — This is a reference to the Transfiguration and offers the explanation for Matthew's strange statement (see kjv@Matthew:16:28). Matthew follows this with an account of the Transfiguration.
kjv@2Peter:1:19 — Something more reliable and trustworthy than being an eyewitness to the Transfiguration is "a more sure word of prophecy." Scripture is a light that is focused on the appearing of the "day star."
kjv@2Peter:1:20 — No prophecy of the Scripture is to be interpreted apart from other references to the same subject.
kjv@2Peter:1:21 — "Holy men" were men set apart for the task of writing Scripture. They were carried along by the Holy Spirit like a sailboat is carried by the wind.
III. Apostasy brought in by false teachers, Chapter kjv@2Peter:2
kjv@2Peter:2:1 — "False prophets" brought in heresy to the nation Israel. "False teachers" are the bearers of heresy and apostasy into the church. One of the marks of identification is that they deny Christ's work of redemption for them.
kjv@2Peter:2:2 — False followers will go after false teachers. God's elect cannot be permanently deceived. kjv@1Corinthians:11:19 explains the reasons why God permits cults.
kjv@2Peter:2:3 — "Covetousness" is another mark of a false teacher. The apostle gives a list of three types of apostates in the past who will appear in the future.
kjv@2Peter:2:4 — (1) "Angels that sinned" — even some angels rebelled against God. Rebellion against God will appear in the last days (see kjv@Psalms:2:1-3).
kjv@2Peter:2:5 — (2) The ungodly of Noah's day left God out of their lives, even in eating and drinking and in marriage kjv@Matthew:24:37-39).
kjv@2Peter:2:6 — (3) Gross immorality characterized Sodom and Gomorrah (see kjv@Romans:1:24-32).
kjv@2Peter:7-8 — This is enlightening. The record in Genesis does not make it clear that Lot was a righteous man; in fact, it implies the opposite.
kjv@2Peter:2:9 — God can and will do two things, of which Lot's experience is an illustration:
(1) "Deliver the godly out of temptations"
(2) Keep the unjust for judgment
kjv@2Peter:2:10 — These are total apostates, hopeless.
kjv@2Peter:2:11 — Angels would not presume to do such things.
kjv@2Peter:2:12 — These apostates are like animals.
kjv@2Peter:2:14-22 — This is a striking, frightful, and bold description of apostates.
kjv@2Peter:2:15 — "Following the way of Balaam" is being covetous, willing to sell his gift for money.
kjv@2Peter:2:20 — These apostates have a head knowledge. They know the truth but have not received a love of the truth.
kjv@2Peter:2:22 — This is a frightful and awful description of an apostate. This is Peter's parable of the prodigal pig — "the sow that was washed." The pig professed to like the father's house, but he returned to the pigpen of his old man. (See Jude for a more complete description of apostates.)
IV. Attitude toward return of the Lord is a test of apostates, Chapter kjv@2Peter:3:1-4
kjv@2Peter:3:1 — This indicates that Peter wrote this second letter. "Pure minds" are sincere minds.
kjv@2Peter:3:2 — "Holy prophets" refer to the Old Testament prophets. "Apostles" are New Testament apostles.
kjv@2Peter:3:3 — Both prophets and apostles have warned that scoffers will come in mockery.
kjv@2Peter:3:4 — They ridicule the coming of Christ on the false premise that there has been no great cataclysm since the creation.
V. Agenda of God for the world, Chapter kjv@2Peter:3:5-13
A. Past world, kjv@2Peter:3:5-6 "The world that then was" — from creation to Noah. The preflood world was destroyed by water.
B. Present world, kjv@2Peter:3:7-12
kjv@2Peter:3:7 — The world that is — from Noah to the new heaven and new earth. The present world will be destroyed by fire.
kjv@2Peter:3:8-9 — The seeming delay does not mean that the Lord is not coming or that He has had to change or postpone His coming.
kjv@2Peter:3:10 — "Noise" (Greek rhoizedon) is the word used for the swish of an arrow, the rush of wings, the splash of water, the hiss of a serpent. "Elements" refer to basic material, atoms, the building blocks of the universe. "Melt" is dissolve. "Fervent heat" is energy. These descriptive words make us think of an atomic explosion (see author's booklet, "Three Worlds in One").
kjv@2Peter:3:11 — In view of these inevitable facts of the future, the lives of believers now should become serious and important.
kjv@2Peter:3:12 — This is another description of the destruction of the present world that sounds like an atomic explosion.
C. Future world, v. kjv@2Peter:3:13 The world that shall be — the new heaven and the new earth, which will never be destroyed.
VI. Admonition to believers, Chapter kjv@2Peter:3:14-18
kjv@2Peter:3:14 — This leads to holy living.
kjv@2Peter:3:15 — Patient waiting is mental adjustment to the present world situation. Paul also wrote of these things.
kjv@2Peter:3:16 — Peter admits that Paul wrote of truth in depth — but so did Peter.
kjv@2Peter:3:17— The coming of Christ should make for a stable and steadfast life.
kjv@2Peter:3:18 — This is the all-important program for the child of God now. Paul said, "Study." Peter said, "Grow." Both refer believers to the Bible and the study of it.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS: Barbieri, Louis A. First and Second Peter. Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1977. (Fine, inexpensive survey.) English, E. Schuyler. The Life and Letters of St. Peter. New York, New York: Our Hope, 1941. (Excellent.) Ironside, H. A. Notes on James and Peter. Neptune, New Jersey: Loizeaux Brothers, n.d. Kelly, William. The Epistles of Peter. London, England: C. A. Hammond, n.d. Leighton, Robert. A Practical Commentary on First Peter. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Kregel Publications, 1845. Lumby, J. Rawson. The Epistle of Peter. (Expositor's Bible.) Grand Rapids, Michigan: W. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1943. McGee, J. Vernon. 2 Peter. Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1991. Robertson, A. T. Epochs in the Life of Simon Peter. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, n. d. Thomas, W. H. Griffith. The Apostle Peter. Grand Rapids, Michigan: W. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1956. (Excellent.) Wolston, W. T. P. Simon Peter — His Life and Letters. London, England: James Nisbet and Company, 1896. (Excellent.) Wuest, Kenneth S. First Peter in the Greek New Testament. Grand Rapids, Michigan: W. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1942.
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With approximately 200 albums reviewed on HipHopDX in 2012, we present our annual list of the 25 best Hip Hop albums of the last 12 months, as voted by our Editorial staff. With two dozen impressive retail releases from the mainstream and underground, respected veterans and long-awaited solo debuts, these are our best (or "favorite") albums.
Editor's Note: This list is presented chronologically, in the order the albums were released. This is not a ranked list.
Habits & Contradictions by ScHoolboy Q
Released: January 14, 2012
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment
Highest Charting Position: #98
Producers: Rune Rask, Sounwave, Best Kept Secret, THC, Mike WiLL Made It, Alchemist, Dave Free, Tae Beast, DJ Dahi, Lex Luger, Willie B, Nez & Rio, A$AP Ty Beats
Guests: Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Curren$y, Dom Kennedy, A$AP Rocky, Jhene Aiko
ScHoolboy Q set it off in what would become Black Hippy's year. Habits & Contradictions was the first major discussion piece for Rap fans in 2012. The album was a mesh of trippy explorations ("Sacrilegious" and "Druggys wit Hoes Again") and some modernized Gangsta Rap that had the heart of its predecessors ("NigHtmare On Figg St." and "Raymond 1969"). Like Kendrick Lamar a year ago, Quincy's second independent album gave the Los Angeles native mainstream recognition without radio play. Everybody from 50 Cent to Mac Miller seemingly took heed to the words from the Hoover Crip who drove the Q1 conversation with this indie juggernaut of an album.
"There's no shortage of the requisite Hip Hop fare – drugs, crime, hustling – on Habits, and Q does a fine job of espousing it as his own. The grimy 'Oxy Music' oozes with tales of peddling pills and heroin while the standout 'Hands on the Wheel' with Hip Hop's reigning king of the 'purp A$AP Rocky is a delicious mess of weed, 'shrooms and getting all-around fucked up; the stuff frat boy anthems are made of."
Vodka & Ayahausca by Gangrene
Released: January 24, 2012
Label: Decon
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producers: Alchemist, Oh No
Guests: Kool G Rap, Prodigy, Roc Marciano, Evidence, Roc C
In benchmark years for both Alchemist and Oh No, the duo hinted at what was to come just three weeks into 2012. The pair of Cali beat kings unloaded this gestalt of Psychedelia, hardcore Hip Hop and weed-scented raps under the radar of too many. Vodka & Ayahausca was an ensemble of the burgeoning collective's longtime homies, taking this trip with Alan and The Disrupt into the unknown. Both would release equally strong solo projects in the next 11 months, but this Decon effort could be the type of album that gets more potent with time.
"Underground Hip Hop in the right and literal sense of the term, Vodka & Ayahuasca is an uncompromising listen that dwells in the underbelly of an increasingly saccharine Rap scene. It's music not afraid to embrace the grubby and grimy side – it brings to mind the idea of two mad rap degenerates holing themselves up in a dank basement and embracing their disturbed inner thoughts."
Take Me To Your Leader by ¡Mayday!
Released: March 26, 2012
Label: Strange Music
Highest Charting Position: #86
Producers: ¡Mayday!
Guests: Tech N9ne, Ace Hood, dead prez, Murs, Krizz Kaliko, Jovi Rockwell, Liz Suwandi
Strange Music's first band has been a heralded stage act for almost two years with the Missouri label before their full-length came out of the cannon. After a decade of underground prominence, ¡Mayday! made good on their breakthrough third LP. Take Me To Your Leader was Rap-Rock done in a way that didn't feel divisive or corny. Instead, the sextet carried a message about the world around us on an album that had both purpose and jam-ability. Wrekonize and Bernbiz are two of Hip Hop's most seasoned emcees, rarely getting individual credit as ¡Mayday! – the sum has always been bigger than its parts. This album was a groundbreaking release both for the South Florida vets and an ever-diversifying Strange.
"It's thought provoking, extremely well written, relentlessly challenging propaganda swallowers at every turn – a rarity in an industry resembling an overcrowded kiddy pool where everyone is giddily swimming in piss. 'This is the people's message, now,' rips Wrekonize towards the end of 'Everything's Everything.' Thankfully someone is speaking up."
Trophies by O.C. & Apollo Brown
Released: April 24, 2012
Label: Mello Music Group
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producers: Apollo Brown
Guests: N/A
Few emcees have an ability to be as introspective and soulful at once as Brooklyn, New York's O.C. The Diggin' In The Crates alum made nobody question the quality of his production partner when he synced up with The Left's Apollo Brown. The resulting album, Trophies, was a lesson in how effective simple can be. Apollo provided some subdued beats as compared to Gas Mask and Daily Bread, as O.C. provided both conceptual exercises ("Nautica") and compelling autobiographical revelations ("Fantastic"). This is the best one of our favorites has sounded since Starchild.
"As a whole, Trophies succeeds where albums by many '90s vets fail. It's made in the classic style that mashes the gritty and soulful, yet doesn't sound dated. When you listen to O.C., he's letting you know: I'm from a place and time where this is how we rhymed, this is what we rhymed about, and this is how we get down."
#controlsystem by Ab-Soul
Released: May 11, 2012
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment
Highest Charting Position: #86
Producers: Sounwave, Dave Free, Tae Beast, King Blue, Nez & Rio, Skhye Hutch, Curtiss King, Willie B, Aahyasis, Tommy Black
Guests: Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q, Danny Brown, Punch, Ashtrobot, Jhene Aiko, BJ The Chicago Kid, Alori Joh, JaVonte
Following ScHoolboy's first quarter dominance, Ab-Soul's own sophomore release bulldozed the ears of many new listeners in Spring. Carson, California's biggest pride since Ras Kass delivered an album dense with understanding and opinion on society, with an emcee bravado calling back to the days of Kane and KRS. Ab-Soul's "ILLuminate" was as unique in its rawness as it was in its bold proclamations, as other moments honored fallen friends, living life to the fullest and gettin' all the way turnt up.
"Ab-Soul's talent is to be cherished as that of a quintessential emcee, his particular skill set running in sharp contrast to that of his thriving L.A.-based peers whose raps are largely devoid of lyricism and introspection. With #controlsystem he shows great promise having gone from his crew's underdog to a present spotlight."
R.A.P. Music by Killer Mike
Released: May 15, 2012
Label: Adult Swim Records
Highest Charting Position: #77
Producer: El-P
Guests: El-P, DJ Abilities, Bun B, T.I., Trouble, Scar, Emily Panic
This year we saw Killer Mike at his peak. With R.A.P. Music, the Southern emcee has dropped his most pressing and defiant work yet, and while the record is his first with El-P behind the boards, the result is an album where Mike has been able to come into his own more completely. El-P's production is warm and menacing at once, and, given Killer Mike's booming voice and clear diction, it serves as a perfect backdrop for his storytelling, social commentary and channelled anger. R.A.P. Music is an easy pick for the album-of-the-year title and may rightfully define the rapper's legacy going forward.
"With El-P as its catalyst, R.A.P. Music puts Mike on display has he doles out unheard levels of indignation, fury, and passion."
Cancer 4 Cure by El-P
Released: May 22, 2012
Label: Fat Possum Records
Highest Charting Position: #61
Producers: El-P, Nick Diamonds
Guests: Killer Mike, Despot, Danny Brown, Mr. MFN eXquire, Nick Diamonds, Paul Banks
Cancer 4 Cure bangs and rattles all the way through. After quietly putting down the reigns to the Def Jux label a couple years ago, El-P has returned with another well-thought out sound bomb (released just days after his collaborative effort with Killer Mike dropped) brimming with a grim cynicism characteristic of the rapper/producer. Sonically the record is dense and if El's lyrics make you lean in to decipher the words the synth sounds may make you jump back once or twice. And with a cleverly lifted sample of Camu Tao's (R.I.P.) "When You're Going Down," El-P seems to sum up the album's credo in the lead single's
refrain: "You should pump this shit, like they do in the future." Indeed.
"Cancer 4 Cure's essence seems to present itself more as an album for people who've swaddled their lives in the liner notes of Hip Hop music. Elitist as it might seem, it's a Rap album that sounds better if you can name most of the Gang Starr Foundation. Shrug."
Live From The Underground by Big K.R.I.T.
Released: June 5, 2012
Label: Cinematic Music Group/Def Jam Records
Highest Charting Position: #5
Producers: Big K.R.I.T.
Guests: Ludacris, 2 Chainz, 8Ball & MJG, Devin The Dude, Big Sant, Bun B, B.B. King, Anthony Hamilton, Melanie Fiona, Ms. Linnie, DJ Wally Sparks
Krizzle had three albums under his belt under the guise of mixtapes simply because they were free. On his retail debut, Big K.R.I.T. maintained his reputation for trunk-jamming wisdom and quality song structures. Live From The Underground contained some bigger treats, such as B.B. King appearances and yet another slammin' Ludacris collabo. In between talking about race relations and aspirations, Meridian, Mississippi's own still kept the strip club and bowling ball paint factors strong for a delicately balanced debut by Wiki standards.
"The album is brimming with peerless content and an enlivened ambience that is manifested from his Spoken Word introduction to his grandmother's parting words on the closing track. Simply put, it's Krizzle at his finest."
Skelethon by Aesop Rock
Released: July 10, 2012
Label: Rhymesayers Entertainment
Highest Charting Position: #21
Producers: Aesop Rock
Guests: Rob Sonic, Kimya Dawson, Hanni El Khatib, Allyson Baker
Aesop Rock started exciting the kids (again) on last year's Hail Mary Mallon group effort. By the time it came to releasing his first solo album in the Rhymesayers chapter of his career, the veteran lyricist bounced back with an edge that called back to the groundswell of the early '00s. Self-produced, Skelethon was a dense listen, seemingly inspired by changing tides in both the music scene but also society at large. It sounded great, and the former Weathermen member regained his status as premier, not-to-be imitated emcee within the Hip Hop landscape.
"Throughout the project, Aesop does an outstanding job in accentuating certain words and lines for optimum effect with a marriage between the production and delivery. The sounds here are smartly put-together, so even if Aesop's music isn't necessarily accessible, it is always intelligent."
Life Is Good by Nas
Released: July 13, 2012
Label: Def Jam Records
Highest Charting Position: #1
Producers: No I.D., Salaam Remi, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Swizz Beatz, Da Internz, Heavy D, Buckwild, Noah "40" Shebib, Rodney Jerkins, DJ Hot Day, Nas
Guests: Large Professor, Rick Ross, Swizz Beatz, Amy Winehouse, Mary J. Blige, Miguel, Anthony Hamilton, Victoria Monet
Nas made good on his follow-up to 2008's Untitled. Known for album concepts throughout the last decade, Nas used Life Is Good to chronicle his post-divorce era. Now nearly 40, the once-Nasty emcee no longer drinks 40s, but he channeled his '90s roots with Large Professor, DJ Hot-Day and Heavy D supplying beats for this championed album. A master of the introspective verse, Nas' single "Daughters" through to his "Bye Baby" closer were Pop-tinged songs that hit Nasir Jones from all eras on many levels. Life Is Good, and Nas is great.
"The complete package displays an obvious maturation from the veteran that is effectively in tune with a focus many have considered missing for some time, as 'A Queens Story' (honoring deceased hood legends and Rap talents from Nas' borough) and 'No Introduction' are adventurous moments sure to please original subscribers and younger fans alike."
Russian Roulette by Alchemist
Released: July 17, 2012
Label: Decon
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producers: Alchemist
Guests: Evidence, Fashawn, Action Bronson, ScHoolboy Q, Roc Marciano, Guilty Simpson, Danny Brown, AG Da Coroner, Mayhem Lauren, Durag Dynasty, MidaZ, Chuuwee, Boldy James, Big Twins, Willie The Kid, Mr. MFN eXquire
Alchemist could not have slept much this year. In the commotion of a second Gangrene album and two fully-produced mixtapes, the veteran producer raised the stakes with Russian Roulette. Inspired by Soviet sample sources, this orchestral creation was built with movements, instrumental and featuring guest vocals. In a vein both Dr. Dre and Madlib could appreciate, Al made his best album to date with his name on the CD spine. R.R. had lots in the chamber, and combined a crate digger's cause with a producer's polish.
"With Russian Roulette, Alchemist joins Dr. Dre and Kanye West by having an ensemble project that properly shows the producer's cohesive vision and dynamic evolution. For liner note illiterates, this is an album that sums up Alc's range and understated ability."
welcome to: OUR HOUSE by Slaughterhouse
Released: August 28, 2012
Label: Shady/Interscope Records
Highest Charting Position: #2
Producers: Eminem, Alex Da Kid, Hit-Boy, T-Minus, No I.D., StreetRunner, Baron "Sarom" Diaz, Zukhan, Black Key Beats, Mr. Porter, Boi-1da, Matthew Burnett, Kane Beatz, JMIKE, Ashanti "The Mad Violinist" Floyd, The Maven Boys,
Guests: Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Cee Lo Green, Swizz Beatz, Skylar Grey
Now with a major label budget, the quartet was able to polish the sound first heard in 2009 on this year's welcome to: OUR HOUSE. Joe Budden, Crooked I, Royce Da 5'9 and Joell Ortiz may have channeled a Pop sound in production, but the lyrical displays were still rooted in the bar-bullying sound that made this group form in the first place. Eminem took a dedicated role behind the boards and on two cuts to complete the Shady Records upgrade of one of the Internet's favorite sources of music. The album didn't garner any gold plaques, but it played a significant role in what many believe was a bounceback year for fundamental emceeing.
"With welcome to: OUR HOUSE, Slaughterhouse has somehow managed to improve upon its already-absurd skill set. The delivery is clearer, the bars flow tighter—perhaps being challenged by Eminem in the studio daily has that effect on emcees that hate to be outshined."
The Idea Of Beautiful by Rapsody
Released: August 28, 2012
Label: Jamla Records
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producers: 9th Wonder, Khrysis, E. Jones, AMP, Eric G, Ka$h
Guests: Kendrick Lamar, Phonte, Ab-Soul, Mac Miller, Big Remo, The Cool Kids, BJ The Chicago Kid, Big Rube, Raheem DeVaughn, Nomsa Mazawai,
9th Wonder found a worthy pupil in Snow Hill, North Carolina's Rapsody. Like Skyzoo, Rapsody has a knack for squeezing personal messages into her songs, without compromising an accessible sound. Following years of standout appearances with her Kooley High clique and mixtape work, The Idea Of Beautiful possessed a completely polished sound. Rap has a confidence in her craft and a message that you can't typically find from a male emcee. Without being tokenized, Rapsody just took hers.
"The Idea Of Beautiful meticulously strings together stories of heartbreak, triumph and a love for Hip Hop in a sincere manner that will have the listener completely engaged from beginning to end. Whether the connotation of being a female lingers throughout her career, Rapsody has established herself as an emcee that has the presence and momentum to remain in this Rap game for the long term."
A Dream Deferred by Skyzoo
Released: September 18, 2012
Label: Duck Down Music / The Faculty
Highest Charting Position: #163
Producers: !llmind, 9th Wonder, Black Milk, Jahlil Beats, Eric G., Focus…, Tall Black Guy, Best Kept Secret
Guests: Freeway, Talib Kweli, Jill Scott, Raheem DeVaughn, DJ Prince, Jessy Wilson, Jared Evan
Few artists show the type of calculated growth in their music that Skyzoo has since his debut album The Salvation in 2009. And while each step has produced a memorable mixtape or album, it's clear that they have all led up to A Dream Deferred. Along the way, the Brooklyn-proud emcee forged a signature sound and working relationship with producer !llmind, with this latest album they've refined and fully realized their presentation in one of the finer moments of the year. So while Sky has garnered a cult following of lyric-hungry fans, A Dream Deferred may be the ultimate reason for the sleepers to wake up.
What We Said Then:
"After a series of mixtapes and worthy-if-not-spectacular albums, A Dream Deferred finally confirms Bed-Stuy Sky's arrival as a fully-fleshed artist."
First Of A Living Breed by Homeboy Sandman
Released: September 18, 2012
Label: Stones Throw Records
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producers: Oddisee, Oh No, Jonwayne, J57, 6th Sense, 2 Hungry Bros., Howard Lloyd, Invisible Think, rthentic RTNC, Reality
Guests: N/A
In the year of the Ratchet, Homeboy Sandman released two EPs and an LP to celebrate the positives in life. First Of A Living Breed was an informed album that really had Hip Hop in mind with its subjects ("Cedar and Sedgwick") to its message ("4 The Kids"). Whimsical and unpredictable, BoySand followed up 2010's The Good Sun lovely with a thoughtful album that showed some forward steps taken in his own life ("Not Really"), but a purpose one step closer to actualization.
"He'll release songs with no hooks, deliver three verses in the short attention span era, rhyme about societal ills without pause, paying no mind to a radio format. In a sense, he's an Original's original. With his Stones Throw Records debut, First Of A Living Breed, The Good Sun continues to rebuke convention."
Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 by Lupe Fiasco
Released: September 25, 2012
Label: 1st & 15th/Atlantic Records
Highest Charting Position: #5
Producers: Soundtrakk, 1500 Or Nothin', Simonsayz, B Sides, Famties & Bullit, The Audibles, Jason Boyd, Mr. Inkredible, Julian Bunetta, The Runners, Severe, Pro-Jay, Guy Sebastian, Infamous, King David
Guests: Poo Bear, Bilal, Guy Sebastian, Casey Benjamin, Jason Evigan
Following last year's Lasers misstep with many of his fans, Lupe Fiasco dusted off the Food & Liquor franchise and ingredients. Six years after his breakthrough debut, F&L 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 was long on titles, but short on things to complain out. Lu evaluted the merits of the word "bitch" on "Bitch Bad" as he bemoans our economy on "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)." The intricate writer also played with third person tales and driven narratives in what may be one of his final albums – so he says. Longtime fans like us are glad that Lupe Fiasco returned to form on his fourth LP.
"To paraphrase Thomas Jefferson, [Hip Hop] must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. Lupe's ironically been branded with both since his '06 bum rush. But there remains something noble about Chi-town's Guevara relentlessly waving his beliefs without fear of backlash. Someone has to shine a light on all the world's ills, right? If not Lu, then who?"
The Heist by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Released: October 9, 2012
Label: Macklemore, LLC
Highest Charting Position: #2
Producers: Ryan Lewis
Guests: ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Ray Dalton, Wanz, Buffalo Maddona, Mary Lambert, Allen Stone, The Teaching, Hollis, Evan Roman, Eighty 4 Fly, Ben Bridwell
After a handful of EPs and a previous 2005 LP, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis broke out bigtime with their sophomore full-length this year. With grassroots buzz, this Seattle, Washington emcee/producer combo unloaded nearly three years of curated music with The Heist. The album shook down the charts with a #2 debut, backed by both lighthearted odes to fashion "Thrift Shop," and commentaries on same-sex relationships "Same Love." With by label, appearance or subject matter, Macklemore marked the changing norms of a Hip Hop artist in 2012. Fans welcomed it.
"He and Ryan Lewis may not be your stereotypical Hip Hop duo, but that's just another case of these two Seattleites breaking the industry norm. 10,000 hours later, Macklemore is definitely feeling like gold."
good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar
Released: October 22, 2012
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records
Highest Charting Position: #2
Producers: Tha Bizness, Sounwave, Hit-Boy, Tabu, Just Blaze, DJ Dahi, Scoop Deville, Pharrell, THC, Terrace Martin, T-Minus, Likewise, Skyhe Hutch
Guests: Dr. Dre, Jay Rock, Drake, MC Eiht, Anna Wise
The 2012 HipHopDX Album Of The Year was a blend of beautiful storytelling, varying deliveries, booming beats and originality. The Black Hippy year closed out with Kendrick's major label debut. Backed by Dr. Dre, K.Dot required no Dre beats to enhance an album that upheld the legendary Aftermath brand. "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" became a catch-phrase for the year, as "good kid" and "m.A.A.d city" showed the dynamic master of the ceremonies that is Mr. Lamar. With the greatest of expectations, few artists since 50 Cent and Get Rich Or Die Tryin' have delivered the kind of album that muffled nearly every skeptic. Fans of lyricism, Gangsta Rap and the Pop heard in the recent mainstream gathered at the same table, all finding something to love about this one.
"With good kid, m.A.A.d. city, Compton's flag bearer unveils a group of songs equally potent individually and collectively, meeting the mainstream and rabid fans in the middle, improbably touching that thinnest slice between mass appeal and mass respect."
Mic Tyson by Sean Price
Released: October 30, 2012
Label: Duck Down Music
Highest Charting Position: #58
Producers: Alchemist, Evidence, DJ Babu, 9th Wonder, Khrysis, Stu Bangas, Wool, Eric G, AMP, Beat Butcha
Guests: Buckshot, Ill Bill, Torae, Pharoahe Monch, Ruste Juxx, Ike Eyes, Pumpkinhead, Realm Reality
Sean P's long-awaited third solo album was a career best commercially for the Brownsville bully. As the scans came in, the fans came in. The Heltah Skeltah co-founder displayed his humor and irrevererance to the changing trends of a culture he's been immersed in for decades. Throughout the charm and candor, Sean's wordplay has only sharpened since he smacked naysayers from left field seven years ago with Monkey Barz. This was one of hardcore Hip Hop's best albums in 2012, with a true showman versed in the art of [lyrical] skullduggery.
"With Mic Tyson, the artist formerly known as Ruck steps back into the ring to deliver a series of haymakers that'll sate the most bloodthirsty of fans."
MHz Legacy by MHz
Released: October 30, 2012
Label: Man Bites Dog Records
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producers: RJD2, Harry Fraud, !llmind, Stu Bangas, J. Rawls, Surock, Marco Polo, Jason Rose, D1, Rob Stern, Playdough,
Guests: Slug, Blu, Danny Brown, Oh No, Ill Bill, Slaine, Dom, Steve, Aaron Livingston
In the midst of his own personal and creative comeback, Copywrite rallied the troops to finish what Columbus, Ohio's Hip Hop pioneers started in the mid-1990s. The MHz lineup of Copy, RJD2, Jakki Da Mottamouth and Tage Future re-formed, complete with some unheard Camu Tao moments to make a proper legacy album to follow up the crew's Table Scraps compilation of jaw-dropping singles. The group's sound received an update that tracked both evolutions in RJ's arsenal, but also the overall direction of Hip Hop. "Columbus Diss Patch" says it all, complete with a face-melting Camu verse, as why this group not only matters in history, but apparently in the present too.
"While each individual member has gone through a series of life's peaks and valleys, the group has also suffered the loss of Camu Tao. 'We're here,' Copy says as 'Mass Temple' begins. 'Fashionably late, by only 14 years…. Meanwhile, we lost a brother.' With such a pronounced loss, the group managed to pick up the pieces."
The Final Adventure by Murs & 9th Wonder
Released: November 13, 2012
Label: Jamla
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producers: 9th Wonder
Guests: Rapsody
Few, if any '00s-era collaborative series ever have stood out as much as the five-parter from Murs and 9th Wonder. Years removed from Living Legends and Little Brother respectively, the pair of thirty-somethings capped off their run with an exhibition on wisdom, love and social encouragement. Murray and Pat have come a long way personally and musically since the Def Jux debut eight years ago, but the Final Adventure is one of the most crucial and great-sounding moments in the catalog.
"It's clear that Murs and 9th Wonder had a task here: finishing their saga as strongly as they started it. With The Final Adventure, the duo does just that, crafting an album that speaks on a variety of topics over soulful instrumentation, much like on 3:16. This time, they managed to tie up loose ends, showing the growth of the boy who once hustled recyclables ('H.U.S.T.L.E.') now proudly acknowledging that he is behind Paid Dues."
Reloaded by Roc Marciano
Released: November 13, 2012
Label: Decon
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producers: Roc Marciano, Q-Tip, Alchemist, Ray West, The Arch Druids
Guests: Ka, Pirate
Roc Marciano's sophomore release is another solid exercise in sedated coolness. The minimalist approach to production, handled almost entirely by Roc himself with exceptions made for appearances by Alchemist, Q-Tip, Arch Druids and Ray West, is built simply out of obscure loops and punched-up drums. Reloaded's sinister beats serve as the perfect backdrop for Roc's laid back and conversational street tales and gangster braggadocio. The album may not break much new ground for Marciano but it makes a strong argument for an artist doing a single thing exceedingly well.
"Marciano's outright refusal to relinquish his old school ways and broaden his reach results in enjoyable glorified crime fiction that could render him archaic sooner rather than later, but for right now it's perfect."
Diamond In The Ruff by Freeway
Released: November 27, 2012
Label: Babygrande Records/Team Early
Highest Charting Position: N/A
Producers: Just Blaze, Bink!, Jake One, DJ Khalil, The Incredible Stro, Mike Jerz, Needlz, Sonny Dukes
Guests: Wale, Neef Buck, Nikki Jean, Marsha Ambrosious, Vivian Green, Musiq Soulchild, Miss Daja Thomas, Alonda Rich
Freeway's fourth studio album charted his growth as a man and a songwriter. Still, the growl and fervor that made Freezer a household name in Rap families was deeply present on Diamond In The Ruff. The album possessed an a la carte offering of a man understanding his place in the Rap community ("Right Back", "Early") while still trying to push the envelope ("Sweet Temptations"). Freeway is often praised for his voice and his energy levels, but the West Philly vet has hardly wavered when it's come to consistency with studio albums. The diamond still shines.
"Freeway has stitched together a decade's worth of quality full-lengths, all while weathering the breakup of Roc-A-Fella Records, the trials of life, and a new free agent status. Creatively and contextually, for the most part, Diamond In The Ruff continues that streak."
Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors by Big Boi
Label: Purple Ribbon/Def Jam Records
Highest Charting Position: #33
Producers: Big Boi, Organized Noize, Chris Carmouche, Cy Fyre, Mr. DJ, Phantogram, Showdown, DJ Aries, C-Bone, Sharif Wilson, Royal Flush, Jeron Ward, John Hill, Nathan Williams, Arthur McArthur, Bosko, Andramadon, Gary Fly
Guests: Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky, Ludacris, T.I., Killer Mike, B.o.B, Wavves, Mouche and Scar, Little Dragon, Kelly Rowland, Sleepy Brown, Phantogram, Bosko
Big Boi's second solo album in three years swapped out the Funk for spacier EDM themes. With bands like Little Dragon, Phantogram and Wavves as his muses of the moment, Antoine Patton made a party-to-go just like last time, just with a new sound. In the wake of a fresh crop of Atlanta faces in Rap, Big Boi also stamped down that he's still a pioneer leading the troops "In The A." Like all Outkast/Big Boi products, Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors was a colorful journey in sound.
"What is technically Big Boi's third solo outing (if we're counting Speakerboxxx), is a calculated risk that pays off for open-minded fans. General Patton walks a fine line between putting his troop of featured artists in their place, while still showcasing his own five star pedigree."
Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head by T.I.
Label: Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records
Highest Charting Position: TBA
Producers: DJ Toomp, No I.D., Rico Love, Pharrell, Jazze Pha, 1500 Or Nothin', Cardiak, T-Minus, Planet IV, Sanchez Holmes, Lil C, Nikhil Seetharam, Sir Clef, Po Johns, DJ Montay, Mr. Jonz, Jamezz Bonn, Earl & E, Brian Kidd, Chinky P, Travis Sayles, Tommy Brown, K Tracks
Guests: Lil Wayne, Andre 3000, A$AP Rocky, Meek Mill, R. Kelly, Akon, P!nk, Cee Lo Green
T.I.'s atonement album was one-part apology, one-part assertion. After failing to make much of an impact with No Mercy – and then getting into trouble again, it was only right that T.I. would come out with an album that acknowledged his wrong turns, as well as a slap a ruler to the wrists of anybody who questioned his overall impact. "G Season" says it all, as T.I. hopes to find middle-ground as the husband/father that's made him so endearing on television with the rap sheet that the headlines have regularly brandished. This album knocks, and follows Paper Trail and King in a series of T.I. comeback albums.
"[Whereas] No Mercy felt like a rushed commissary deposit, and a pair of mixtapes dissipated as quickly as they hit DatPiff servers. Fortunately, Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head sees T.I. reclaiming his spot as a force to be reckoned with."
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Social Media Now More Popular Than E-mail on Mobile Devices [STATS]
Mobile users spend 1.4 times as many hours using social networking sites than reading and responding to e-mail, according to a recent study by research company TNS. On average, users spend 3.1 hours per week on social networks, versus 2.2 hours on e-mail.
In most mature markets — such as the U.S. — the trend is reversed on PCs; consumers spend more time on e-mail (5.1 hours per week) than social networking (3.8 hours).
The study, which tracked the online activities and behaviors of nearly 50,000 subjects between 16 and 60 years of age in 46 countries, cited "the increased need for instant gratification" as well as "the ability to offer multiple messaging formats, including the instant message or update function," for the popularity of social networking platforms on mobile devices. More consumers, both in the U.S. and abroad, expect to spend even more time accessing social media on their mobile devices in the future, rather than their PCs.
In addition to the mobile use patterns cited above, the survey found that those who had Internet access were more likely to use it daily (61% of those surveyed) than TV (54%), radio (36%) and newspapers (32%).
In general, consumers proved more engaged and comfortable with social media in rapid growth markets, particularly in Asia, than those in more mature markets. In areas of rapid development, social networking takes up more of users' time (5.2 hours per week) than e-mail (4.2 hours) on PCs.
The heaviest users of social media live in Malaysia (9 hours per week), Russia (8.1 hours) and Turkey (7.7 hours). Eighty-eight percent of online users in China and 51% in Brazil said they have written their own blog or forum entry, compared to a little less than a third in the U.S.
More than 85% of online consumers living in Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam have uploaded photos to social networks or photo-sharing sites, while only 28% and 48% have done so in Japan and Germany, respectively.
TNS Chief Development Officer Matthew Froggatt explains that social media is less popular in more developed countries because consumers have learned to take much of what the Internet has to offer for granted.
"However, in rapid growth markets that have seen recent, sustained investment in infrastructure, users are embracing these new channels in much more active ways. The digital world is transforming how they live, develop and interact and online consumers in these markets are leaving those in the developed world behind in terms of being active online and engaging in new forms of communications," he says.


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Q: Some years ago the annual holiday contest had a white chocolate cranberry cookie winner. It's one of my favorites, but unfortunately. I misplaced the recipe. Can you help?
--Charlene Jernegan, Flossmoor
A: Yes, I can! I thought at first that the recipe you wanted was a brownie-like bar submitted in 2001 by Elizabeth Holmes. It won third place in the contest. You'll find Holmes' recipe below.
But a subsequent e-mail exchange prompted me to go back through the archives because you described the recipe as creating a drop cookie and using ground oats white chocolate chips and dried cranberries. That led me to this 2003 recipe from Cynthia McKinley, the second place winner that year: White chocolate chip cookies with dried cherries. Dried cranberries can be substituted. That recipe is below, too.
Looking to do some more cookie making and baking this season?
Recipes from the 2013 Holiday Cookie Contest are available on the Chicago Tribune website. Some of the winning cookie recipes from previous years are available in a Chicago Tribune ebook, "Good Eating's Holiday Cookies." Chicago Tribune DigitalPlus members receive complimentary access to all ebooks; visitors and DigitalLite members can purchase titles individually.
White chocolate chip cookies with dried cherries
Prep: 25 minutes.
Cook: 10 minutes per batch
Yield: 5 dozen
Cynthia McKinley's recipe won second place in the 2003 Holiday Cookie Contest.
2 1/2 cups uncooked old-fashioned rolled oats
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon each: baking soda, baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 sticks (1 cup) butter
1 cup each: granulated sugar, packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 package (12 ounces) white chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
1 cup dried cherries or cranberries
1. Heat oven to 375 degrees; process oats in a food processor to a fine powder. Combine oatmeal, flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
2. Beat together butter and sugars in bowl of an electric mixer on medium speed until combined; beat in eggs and vanilla until fluffy. Reduce speed to low; add dry ingredients, about 1/2 cup at a time. Stir in chips, walnuts and dried cherries.
3. Drop by tablespoons on greased baking sheets. Bake in batches until golden, about 10-12 minutes, rotating baking sheet after 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool.
Cranberry-swirled white chocolate cheesecake bars
Prep: 30 minutes.
Cook: 55 minutes.
Setting time: 1 hour.
Chilling time: 2 hours.
Makes: 32 bars.
This recipe earned Elizabeth Holmes third place honors in the 2001 Holiday Cookie Contest.
2 1/2 cups gingersnap crumbs
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon orange zest
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, melted
Cranberry swirl:
2 cups fresh or frozen, thawed cranberries
3/4 cup fresh orange juice
2/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons orange zest
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup whipping cream
12 ounces white chocolate, chopped
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
6 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons each: cornstarch, vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
3 eggs
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. For crust, combine gingersnap crumbs, sugar, orange zest and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Pour melted butter over; mix well. Pat mixture into the bottom of a 13- by 9-inch baking pan. Bake crust 10 minutes. Remove from oven; set aside to cool.
2. For cranberry swirl, combine the cranberries, orange juice, sugar, orange zest, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring, until cranberries pop and mixture begins to thicken, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Transfer mixture to a food processor or blender; puree until smooth. Strain into a mixing bowl. Cool to room temperature.
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3. For the filling, place the cream in a large, heavy saucepan over medium-high heat; heat to a boil. Remove from heat; stir in white chocolate. Stir until melted. Let cool. Place the cream cheese and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat until smooth. Add cornstarch, vanilla and salt; beat until well combined. Mix in sour cream. Beat in eggs one at a time. Fold in chocolate mixture.
4. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. Pour filling over crust; spread evenly. Drop cranberry mixture in dollops over filling. Draw swirls of cranberry mixture through filling with a knife.
5. Place a pan filled with water on the lower rack of the oven. Place cheesecake on middle rack. Bake until center of cheesecake is set, about 45 minutes. Turn off oven; let cheesecake sit 1 hour. Remove from oven. Let cool. Chill at least 2 hours before cutting into bars.
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Target-date funds are increasingly more common in defined contribution plans, but few plan sponsors have adopted them as their default investment option for participants, AllianceBernstein found in a survey released Tuesday.
While more than half of plan sponsors offer TDFs, the report found, of those, just half use them as the default investment when automatically enrolling participants.
AllianceBernstein surveyed more than 1,000 plan sponsors in November 2011 for the sponsor portion of the survey. It surveyed more than 1,000 participants in February 2012 for the participant portion.
"Even in the wake of a continuing decline of Social Security and defined benefit plans as primary sources for retirement income, our recent research shows that many plan sponsors are still struggling to find the best way to structure their DC plans," Joe Healy, head of AllianceBernstein's Defined Contribution Client Experience, said in a statement. "While more and more sponsors recognize the benefits of offering an age-based, asset-allocation investment solution to their participants, they fail to realize valuable fiduciary protections by not designating these funds as their plan's default."
Of the sponsors who don't use a TDF as their default, 83% have no default at all, or are using a fund that isn't a qualified default investment alternative, like a stable value fund, equity fund or bond fund.
While sponsors have largely accepted TDFs as a staple in their plans, they haven't fully embraced their capabilities, the report found. About one in five midsize plan sponsors (those with between $1 million and $249 million in assets) and 22% of large sponsors (those with $250 million or more) offer a customized TDF.
Creating savings and increasing participation were the main goals sponsors had for TDFs. The report found large and midsize plans were more likely than small plans to say creating lasting savings for participants was their goal in adopting TDFs. Plan sponsors with less than $1 million said their goal in adopting TDFs was to ensure a minimum level of savings for participants. Midsized plans were most likely to say they adopted TDFs to help increase participation, despite small plans having the lowest participation rates.
In its participant survey, AllianceBernstein found 38% are considered "active" investors: They started saving early, actively manage their investments or work with a manager who does so and are confident about their financial situation. Nearly two-thirds, though, are "accidental" investors. They are apathetic about investing and lack confidence in their abilities. They are less likely to use TDFs, and while those who use TDFs report high levels of satisfaction (72%), they are still less likely than active investors to be happy with them.
"It's striking that despite the almost polar opposite behavioral differences between active and accidental investors, both groups give TDFs high marks," Healy said. "It certainly suggests that sponsors can stave off behavioral biases and encourage savings by defaulting people into easy-to-understand investment solutions like TDFs that also provide sophisticated asset-allocation features to satisfy savvy investors."
The report found that some participants may be misinformed on some of the benefits of TDFs that could affect their ability to be prepared for retirement. Over one-third of participants incorrectly believe their TDF balance is guaranteed to never go down and 23% weren't sure. Thirty-seven percent believe having a TDF is a guarantee that their income needs will be met and 22% weren't sure. The report attributed these misconceptions as a result of "amateur" investors' inexperience with investing: "It's tough enough doing our day jobs, and most participants lack the time, motivation or skill to become investment experts."
That may seem to suggest more education is in order, but the report found many sponsors believe their communications are ineffective. The report asked participants whether it was true that TDFs get more conservative as investors get closer to retirement. Two-thirds answered correctly, but 20% said they didn't know. That such a large percentage of participants were unwilling to answer a true-or-false question about a subject commonly found in fund literature suggests more education may not necessarily lead to better understanding, according to the report.
"While participants continue to have misconceptions about certain TDF features, our research suggests that it's unclear whether more education is the solution," Healy said. "The reality is that accidental investors often don't want to understand how investments work—they just want to know they do work."


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"Xbox Gold" domain registrations spark Durango name speculation
Microsoft has gone a little mad buying out just about every version of XboxGold.com it can find, Fusible reports. Naturally this has led to some furious speculation over whether we have a name for the next Xbox console at last, but don't get too excited; "Xbox Gold" sounds a heck of a lot like "Xbox Live Gold", so it could just be a defensive measure against scam websites and similar. The next Microsoft console is codenamed Durango and is frequently nicknamed "Xbox 720" but we honestly have no idea what the damn thing will be called.


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Man arrested after fatal Platte County wreck had license revoked
Donald Rippy struck while sitting in parked car along Highway 152
The widow of a man killed in a crash late Monday in Platte County said her whole world has been taken from her.
Donald Rippy was killed when another man hit his parked car along Highway 152.
The other driver, Anthony Battaglia, 29, was arrested after the crash. The Missouri Highway Patrol said he was driving on a revoked license. It was the second time in a month he had been arrested for the same offense.
Troopers said they're also investigating whether drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash.
Investigators said Rippy was helping his 17-year-old grandson who was having car trouble. The two of them were in a Chevrolet Malibu parked on the right shoulder of the highway when Battaglia's car struck him from behind.
Rippy's grandson was taken to a hospital and released the next day.
Rippy's widow told KMBC that she is devastated because the legal system failed. The family is making funeral arrangements for this weekend.
The Missouri Highway Patrol said it takes a zero-tolerance policy with drivers operating on a revoked license and enforcement is a priority.


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I know there hasn't been any updates on this site for a few months and it's because I'm finally readying for a relaunch. A total rebranding of my baby. For those of you who've emailed, tweeted, texted, or even mailed letters of support to our office. I appreciate all of you. The entire SheBreathes Team appreciates you. We aren't going anywhere and the relaunch is happening soon. In the meantime some goodies are coming to welcome our new look and to welcome you back.
DS De Carvalho