2012 nappyafro Awards: Mixtapes of the Year

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Big Sean – Detroit

Released: September 5, 2012 ~ Reviewed: September 20, 2012 (4 out of 5 Stars)

For my money, Big Sean’s Detroit is the best mixtape of 2012. Not only could it have been packaged as Sean’s proper sophomore album with no problem, but in a year that had the D-Town player trading verses with the likes of Kanye, Weezy, & Jay-Z, this mixtape may have been the exclamation point and proof that we all have to take this artist seriously. Oh God. – B-Easy