Nas: “The Don” from Life is Good (Def Jam, 7/17/12)
A personal album with overt references to his split with Kelis, Life is Good was a return to form for Nasir Jones. “The Don” was just one of its seemingly endless singles that got us moving, albeit with yet another sample about getting down in New York City. Sometimes, though, you just want to watch someone rap in a ring of fire and roll in a Rolls Royce.
Pretty cool list of songs for 2012.