 The album was ranked number two of "The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far (2010-2014)", a list published by "Pitchfork" in August 2014 and number five of "The 20 Best Albums of the 2010s (so far)", a list published by "Billboard" in January 2015.According to Acclaimed Music, a site which aggregates hundreds of critics' lists from around the world into all-time rankings, the album is the most acclaimed of 2012, the third-most acclaimed of the 2010s, and the 141st most acclaimed album of all time.The album was nominated for Top Rap Album at the 2013 "Billboard" Music Awards and the 2013 American Music Awards, and won the award for Album of the Year at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards.