14. A$AP Rocky, LongLiveA$AP
After releasing a classic in LIVELOVEA$AP, Lord Pretty Flacko could have went in two directions: sell out to the pop masses or maintain his underground style of Houston-influenced hip hop. Instead, Rocky managed to do both by scoring radio hits like “F**kin’ Problem” and “Wild For The Night,” while keeping the hip-hop heads happy by collaborating with underground producers like Clams Casino and radio-foreign rappers like Joey Bada$$, Action Bronson, Danny Brown and Big K.R.I.T.
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