Smoke DZA

“His heart is why he helps so many and gives so many opportunities to artists and employees alike.”

Predictability can lead to stale music and, even scarier, to dedicated fans hopping off the bandwagon. However, some artists benefit from playing to and refining their strengths.

We asked 10 artists.

Drake, J. Cole, Cudi—so many big rap albums are dropping in December that we had to rank them all.

A lot happened this week. We got you covered, though.