Danny Brown
This Detroit rapper got his biggest buzz off of his 2011 independent album XXX. His year started off with being on the cover of XXL magazine along with others that were supposed to really break out. Except for the wildly entertaining video for “Grown Up”, references to Molly and incredible guest appearances for Childish Gambino and Ab-Soul, the Bruiser Brigade leader did not break out this year but Complex.com and myself are anticipating his next release.