ScHoolboy Q
While he is my least favorite member of TDE, ScHoolboy Q still had the ability to create one of my favorite songs last year with his frequent collaborator, A$AP Rocky. His independent album, Habits & Contradictions, featured one of the best covers of 2012. He is able to be seriously dark on one song and then humorlessly carefree on the next. It is understandable why he should be on this list.