3. Young Thug

Is there anybody more intriguing in hip-hop right now than Young Thug? Yeah, didn’t think so. This newly signed Cash Money (soon to be) Millionaire jumped onto the scene and kept driving his feet into the ground. With songs like “Stoner” and “Danny Glover” to set things off, Thugger did what Wayne seemed to do during his prime and managed to be a part of every big track that dropped this year (cc: “About The Money, “Lifestyle,” etc.)  If you didn’t see the natural rise to the top from Thug in 2014, than you must’ve been sound asleep.