Leader of the new school is Drake by a landslide. In terms of mainstream success it's him, Kendrick, Cole, A$AP Rocky, Big Sean and SchoolBoy Q.
In terms of artists who are on deck to join these ranks? Logic/Tory Lanez/Ab-Soul/Chance and Mac Miller is due for a huge year.
Banger of the year: Work Remix (A$AP Ferg/Schoolboy Q/French Montana/Trinidad James/A$AP Rocky)
Verse of the year: Kendrick on Control (literally made everyone in hip-hop watch)
Radio hit of the year: F**kin Problems
Tour of the year: Yeezus with "Would You Like a Tour" in a close second...
Heads on here trying so hard for a Kanye/Drake beef. Only people pushing that were rap blogs looking for views. Drake & Ye have crazy respect for one another and you can tell by how they influence eachother's sounds. There's a reason why Ye brought out Drake in Toronto, just repaying him for...