Depends on the criteria. Talent wise? Sounwave is def #1
Not to mention Sounwave is also on all the songs Mustard made for Dot.
Talent wise i’m actually going with Metro for number 1 this year. That man’s beats made me listen to not one but TWO Future albums and I don’t fukk with Future at ALL as an artist.
If we’re going by a mixture of talent, impact, and commercial success then its Mustard for the number 1 spot THIS year. Not Like Us is a behemoth of a song. One thats going down as all time great
1). Rap Song
2). Diss Song
3). Hit Song
4). Summer Song
5). West Coast Anthem
Thats FIVE muthafukking acheivements in ONE fell swoop. Many producers/artist don’t even get two of those in one try let alone FIVE. And thats not even mentioning TV Off being the most quoteable and anthemic song off of GNX. Mustard had the year on absolute lock.
If we’re going talent, Impact, and bodies of work then Sounwave has a great argument, being the co-producer on all the songs on GNX, which in my opinion is the AOTY.
Really all three of them have an argument i’m just going based on THIS year and THIS year only who had the biggest impact and who actually influenced me to listen to an artist I wouldn’t normally.