RIP but we didn't even know he had passed until months afterwards. It's gotta be him

One of those artists that absolutely did not care about the spotlight

Bob Dylan invented on purpose and took it to its zenith but Robert Johnson accidentally achieved it too

Sun Ra

Godspeed had crazy mystique for a while

People thought they were a left wing terrorist organization (there was precedent in Quebec) or something. At least somebody told me that once.

MF DOOM
Mach-Hommy
Corbin aka Spooky Black (for a while at least)
Wintertime

Burial/Dean

Jandek

The fact that even FlyLo didn't know he died even after planning an EP with him still blows my mind.

willis earl beal

Sade is lowkey a good answer too.

jai paul or shiloh dynasty

remember that r&b singer him that was like a male version of her down to song titles and lyrics

Mixtape era Abel

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Only real niggas listen to blue blood

Off topic, but the resemblance is uncanny

September 2009 - pre Sway doesn’t have the answers/Zane Lowe I Am A God/2013 Breakfast club interview Kanye West

The pinnacle

This tho all time

It's Lewis, if you don't know then you don't know

definitely inspired by mos def

that era when we didnt even know if DOOM was performing or if it was a stunt double

deadmau5

Spark Master Tape

Still don't know who bruh is.