Not really. Kanye West broke the rules. Contemporary hip hop doesn’t exist without him; it’s unimaginable what we’d have. I wouldn’t say Vince Staples did, bu

Not really. Kanye West broke the rules. Contemporary hip hop doesn’t exist without him; it’s unimaginable what we’d have. I wouldn’t say Vince Staples did, but he’s an excellent musician. Amy Winehouse, Leon Bridges, Lee Fields and the Expressions are examples of great artists who went “back” to more established rules.