It's 2015: time to take out the crystal ball, the magic eight ball, or some other spherical predictive device. What will happen in the world of hip-hop this year? Will Beyoncé and Jay Z have another child? "Signs point to yes"!
But surely more is on the way. 2014 was full of surprises, with talented new artists popping up from across the map, and a lanky Australian unexpectedly becoming hip-hop's most successful rookie. In our brave new future, who will sink and who will swim? What will hip-hop sound like? Who will run the summer? And how will we discover new artists?
Never fear: our predictive powers are an exact science.* Allow Complex to prepare you for the days to come with 10 predictions for the year 2015.
*Note: not an exact science.