In one instance, while going for an interview, A$AP Rocky greeted the room with a grin after arriving flanked by a battalion of towering security. “I haven’t slept,” he said, “but I gotta tell you, I’m really happy to be here.” And with Rocky, you believe it.

A$AP Rocky is one of the most forward-thinking artists in hip-hop today, consistently reinventing his sound while still maintaining his Harlem roots. From the moment Live.Love.A$AP dropped in 2011, he’s been shaping hip hop – not just with music, but with his fashion, the accompanying visuals of his work, and a charisma that is, honestly, quite hard to miss.

Rocky’s discography, meanwhile, is small but impactful, with each album showcasing a different side, iteration, and era of the artist. Some projects hit harder than others, but there’s no denying that Rocky loves to take risks with the genre.