Hopsin/Dizzy Wright/Swizz

A special-ed high school dropout, Hopsin didn’t exactly give his teachers hope that he would amount to anything great. And they’d be right, if you think being a rapper, producer, actor, director, and editor is no big deal. Since then, the Panorama City, Calif.-based MC has started his own Funk Volume label, put out two albums (Gazing at the Moonlight and RAW), blown up on YouTube and Facebook, headlined over 60 shows and earned a spot on Tech N9ne’s album All 6’s and 7’s. Hopsin’s third album Knock Madness, is coming soon, and he’s already saying it will be a “game changer.” Until then, he’ll be touring with his Funk Volume label mates and putting on his signature white contact lenses for all his public appearances as he continues to try to freak you out. (Hunt)