Yelawolf

With his urgent, wildly elastic voice, unique narrative (wanna-be pro skater turned Alaskan fisherman turned hard-grinding Southern rapper) and ear for trunk-rattling beats, Yelawolf is a white rapper like few others. At least he used to be: The charismatic Alabama MC's early promise is wearing thin, having released another LP—the new Love Story—that runs heavy on maudlin pop-rap and Kid Rock–esque country ditties.