In the 12th edition of the ceremony, Soshiotsuki was awarded the LVMH Prize, Steve O Smith was awarded the Karl Lagerfeld Prize and the Savoir-Faire Prize went home with Torishéju.
A producer first, the 27-year-old has landed early-career credits with Earl Sweatshirt and Drake; as he seeks to establish himself as a just-as-reputable rapper, he’s outgrown the confines of both his hometown and the underground, but is bringing the East Oakland energy over to the East Coast.