Akil King, a.k.a. Fresh, adds a fiery note of passion whenever he puts his name to a song (“Savior”). A sports-mad kid, his head was turned by New York’s hip-hop explosion at the turn of the ‘90s, and he soon started offering melodies and lyrics to local R&B and rap artists. He’s since established a stellar reputation as the go-to talent to make raw ideas cook, penning tracks for Iggy Azalea, Beyoncé and the most emotive voices of the 2010s.