For a particular type of rap fan, Nicholas Craven is living the dream. Not the fantasy that plays out in videos and on social media, complete with rented luxury cars and Airbnb mini-mansions, but a tangible, hard(er)-to-earn level of success that an entire generation of Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, and Gang Starr fans fantasized about while dozing away in class or at some bullshit job. Craven, a beatmaker and producer, has the respect of his peers, a successful label, a deep catalog of underground classics, and hundreds upon hundreds of beats in the stash.