Once in a lifetime project. The reality is that no one has. Few rappers have ever come close to making something as great as Live.Love.ASAP.
and?
If you created a tape or were halfway through creating a tape as crazy as Live.Love.ASAP, and somehow that tape ended up on my desk, I'd make sure you were signed before anything gets released. That's not a plant. And if you consider that a plant, then everyone who has probably ever rapped is a plant. Which is silly because that's not why we have the terminology 'plant'.
A plant is an unknown entity who gets major features on his/her music outta nowhere, and there's a fake buzz created to pretend like the person is unsigned/independent because that's part of the narrative. Everyone knew Rocky was signed prior to Live.Love.ASAP and he had no major features on Live.Love.ASAP. So how in the hell is he a plant? 

 I know y'all wanna say that outta jealousy (so you don't feel as insecure liking massive actual plants like Drake, Kendrick and J Cole) but his come-up is way more underground than theirs.
Plant The Rapper is a plant because he came outta nowhere with Twista, Childish Gambino and Action Bronson features on 
Acid Rap. Claiming independent and organic when he was definitely being pushed. In 2016, people are still pushing the narrative that Chance is organic/independent
Chance The Rapper is the world's first truly independent artist
Why Chance The Rapper is not a truly independent artist
I look forward to any deflections