2013 XXL Freshman Class is in full effect and time will tell if this will be the best class ever. In the meantime, we're taking a look back at each XXL Freshman from past classes to see what they've ...

The cyphers are about presence, attitude and that undeniable spark that makes the audience pay attention. For many of these artists, this is their first national spotlight moment, where they can grab ...

The XXL Freshman Class is an annual list created and published by XXL Magazine. It features up-and-coming hip-hop artists. Typically, the magazine chooses artists who are predicted to have a ...

Who’s the biggest and best Freshman of all time? You get to decide. Words: Peter A. Berry, C. Vernon Coleman II, Kyle Eustice and Grant Rindner Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Summer 2025 ...

A new generation of hip-hop stars has been crowned. XXL magazine released its annual freshman class list on Monday, highlighting 11 promising rappers who are poised to make their mark on hip-hop.

Look out, hip-hop world: XXL has announced its 2023 freshman class of rising stars in the genre. The American hip-hop magazine published its annual list on Wednesday spotlighting 12 artists: ...

A$AP Ferg ft. A$AP Rocky, French Montana, Trinidad James & ScHoolboy Q “Work (Remix)” [Video] Yesterday, A$AP Ferg released the highly anticipated remix to ...