The day is upon us.

In just a few hours (at 8 p.m. to be exact), the best young talent in hip-hop will be converging on Times Square for our 2011 XXL Freshman Live Concert. You've seen them together on the cover, but now here's your shot to see the newest Freshman class (and some special guests) together, live and in one spot.

In order to get ourselves and the fans ready for tonight's show, we look back at standout live performance from each of this year's Freshmen. Consider it a warm up.

(There are still a few tickets left for tonight's show at B.B. Kings...cop them here while you can.)


Big K.R.I.T.
Krizzle and Wiz Khalifa perform their collab "Glass House" live for the first time.


CyHi The Prince
CyHi enlists The Mad Violinist for an inventive version of "Sideways."


Diggy Simmons
Dig performs fan-favorite "Great Expectations" at Sneaker Pimps in NYC in 2010.


Fred the Godson
The BX native wows the B.B. Kings crowd with his punchlines in November 2010.


Kendrick Lamar
K. Dot opens up at SOBs in NYC earlier this year as he spits bars from "The Heart Pt. 2."


Lil B
Based God performs "I Cook" and parties with his fans at Highline Ballroom in NYC while fielding requests to "Raise my daughter," "Fuck my mother," and "Fuck all the women in my family" from people in the crowd.


Lil Twist
Lil Wayne brings out Twist to rock a huge crowd at 2009's America's Most Wanted Tour.


Mac Miller
Mac's fans bring him out for an encore by continuously chanting for his latest single, "Donald Trump," which he then performs.


Meek Mill
The Philly native makes a grand entrance on his Bike into his city's Powerhouse concert in October 2010.


Yelawolf
Yela does his "Trunk Muzik" live at this year's SXSW.


YG
The Cali representer rocks his hit "Toot It And Boot It" to a packed house at Hotfest in November 2010.

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