16 Adorable Kids Rapping On YouTube

They say hip-hop is a young person's game. Old school artists might rightfully complain about fans cruelly forgetting their accomplishments  but hip-hop's eternal fascination with the fresh and new gives vital sustenance into the hip-hop ecosystem. Young stars are what brings new innovation to the game and you only have to glance at XXL's annual Freshman list to see a glimpse of the future.

Of course, sometimes that "future" might be an exceptionally precocious child. In hip-hop history, you can find scores of child rappers such as Kriss Kross, Bow Wow, Chi Ali and Shyheim the Rugged Child  that made a big impact on the game. Today, you might be able to capture a glimpse of tomorrow's future superstars in a video rapping on YouTube.

XXL is highlighting 16 adorable kid rappers that are showing and proving their skills on YouTube today.

Here's to the youngest in charge!

L.J. Frazier - Miss Her

Age: 4

Appearing on a cable access show, four-year old L.J. Frazier performed his touching song, "Miss Her," dedicated to the tragic passing of his mother. Actual tears will flow as you listen to this kid pour his heart out to his dead mother.

Lil Champ - I'm Thuggin'

Age: 4

4-year old Lil Champ delivers a chilling ode to the thug life of video games, Kermit the Frog backpacks and serving the  fiends their "skittles."

Baby Kaely - Hunt Them Down

Age: 5

This five-year old spitfire, Baby Kaely, offers an Apostles' Warning to wannabes that she will hunt them down for sport in this banger.

Bobb'e J - What's My Name?

Age: 5

You might recognize "Bobby J." as Bobb'e J. Thompson, a child actor from such hit movies as Role Models, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and Snowmen. At the age of five, he appeared on Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge with host Steve Harvey to cover Bow Wow's "What's My Name?"

Haidya - Doing It Right

Age: 6

Six-year old Hadiya's "Doing It Right" is something approaching a modern update of Ice Cube's classic "Today Was A Good Day." Instead of triple-double scoring basketbal performances and a lack of bacon, Hadiya's perfect day involves birthday parties and a trip to the park.

Albert - Booty Pop

Age: 6

In this track obviously influenced by seminal booty-shaking acts such as 2 Live Crew, Poison Clan and Mystikal, six-year old Albert dedicates a song to big butts that jiggle and pop.

Lil' P-Nut - You Might Be The One For Me

Age: 7

Strictly from his hilarious appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, you can tell that 7-year old rapper Lil' P-Nut is a born star. Watch as he casually lamps on Ellen's sofa offering funny anecdotes about his balling, prepubescent lifestyle. Afterwards, you can watch P-Nut rip the stage as he delivers a love song about a star-crossed romance between himself and an older woman of the third grade.

Mir Money - America's Got Talent Freestyle

Age: 7

While Mir Money's raw enthusiasm and infectious swagger wasn't enough to win over Howard Stern on NBC's America's Got Talent, Money did make a huge impression he guilted the shock jock for rejecting him when he let the water works go on national television. You were robbed, kid.

Nyla J - Halloween Rap

Age: 8

Halloween is a magical time of the year for the children of the world. It is a chance to dress up in their spookiest costumes and extort hapless adults for candy or face the wrath of their eggy fury. Nyla J, 8, understands and appreciates this ritual and pens an ode to the wonders of trick-or-treating on "Halloween Rap."

JoJo Rock - BIG

Age: 8

I is no secret that with age comes cynicism. You only have to look at the slow descent into conservative fogeyism by even the staunchest liberal as they age. That's why it is important for the youth to remind us that "we don't have to big to change the world." Eight-year old JoJo Rock delivers a powerful call to arms for the people of the world to take a stand in his anthemic song, "BIG."

MattyB - "Ice Ice Baby"

Age: 9

Nine-year old MattyB is a YouTube senstation who famously covers rap songs in his trademark high-pitched Chihuahua yelp. The juvenile rapper enlisted the services of Vanilla Ice to cover the rapper's most famous song in this video.

Lil Waah - "Showtime"

Age: 9

As the son of Ruff Ryders co-founder, Joaquin “Waah” Dean and the first cousin of superproducer Swizz Beatz, Lil' Waah comes from a significant hip-hop tradition. On 2011's "Showtime" recorded when Lil Waah was nine-years old, the Ruff Ryder scion enlists his famous cousin to provide his ad-libbing voice to the proceedings.

Lil' Niqo - OK Then

Age: 10

Preteen rapper Lil' Niqo has already won himself a deal with Def Jam and has previously appeared on XXL's The Break in 2011. On "Ok Then" featuring the irrepressible DJ Khaled, the precious young rapper stunts hard and shows out at his local arcade.

Cypress - "Cypher Starter"

Age: 10

10-year old rapper Cypress has got BARS in this freestyle, "Cypher Starter," that he uploaded to YouTube in November 2010.

Louie Lou - Swag City

Age: 11

With his mush-mouthed flow and gangster aesthetic, Louie Lou is an 11-year old terror on the microphone.

CJ Dippa - America's Got Talent Freestyle

Age: 11

Dallas preteen rapper CJ Dippa appeared on America's Got Talent in 2010 where he impressed the judges enough with his rhymes and his breakdancing to advance to the next round in Las Vegas. CJ would eventually be eliminated but made enough of an impression to be forever immortalized on this list.