2013 XXL Freshman Class

New ATLien Scotty is readying a new project #FAITH dropping April 30. “Conversations on That Brown” is similar to having a few beers with a close friend, revealing your inner truths and bullshitting at the same time. Produced by DJ Burn One and Beanz N Kornbread, James kicks off the mellow, guitar-laced song. Later on, ...

Our recently chosen XXL Freshman will appear on Peter Rosenberg’s upcoming mixtape New York Renaissance that will be out sometime today. The young BK spitter seems to have an endless supply of tricks. He jumps on the sample-driven production of Harry Fraud for “Day in the Life.” Joey says...

We asked you guys before. What's the hottest XXL Freshman collaboration? Now it's our turn to decide. After unveiling our 2013 class last week, we took a look back at some of our favorite classmate collaborations, and then added some new ones. And...

Last week, when we revealed our 2013 Freshman class, a lot of people noticed that three rappers flaunted a dollar sign in their names. More than any other genre of music, hip-hop has been known to flash their riches, which often includes money, cars and clothes...

Photographs by Sean Ryon Last night, Black Hippy star and XXL Freshmen Class of 2013 alum ScHoolboy Q rocked back-to-back sold-out performances at New York's SOB's. Amidst headlines of his upcoming Aftermath/Interscope debut Oxymoron and his latest single "Yay Yay" garnering acclaim from fans and critics alike, anticipation for the South Central emcee's performance was at a fever-pitch,

Here's your first look at the XXL Freshmen Cover photo shoot from our partners at Monster Energy. The video is packed with behind-the-scenes action including interviews with the Freshmen and sneak peaks at the cyphers. Also, stay tuned for an announcement of the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour Presents: XXL Freshmen Live 2013, coming to a city near you...

Last night, XXL unveiled this year’s Freshman class. As expected, rap Twitter and the Internet was set off in a large debate that spilled over to early this morning. Every person has an opinion on who should have been on the Freshman list. Some...

This is the moment you've all been waiting for, the cover reveal of the XXL Freshman Class 2013. Programming note before we get to the cover: Over the next few days and weeks, we'll be releasing exclusive content only on XXL including the freestyles, cyphers and behind-the scenes videos...

In this podcast, XXL Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Satten & Lifestyle Editor Ralph Bristout talk XXL Freshmen, Smokers' Club and go behind the rap game with insiders Jonny Shipes, Head Chef at Cinematic Music Group, Sha Money XL, Senior VP of A&R at Def Jam and Brock Korsan, Marketing Exec & A&R Consultant. Find out wh...

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