Jon Connor

XXL Freshman Class of 2014 has finally been revealed. Our seventh anniversary lineup includes 12 artists who are breaking new ground in hip-hop. XXL‘s Dirty Dozen: Chance the Rapper, Isaiah Rashad, Ty Dolla $ign, Rich  Homie Quan, Vic Mensa, August Alsina, Troy Ave, Kevin Gates, Lil Bibby, Jon Connor, Lil Durk, and as voted by YOU, our 10 spot winner and the People’s Champ, Jarren Benton. The XXL 

We are proud to present the much anticipated XXL Freshman Class of 2014. Our seventh anniversary lineup includes 12 artists who are breaking new ground in hip-hop. It's what you all been waiting for, ain't it? It's XXL's Dirty Dozen: Chance the Rapper, Isaiah Rashad, Ty Dolla $ign, Rich Homie Quan, Vic Mensa, August Alsina, Troy Ave, Kevin Gates, Lil Bibby, Jon Connor, Lil Durk, and as voted by

Jon Connor drops off yet another visual, this time delivering "Black Skinhead." Equipped with a fearless attitude in the clip, Jon certainly shows that when it comes to rap, he's not to be messed with. "Black Skinhead" appears on Connor's Best In The World mixtape...

Jon Connor drops the video for "Bound 2." As the visual follows Connor's girl throughout the course of the day, the clip ultimately unveils that his chick is into way more than just him. "Bound 2" appears on Jon Connor's Best In The World mixtape...

Jon Connor’s takeover season continues. Last month, the Flint, MI native surprised all of his fans with the release of a new tape dedicated to Kanye West. The extraneous title gathered all the albums of Mr. West into a suitable name that best represents Connor’s dedication to the game. Adding one...

Tribute albums are about as old as music itself. In almost every music genre known to the world, there are tribute albums made, then remade again, to honor a particular artist's work. Hip-hop is no exception. While few projects can live up to the quality of the original, many have done an exceptional job of paying homage and pleasing loyal fans...

Breaking through the ranks from Internet/underground phenom to the object of mass appeal and wide attention is a task with no easy plan. Many rappers have tried the same methods with varying results. One of the trickier roads is the new rapper’s attempt to refit older, widely loved beats with new material in hopes to elicit the same or similar emotion or effect. 50 C...

From YG releasing his long-awited debut album to 50 Cent making news headlines everywhere, this week on Twitter was certainly live. As Drake also began to wrap up his tour, Dr. Dre assisted Jon Connor in launching Connor Season, and Azealia Banks threatened to leak her album; things on the social site got quite crazy...

When Jon Connor posted an ambiguous picture donning the words "#ConnorSeason" on his Instagram one week ago, a million possibilities came to mind. The most prominent theory—are fans finally getting new music from the Flint, Mich. spitta? T...

#ConnorSeason is fully underway. To showcase why he absolutely kills other people’s beats, Jon Connor drops a surprise mixtape that contains various instrumentals from Kanye West. Hosted by DJ Drama, Connor’s Best In The World tape is chalk full of new freestyles from Michigan’s best kept secret. You can strea...

#ConnorSeason Has begun. Ever since Jon Connor inked his deal with Aftermath, he's been real quiet but that ends today. He hops on Ross and Hov’s “Devil Is A Lie” and delivers, listen to it below. Got to love the CM Punk loop in the background. ...

The selection for the XXL Freshmen 2014 is kicking into high gear, and yes, you should be as excited as we are here in the XXL office. In preparation for this year's class, we let some possible candidates tell us why they think they deserve to be part of XXL Freshmen 2014...