John Kennedy
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Here’s Every XXL Freshman Cover Since 2007
More than 15 years of fresh Freshman covers.
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Famous Dex Breaks Down Songs With DaBaby, Trippie Redd and More on Upcoming Album
Famous Dex is working.
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Tierra Whack Shouts Out Quavo in Her ABCs
Tierra Whack spells it all out.
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Tierra Whack Pulls Musical Inspiration From Every Corner of Life
Tierra Whack's world.
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YBN Cordae’s 2019 XXL Freshman Freestyle
YBN Cordae goes off.
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YBN Cordae Recites Kodak Black’s “Zeze” in His ABCs
YBN Cordae shows off his SAT vocabulary.
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YBN Cordae Has Visions of Being a Hip-Hop G.O.A.T. in 10 Years
YBN Cordae is coming for the crown.
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40 of the Best Hip-Hop Videos of 2019 (So Far)
Run it back!
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YBN Cordae
TRUTH ON BEING AN XXL FRESHMAN: “It’s super dope. I’m super grateful. I put XXL Freshman on my vision board. I put it on there last year, at the beginning of 2018. I’ve always said that, since 2014. Even back in 2015 2016, I always said 2019 is the year I’m going to be an XXL Freshman. I was voted most likely to b...
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Tierra Whack
TRUTH ON BEING AN XXL FRESHMAN: It’s just cool to see where it goes from here. We were looking at some of the other covers. It’s cool to see Wiz , had a short cut with the little blond and now he got the blond dreads. Cole, too. Little fun...
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25 of Tyler, The Creator’s Best Songs
From "Yonkers" to "Earfquake."
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Hip-Hop Junkie: How Comedian Chris D’Elia’s Eminem Impression Went Viral
"You're using way too many napkins!"