2013 XXL Freshman Class

XXL Freshman alum Logic has been on his grind lately, dropping loosies off of his upcoming EP, While You Wait, destroying freestyles on radio stations, and leaking news for his Def Jam debut. The DMV native recently sat down with Vibe to discuss his career thus far, his childhood and his plans for the future...

Each year, XXL presents its list of the best Freshmen for the coming year, and each year that means another class has moved on to sophomore status. But just getting on the Freshmen List doesn't guarantee success—we like to say that it means the work really begins right then and there...

Photos by Lauren Gesswein Last night, XXL road tripped down to Philadelphia's Trocodero Theater for another installment of the Freshmen Live 2013 Tour. This leg of the tour featured performances from Action Bronson, Joey Bada$$ and Big K...

Enter for the chance to win a pair of tickets to see tonight’s XXL Freshman Live 2013 show in Philadelphia! XXL is now offering two fans the chance to win two tickets to our Philadelphia performance of the XXL Freshman Live 2013 tour with Big K...

Tickets are now available for the Oakland leg of the XXL Freshmen Live 2013 tour. On Thursday June 20, two members of different XXL Freshman Classes will rock Oakland's The New Parish as a part of XXL‘s Freshman Live 2013 tour...

Tickets are now available for the Philadelphia leg of XXL‘s Freshman Live 2013 concert series. On Thursday June 20, two members of the XXL Freshman Class of 2013 and one former XXL Freshman will rock Philly's Trocodero Theatre as a part of XXL‘s Freshman Live 2013 tour...

With only a week until it's release, Action Bronson and Harry Fraud have released the cover art and tracklist to their upcoming EP Saaab Stories. The seven-song EP sports features from Wiz Khalifa, Prodigy, Raekwon and Big Body Bes, as well as the lead single "Strictly 4 My Jeeps...

ScHoolboy Q and Jack Thriller are quite the comedic duo. During their hilarious interview, Q and Young Jack talked about the 2013 XXL Freshman cover, Oxymoron and the reasons why Q hates interviews. True to Q’s funny guy persona, he explains the entire meaning behind “du**y,” which seems to be his way of chasing tail...

Kirko Bangz was one of the many standout sets at this year’s XXL Freshmen concert. In his behind the scenes vlog, Bangz is doing his soundcheck and preparing for the night ahead. Later on in the clip, the Houston rapper shows us footage of him performing his new song, “Shirt On Versace...

Angel Haze is currently out in London. During one of her concerts, she decided to perform her new single, “No Bueno,” presumably off her Universal Republic debut Dirty Gold. “No Bueno” will be released on iTunes for purchase. In our last interview with Haze, she said Dirty Gold was about 50 percent complete...

The always prolific Joey Bada$$ is releasing his new Summer Knights EP on June 12. Yesterday, Joey shared with us the first single from the EP titled “Word Is Bond.” It’s produced by Statik Selektah who also prominently features the BK spitter on his latest album, Extended Play... Read More ...

Action Bronson has his fair share of collaborative projects in his catalogue. The one that has a lot of rap fans talking is Saab Stories with Harry Fraud. Based on a recent update by Bronson, there is a tentative release date for it. Bronson tweeted that the pair are currently finishing up the album...