Jon Connor

Photography By: Shaughn Crawford Hosted by Jae Murphy of Wild 'N' Out fame, the 2014 XXL Freshman Class head to the West for the second show of The Freshmen Live Tour 2014. The LA crowd were just as amped to see this year's picks and they weren't disappointed...

When you meet you idol for the first time, there's a chance that you might be at a loss of words. That was the case for XXL Freshman, Jon Connor, when he met Eminem for the first time. During an interview with MTV, he recalled meeting Eminem and how special it was for him...

We’ve saved the best for last. After weeks of Freshmen content that included the cyphers, freestyles and roundtables, today we are dropping the 2014 XXL Freshmen mixtape featuring brand new tracks. Jam packed with guest appearances (2 Chainz, Lloyd Banks, Fabolous) as well as buzzing producers (The Olympicks, DJ Montay and Big Korey), it’s definitely a tape that our readers have been patiently wa

From the news of Drake & Lil Wayne's summer tour to Meek Mill celebrating what would have been Lil Snupe's 19th birthday, this week on Twitter was a bitter sweet one. With the #XXLFreshmen14 NYC show also going down, check out XXL's "Best Hip-Hop Tweets Of The Week...

brightcove.createExperiences(); Ever since we unveiled the cover of the XXL Freshmen 2014 issue last month, we’ve been rolling out a ton of freestyles, behind the scenes photos, interviews, videos and plenty more with our class of 12 guys. But now that we’ve ...

Photography By: Lauren Gesswein The Freshmen Live Tour 2014 is our showcase of upcoming talent featuring Chance The Rapper, Rich Homie Quan, Isaiah Rashad, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Durk, Kevin Gates, Troy Ave, Vic Mensa, Lil Bibby, Jon Connor, Jarren Benton and August Alsina...

Last night in NYC, the #XXLFreshmen14 took over Best Buy Theater. With performances from Rich Homie Quan, Ty Dolla $ign, Jon Connor, August Alsina and more; check out photos from the 2014 Freshmen concert in NYC.  

Ever since we unveiled the cover of the XXL 2014 Freshmen issue last month, we’ve been rolling out a ton of freestyles, behind the scenes photos, interviews, videos and plenty more with our class of 12 guys. But now that we’ve got a slew of stories and links for you to check out, it’s time to get down to the Freshmen Cyphers, one of the most anticipated aspects of the cover shoot. This year, we’ve

Previously: Go Behind The Scenes At The XXL Freshmen 2014 Cover Shoot Behind The Scenes Photos From The XXL Freshmen 2014 Shoot Check Out All Our Coverage Of The XXL 2014 Freshmen List Right Here

Over the past three weeks, we've rolled out the XXL Freshmen 2014 profiles, highlighting the interviews, behind the scenes photos, Freshmen stat boxes, and, maybe most importantly, the Freshmen Freestyles. Now that you've heard from 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 Jarren Benton, w

Jon Connor is joining in on the #XXLFreshmen14 AMAs on Reddit today at 4pm. As the Aftermath rapper will be unveiling everything you want to know and more, make sure to tune in. Rich Homie Quan and Jarren Benton will also soon be partaking in the AMA events...

Directed by Travis Satten (@travissatten) Produced by ApK (@weareapk) Jon Connor is one of the 12 Freshmen on XXL‘s 2014 Freshmen list revealed last Mon., May 5, on BET’s 106 & P... Read More ...