XXL Freshmen 2014

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...

The #XXLFreshmen14 will be performing live June 25 in LA. Gracing the stage at Best Buy Theater,  The Dirty Dozen will mark annual achievement with a live show. Doors open at 7pm. For more ticket info visit www.axs.com. ...

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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

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 ...

XXL held our Freshmen 2014 Live show at the Best Buy Theater in New York City on Monday, and we've got your front row pass right here. Nine of our 12 Freshmen performed at the show, and special guests such as Fabolous, Busta Rhymes and Kid Ink swung through to help celebrate performances by Jon Connor, Jarren Benton, Lil Bibby, August Alsina, Kevin Gates, Vic Mensa, Rich Homie Quan, Troy Ave and T

XXL Freshman 2014 Rich Homie Quan serves up the video for "Get TF Out My Face." Calling on the assistance of Young Thug, the duo crafts up a visual that will make you lose your mind. "Get TF Out My Face" appears on RHQ's I Promise I Will Never Stop Going In mixtape...

What would you do after signing a $3 billion deal with Apple? Well according to 2014 XXL Freshman Jon Connor, Dr. Dre hit the movies. “The day after it came out, that the Beats and Apple thing was happening, I think me and Dre watched ‘Neighbors,’ the movie with...who was that? S...

XXL is giving away three autographed XXL Freshmen 2014 posters today! Three lucky fans can win an autographed XXL Freshmen 2014 poster by telling us what is your favorite XXL Freshmen 2014 class member's birthday and emailing us at xxl@xxlmag.com. A winner will be drawn r...

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 wrap up the Freshmen content with intimate roundtable discussions featuring everyone. This year, we decide

When XXL released its 2014 Freshmen Cover last month, one of the biggest talking points among hip-hop fans was the strong presence of Chicago rappers. With Chance The Rapper, Lil Bibby, Lil Durk and Vic Mensa all making our list this year, it marked the first time in the cover's seven-year history that a single city was rewarded with four XXL Freshmen, and brought Chicago's total Freshmen tally up

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...