A pair of California rappers have been named to this year’s XXL Freshman Class. The hip-hop and rap-oriented outlet has been publishing their Freshman Class list – which honors 10 to 12 up-and-coming ...

It’s insane to consider it’s been six years since XXL dropped the 2019 Freshman Class. At the time, the list was greeted with ...

Over the last 17 years, XXL has proudly and confidently worked to predict the next rap stars to take over hip-hop. New artists burst onto the scene daily with the makings of the next J. Cole, Kendrick ...

Rising rhymer Maiya The Don is focused on the art of rapping and making an impact with her bars. The 22-year-old Brooklyn native creates songs for the girls, the "self-made brats" and "first-born ...

The highly anticipated preview of the future of hip-hop has arrived. The XXL Freshman Class, an annual tradition, gives hip-hop fans a glimpse at the year’s most promising rising stars. Last year’s ...

The cyphers are about presence, attitude and that undeniable spark that makes the audience pay attention. For many of these artists, this is their first national spotlight moment, where they can grab ...

One of the most highly anticipated announcements of the year is here. XXL Magazine has revealed their 2024 Freshman class. The storied Hip-Hop publication is continuing their yearly tradition of ...

The Decatur, Georgia, artist is as creative as they come. Her big commercial moment of the year was the feature on JID’s “Surround Sound” with 21 Savage. A strong argument can be made that the New ...

The XXL freshman class of 2018 started out hot and heavy with majority of the artists releasing at least one well know song ...

The Fourth of July is here and with it come several hip-hop projects to bump over the holiday. This week, a Dreamville sniper drops a prelude to his upcoming album, a H-town rap veteran puts out a ...