A new generation of hip-hop stars has been crowned. XXL magazine released its annual freshman class list on Monday, highlighting 11 promising rappers who are poised ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

For 100 days straight, Tallahassee rapper Wizz Havinn has been in the studio working on new music and opening up about his life and journey to success. Havinn is indeed having a solid year so far, ...

That Mexican OT, the Bay City rapper who scored a hit with "Johnny Dang," has been named one of XXL mag's 2024 Freshman Class. The list, released Monday, featured 11 artists that were whittled down ...

With the individual freestyles from this year’s XXL Freshman class in the books, the crew unveils the first of the cyphers today. The leadoff group features Kevin Gates, Vic Mensa, August Alsina, ...

XXL released a fresh batch of Freshman freestyles over the course of this past week, following the previous pool of bars from Chance The Rapper, Vic Mensa, Rich Homie Quan, and others. It’s still the ...

It's been a very good year so far for KenTheMan. SHIPLEY AND SPACE CITY: Houston-bred singer Josh Levi is inspired by two things The Houston rapper was just named one of the the XXL Freshman Class of ...