Cash Cobain got in front of it. Before the 2024 XXL Freshman Freestyles were fully released, the New York rapper owned up to it and said his freestyle was not good. “My XXL Freestyle is a–, and I ...

Since our second Freshman Class in 2009, each edition of our annual up-and-coming MC spotlight issue has included a slew of different stories, videos and interviews to showcase the year's new crop of ...

We don't know if you've heard but, the 2018 XXL Freshman Class is officially in the building, and now, so are each member's freestyle. Thus far, freestyles from this year's Freshman, which marks the ...

The heavily discussed musician shows what happens when a generation terrified of being cringe gets the spotlight ...

XXL Freshman Doechii has been getting plenty of attention over the past few months, mainly as a result of the TikTok popularity of her 2021 song “Yucky Blucky Fruitcake.” But since then, she’s ...

Yep, you guessed it! OG Maco is up next in the XXL Freshman Freestyle cypher. The Atlanta native is the hottest rapper in the game right now thanks to his street banger, “U Guessed It.” An artist on ...

The 21-year-old Capitol recording artist wants to make his mom smile. Every year, each member of the XXL Freshman Class is asked to film a freestyle verse for the outlet. 2021 member Nau’Jour “Toosii” ...

The 2025 XXL Freshman Class is officially in session. Each rap star on the rise enters the proverbial hallways of hip-hop history with their own superlative style. Rappers like Loe Shimmy, Lazer Dim ...

The next artist to usher in his own freestyle for the XXL Freshman is MadeinTYO. Known for the bangers such as “UBER Everywhere,” “Skateboard P” and his joint project alongside 24Hrs, 24Hrs in Tokyo, ...

Coi Leray has responded to a troll that wasn't feeling her 2021 XXL Freshmen Freestyle and called it one of the "worst" ever. The New Jersey native took time out last Wednesday to address a Twitter ...

On Thursday, Desiigner dropped his XXL Freshman freestyle, which you're going to want to listen to. Clocking in at 46 seconds the rapper takes his time to shine to show off his vocal chops instead of ...

XXL Freshman season is in full swing. The longtime hip-hop staple is once again celebrating the artists the esteemed publication views as the future of the game. From fun party-starters like Lil Pump ...