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 ...

Here's every 2018 XXL Freshman freestyle featuring Ski Mask The Slump God, Lil Pump, Smokepurpp, J.I.D, Stefflon Don, BlocBoy JB, YBN Nahmir, Wifisfuneral and Trippie Redd. Watch Trippie Redd open up ...

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 ...

Please share and follow us: The XXL freshman class of 2018 started out hot and heavy with majority of the artists releasing at least one well know song in 2017 or 2018. While some may have fell off a ...

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, ...

First up, Desiigner makes it known that's he's more than a mic-wielding cartoon character, handing it off to Anderson .Paak, who provides no shortage of swaggerific heat. Then comes Lil Dicky to close ...