XXL’s 2012 Freshmen Class

It’s that time again, XXL once again presents it’s annual XXL 2012 Freshman Cover. Here’s are the 10 rappers XXL pegged as the next to blow:

  • Machine Gun Kelly: This was a predictable pick. He’s got a following & not the only Bad Boy signee on the list either
  • Danny Brown: Very happy to see him her. The best rapper on this list.
  • Hopsin: Like Tyler, The Creator (Even though they don’t get along) but with contacts. He can rap though.
  • Kid Ink: Heard of him but never really listened to his music
  • Roscoe Dash: Seems like he should have already been on on of these lists, but he’s had few big features in the last year.
  • Future: Another easy choice.
  • Iggy Azalea: Thought they would go with the other white girl (or the other one); happy they went with Iggy (The other Azalea already feels a little slighted).
  • Macklemore: Is this that guy who had the song about Jordans?
  • Don Trip: Happy to see Don Trip here too; he deserves it
  • French Montana: Of course.

What was do you think of this year’s class? Who’d that miss?

Founder
  1. But XXL did fuck up. ASAP didnt make it, Casey Veggies didnt make it. A lot of big names. And it makes no sense Iggy whoever made it over Kreayshawn and V-Nasty. And Alley Boy deserved to be here. AND WAIT 2 Chainz didnt make it! Well…….nevermind this list is fucked. IDK what happened. I say only half of the people on it deserve to be there.

    1. I agree that ASAP should’ve, but Casey Veggies is really hella mediocre. 2 Chainz is too big for the Freshman list at this point i think.

  2. Starlito, as much as he isn’t a freshman, should’ve been on here. This is a decent list, and they’re getting more and more well-rounded each year, even if we still have one utter bomb on it now.

    1. They aren’t getting more well rounded, this is the worst list by far.. I think 2009 had the best list and 10 & 11 had good lists as well, but this list is some ass.. How is Roscoe Dash a freshman?  He’s been popular since 2008!  No ASAP Rocky?  No Childish Gambino?  No Los?  Fuck this list.. XXL should be putting talented people with a buzz on the list, not the latest people to have a video on 106 & Park.

      1. Childish already released an album, A$AP got enough promotion from his 3 million dollar deal, and the one song i heard Los do isn’t even that good.

        Maybe it isn’t more well-rounded, but its about the same ratio: a lot of good, some bad. Obviously Hopsin, Iggy, MGK, and Kid Ink are shit, but otherwise i like every artist on this list.

        1. If you only heard one song from Los then you really can’t judge him, I’m sure every artist in history has at least one bad song.  And CG has an album out, but so did Blu & Lupe Fiasco and they’re former freshmen. I’m pretty sure Roscoe Dash has an album out as well. MGK & French Montana are both signed to Bad Boy (as is Los) which i’m sure got them their fair share of promotion, Aesop could have easily taken French’s place.

    1. My bad 6……..Kid Ink, MGK, French Montana, Roscoe Dash…..along with the two most questionalbe pick Iggy Azelea and Don Trip……..Politics and bullshit

      1. Damn man.. I guess they’re paying for promotion.

        But did yall realize that almost 1/3 of the freshmen are white?  I think that’s pretty cool, it’s nice to see rap becoming more diverse.

  3. Childish Gambino, G-Eazy, XV, Chris Webby, & School Boy Q got snubbed. Don’t like Kid Ink, don’t like MGK. Roscoe Dash is not a “freshman” neither is French Montana. Glad Hopsin and especially glad Macklemore made it though. Don Trip and Danny Brown are good choices too, I need more of their music, they’re fucking dope. As for Future and the Iggy chick I’ve never heard anything from them. This class could have been GREAT instead it’s decent I guess.

  4. I can’t give a pass to anybody on this list besides Future and maybe MGK. Nobody else on this list will lead ANYTHING in 2012, or 2013, or 2014. Let’s be real.

    2009, 2010, & 2011 were all dope because they featured artists that, for the most part, MATTERED. Not random niggas from blog sites!

    None of these people will ever drop an album that moves more than 30,000 units and that’s generous.

    I suppose all the other important artists that were on the People’s Choice list were too busy actually making moves in the rap game unlike these busters. Or maybe XXL got paid off like yall said.

    God… this shit is worse than 2008! I wish this was XXL’s last issue ever. They deserve to go bankrupt for completely disrespecting the industry and their fans by putting a picture of these BUSTERS on stands nationwide.

    Just nonsense.

  5. Even though I don’t rate him much, I would’ve thought 2 Chaninz would have been in the list. How many mixtapes has he appeared on?

  6. The 2012 XXL Freshman List shoulda been:
    1. SchoolBoy Q 2. A$AP Rocky 3. XV 4. Stalley 5. Macklemore 6. Danny Brown 7. Phil Ade 8. Chip Tha Ripper 9. Tyler The Creator 10. Emilio Rojas/Hopsin/Los/Laws/Dom Kennedy/Jay Electronica/Action Bronson/Earl Sweatshirt

  7. Ok…..why isn’t anybody sayin tyga should be on here…like seriously, tyga shoulda been on last years….or even the year before that. Like how the fuck did lil twist make the list last yr and they still haven’t gave tyga respect. That man works hard and he has a huge following

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