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The 2025 XXL Freshman cowl is lastly right here, and it’s acquired the web speaking.
Most OG’s are saying WHO?! We acquired you, don’t journey.
This 12 months’s lineup consists of new faces like Ian, Gelo, Nino Paid, Lazer Dim 700, Ray Vaughn, Loe Shimmy, and Eem Triplin. These rising stars are getting their massive break, with freestyles, cyphers, and interviews coming quickly on XXL’s web site and social media. XXL has been dropping Freshman covers since 2007 (besides 2008), and it’s helped launch among the largest names in Hip-Hop. Artists like J. Cole, Nipsey Hussle, Wiz Khalifa, Kendrick Lamar, and Mac Miller all acquired early shine from being on the quilt.
Yearly, the checklist will get folks speaking about who’s subsequent to explode.
Probably the most well-known XXL Freshman class dropped in 2016. That 12 months featured Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, Kodak Black, 21 Savage, Denzel Curry, G Herbo, Desiigner, Anderson .Paak, Dave East, and Lil Dicky. That group went viral and is now thought-about probably the greatest XXL covers ever.
This 12 months, Nino Paid stands out. He’s from Maryland and already made noise together with his challenge Can’t Go Bacc. Ian and Ray Vaughn are additionally names to recollect, every bringing their very own fashion and vitality to the scene. The Freshman cowl is only the start. Over the following few weeks, followers will get to see freestyles, cyphers, and interviews that would take these artists to the following degree.
Who is aware of, one in all them may be the following massive famous person like Kendrick or the following chief of the mumble rappers like Lil Uzi Vert. Try our full breakdown of every artist under.