To end off the 2016 XXL Freshman freestyles, we have the 10th place vote winner Lil Yachty. Letting his momma know he made it, Boat gives us 50 seconds of a Capella bars that start off a bit bumpy, but finish strong to say the least. For the profile interview, the humble...

For today's 2016 XXL Freshman freestyle and profile interview, we have the ATL heavyweight 21 Savage. The gritty rapper kicks a 1-minute a Capella freestyle before discussing his come up and his movement for the profile interview. Safe to say 21's not the one to mess...

One of our favorite 2016 XXL Freshman placeholders is next up for the freestyles, Harlem's own Dave East. Arguably the best lyricist on the cover, Dave reminds the naysayers once again of why he was worthy of this placement. During the profile interview, East speaks on...

Next up for the 2016 XXL Freshman freestyles is Philly's own Lil Uzi Vert. The rapper was one of the surefire slot holders for this year's cover, so we're excited to see where he goes from here. After his short freestyle, Uzi sat down for a profile interview to further...

Continuing to push their 2016 Freshman Cover, XXL is back today with another freestyle and profile interview from another candidate. Today we have Chicago's G Herbo, who after spitting some fierce bars, lets folks know why he avoided the major label machine and stayed...

After receiving Desiigner's XXL Freshman Freestyle yesterday, it's now time for Lil Dicky to show us what he has to offer. In the video below, the 28-year-old drops some fresh, rapid bars of his own, and it's quite impressive to say the least. Watch his freestyle and get...

Next up for the XXL Freshman Freestyle is the most talked about spot holder -- Desiigner. The Brooklyn emcee, who just announced his debut mixtape New English yesterday, steps up to plate and lets loose his a capella verse, followed up by his brief profile interview. So...

Following up Kodak Black and Denzel Curry's "2016 XXL Freshman" freestyles, it's now time for the always entertaining Anderson .Paak. Showcasing his bars with a short and sweet freestyle, followed by an intriguing profile interview, Paak reminds us why he was deemed an XXL...

It's here! The most exciting part of XXL's Freshman cover has arrived, where each of the members of the class adds their own take in freestyles, cyphers, and interviews. Just yesterday, we kicked things off with Florida's own Kodak Black, and today, we continue with...

The most exciting part of XXL's Freshman cover has arrived, where each of the members of the 2016 class participate in freestyles, cyphers, interviews and more. To kickstart the freestyles and interviews, we have Florida's own Kodak Black. After kicking a 1+ minute a...

The time has finally arrived. XXL Magazine has unleashed their highly anticipated 2016 Freshman cover. The 10 artists to land this year's spot are: Desiigner, Dave East, Denzel Curry, G Herbo, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Dicky, Lil Yachty, Anderson .Paak, 21 Savage and Kodak...

Just like 2015, 2016 gave us some incredible music. From the return of legends like A Tribe Called Quest (RIP Phife Dawg!), or De La Soul, to the rise of new school artists like Chance The Rapper, Anderson .Paak and so many more, this year was certainly a memorable one...

We've already received part 1 and 2 of the XXL Freshmen 2016 Roundtable interviews, and today, we have part 3 with G Herbo and Dave East. Both artists sat down to talk about being part of the 2016 Freshman class, what it means for their career, and much more. East...

As part of the 2016 XXL Freshman cover, the publication gives us a lot of extra content to look forward to including the freestyles, cyphers, profile interviews and more. This week, they started to roll out the group interviews and today we hear from Lil Uzi Vert, Lil...

We've got their freestyles. We've got their cyphers, and now, it's time for the 2016 XXL Freshman Class roundtable interviews. First up, we have West Coast resident Anderson .Paak, Brooklyn's own Desiigner, and the "Classic Male Pregame" Lil Dicky. In this first part,...