XXL Freshmen 2014 - The 10th Spot

[ackbar]

i see a lot of artists who already have huge singles and/or major label deals, a few underground rappers who peaked 2 years ago, some ppl i've never heard of & yung lean..

http://www.xxlmag.com/10spot/

XXL‘s selection of artists for the XXL Freshmen 2014 class is almost done, and now it’s time for you to vote for the rapper you want to see grab a spot on the cover. The artist with the most votes who has not already been picked by the XXL staff for the list will win the Freshmen 10th spot and become The People’s Champ.

- 100s
- 3D Na’Tee
- Alex Wiley
- A$AP Twelvy
- A$AP Nast
- Bizzy Crook
- Bishop Nehru
- Black Cobain
- Bodega Bamz
- Boldy James
- Casey Veggies
- Chance The Rapper
- Chinx
- Chris Webby
- Da$h
- Deniro Farrar
- Dusty McFly
- Dillon Cooper
- Earlly Mac
- Fredo Santana
- Fat Trel
- G-Eazy
- Gunplay
- Iamsu!
- Hi-Rez
- Isaiah Rashad
- Jarren Benton
- Jon Connor
- K Camp
- Kevin Gates
- Lil Bibby
- King Louie
- Killa Kyleon
- Lil Durk
- Lil Herb
- Nitty Scott MC
- PeeWee Longway
- Nyemiah Supreme
- Problem
- Rapsody
- Que
- Raz Simone
- Rich Homie Quan
- RiFF RAFF
- Rockie Fresh
- Sasha Go Hard
- Sage The Gemini
- Scotty ATL
- Shy Glizzy
- Snow Tha Product
- Skeme
- Stalley
- SpaceGhostPurrp
- Starlito
- Tiffany Fox
- Tracy T
- Tree
- Troy Ave
- Ty Dolla $ign
- Vic Mensa
- Vince Staples
- Yung Gleesh
- Young Thug
- Young Scooter
- Yung Lean

[step one]

XXL

[seagrams hotsauce]

Man, they've completely given up even trying to appear like they're trying to give anyone new exposure. More than half the names on that list have been established for years. More than a few have major label deals. Cornball shit.

[DJCommunist]

lol @ gunplay, killa kyleon, starlito...."freshmen"

[Captin Planit]

I wish they would set parameters for themselves so that the assortment of nominees didn't look so .

[Jayou Ayen]

I hope all the youngs make it.



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[B. Ware tha Siniq]

It was the same way last year. Honestly, it's been a while since they really tried to "break" new artists this way. It's basically just a way of promoting newer major label nominees, I'm sure money is exchanged in terms of advertising packages at a minimum. Pretty laughable.

[DLG]

I hope all the youngs make it.



39

[GUCCI CONDOMS]

#SADBOYS

[young god]

I wish it wasn't even a conversation anymore. It just gives validity to it. But here I am...

[ardamus]

smh at the fact that some of these names were out before and didn't make the past lists.

[Piff Tannen]

i voted for lloyd banks

[blastmaster]

Nice to see Dusty McFly get mentioned somewhere.

[sleazy_j]

the more people like Yung Lean make the list, the more people will question their legitimacy. i want to see him on the cover.

[Pizon]

Who in the blue hell? Did they just pull those from a Rapper Name Generator?

[Shiftshock]

xxl is a magazine own by jewish whites - wikipedia

[Mindbender Futurama]

I wish it wasn't even a conversation anymore. It just gives validity to it. But here I am...

there's not that much going on anymore. that's why we end up being aware of and speaking on trite shit like this

winner should be and will be Chance the Rapper

Freshmen List stopped being relevant like 5 years ago

most of the people who listen to these rappers don't buy XXL

I just hope Young Thug doesn't win, he's very stale

rappers names mostly aren't good anymore

rap is out of control

[ackbar]

I just hope Young Thug doesn't win, he's very stale

rappers names mostly aren't good anymore

rap is out of control

you're judging music by the name? cool

[Mindbender Futurama]

I just hope Young Thug doesn't win, he's very stale

rappers names mostly aren't good anymore

rap is out of control

you're judging music by the name? cool

no, i'm judging names by their names

If we now live in a dystopic underground savage realm where ***Young Thug*** is not a name worth prosecuting as "unoriginal", then I will just turn in my badge and gun here now, Sarge

[GUCCI CONDOMS]

I just hope Young Thug doesn't win, he's very stale

rappers names mostly aren't good anymore

rap is out of control

you're judging music by the name? cool

no, i'm judging names by their names

If we now live in a dystopic underground savage realm where ***Young Thug*** is not a name worth prosecuting as "unoriginal", then I will just turn in my badge and gun here now, Sarge

you obviously haven't been keeping up with current hip hop at all...young thug is blowing the fuck up right now, do your homework then come back and post...

[Harry Hater]

I just hope Young Thug doesn't win, he's very stale

rappers names mostly aren't good anymore

rap is out of control

you're judging music by the name? cool

no, i'm judging names by their names

If we now live in a dystopic underground savage realm where ***Young Thug*** is not a name worth prosecuting as "unoriginal", then I will just turn in my badge and gun here now, Sarge

Mindbender Futurama is pretty original. Too bad Matt Groening got all the credit (and money) for your creativity.

[Combo7]

Ali Vegas

[Escobar305]

2015:



congrats

[Piff Tannen]