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The 2025 XXL Freshman cowl is lastly right here, and it’s bought the web speaking.
Most OG’s are saying WHO?! We bought you, don’t journey.
This yr’s lineup contains new faces like Ian, Gelo, Nino Paid, Lazer Dim 700, Ray Vaughn, Loe Shimmy, and Eem Triplin. These rising stars are getting their large 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 a number of the largest names in Hip-Hop. Artists like J. Cole, Nipsey Hussle, Wiz Khalifa, Kendrick Lamar, and Mac Miller all bought early shine from being on the duvet.
Yearly, the record will get individuals speaking about who’s subsequent to explode.
Probably the most well-known XXL Freshman class dropped in 2016. That yr 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 yr, Nino Paid stands out. He’s from Maryland and already made noise along with his mission Can’t Go Bacc. Ian and Ray Vaughn are additionally names to recollect, every bringing their very own type and power to the scene. The Freshman cowl is only the start. Over the subsequent few weeks, followers will get to see freestyles, cyphers, and interviews that would take these artists to the subsequent stage.
Who is aware of, one in every of them could be the subsequent large famous person like Kendrick or the subsequent chief of the mumble rappers like Lil Uzi Vert. Try our full breakdown of every artist under.
