Honestly, i started to completely not give a fxk about any of this rap shit already in like 2018... and it was probably a couple years overdue at that point... The last real era when this shit was still mostly about the music, the subject matter, the rapping and being yourself was from 2010-2015... Once the Soundcloud/Instagram era started it went downhill quickly... The focus shifted to who can make the most braindead formulaic bite size reel type music while doing antics all over social media to promote it. Even though i think there was some interesting ideas sonically that spawned in that timeframe that had potential for further exploration and optimisation, the 'fast food' style music consumption of today's zeitgeist just killed most of it... Unless you're like Kendrick Lamar or something, artists no longer have the incentive to sit on a project from 3 to 5 years and really develop their own sound, what they want to say and master their craft... You just need to keep putting stuff out and keep doing antics to stay relevant, because the internet has a short memory, and if you take your time you lose momentum and might not get back to where you were.
But here's the thing carti did his Cypher already in 2017 which to this day is still my favorite freshman class just cause both Him and X were on it and is lowkey iconic/nostalgic atleast for me for I was in highschool
@@TheandY408everyone clowns xxl these days rapping is just gonna bring u hate and if u do bad it’s gonna ruin ur career people get scared and back out of stuff all the time it’s just classic human nature
@@GDSprodifydon’t listen to them, kendrick fans have literally turned into drake dunking bots, to the point where it’s not even funny and they just sound like a jealous ex
Its sad we got this jokers who dont understand hip hop, they trying to turn it into something that fits their life better instead of understanding it for what it is
The problem with XXL is they got away from their original formula. They used to select hard working individuals who had bodies of work and were on the cusp of being mainstream. XXL was then the platform to get them exposer. Those people all had something to gain so they came with the mindset of bringing their best. But at some point it became a popularity contest and industry plants. People that have one semi-hit song. So of course these people don’t care about XXL fr. They are already popular before even being selected. What made the 2016 freshman class so legendary is because unless you were deep into SoundCloud most of those guys people didn’t know. With the exception of guys like Lil Dicky, Anderson, Desiigner Dave East and G Herbo. Now they are just getting a bunch of Desiigners (people with one break out song and a mid to non existent catalog) and expecting them to take XXL seriously. Most of them got a Drake co sign already. Most aren’t good rappers are singers outside of a studio mixed and mastered format
Idc what anyone says, 2016 and 2017 were the last xxl classes that mattered. Everything after was just a yearly group of wannabe rappers and rappers that were already blown up but didn’t really bounce off one another or freestyle to prove that they belong
@@dajuanvera-byers6788 2018’s class was good too. Ski, JID, and arguably Trippie(Despite him not doing a cypher) were the highlights. But even that class didn’t have the energy the two classes that came before them did
That goes for mainstream though, for the most part. Actual Rappers have been coming up, I mean they're smaller but Rome Streetz, Eto, RJ Payne & all the Griselda/dj muggs/boom-bap affiliates....there's a good bit, new or abit older, but I mean it isn't mainstream like that. Only Benny, Conway, Westside Gunn have made it mainstream & ug at the same time. Rome Streetz should have been on cover, he isn't new, but he's the likeliest out of New Griselda to go mainstream...
Even Coi Leray had the confidence to do the freestyle and Cypher, these other rappers are actually 🐈. Central cee also didn’t do the freestyle or cypher...
You said that like Saba, Denzel Curry, IDK, JPEG, Earthgang, JID, Tyler The Creator, Kenny Mason, BigXDaPlug, Mexican OT, Smino, Lil Simz, Noname, Reason, Fenix Flexin, Babytron, CashKid, ain't all out there being young for most of them. Y'all just want to complain instead of giving your attention to the good ones. All I hear is that you still counting on mainstream media to give you some good rappers while you cab easily find better on Spotify or RUclips alone
You said that like Saba, Denzel Curry, IDK, JPEG, Earthgang, JID, Tyler The Creator, Kenny Mason, BigXDaPlug, Mexican OT, Smino, Lil Simz, Noname, Reason, Fenix Flexin, Babytron, CashKid, ain't all out there being young for most of them. Y'all just want to complain instead of giving your attention to the good ones. All I hear is that you still counting on mainstream media to give you some good rappers while you cab easily find better on Spotify or RUclips alone
FACTS i cant be too mad at the artist if XXL wont stand up for themselves seems to me like they appreciate whatever the artist gives them now whos fault is that??
Because these new artist that blew up all of a sudden didn't master they craft they just there cause the kids bumping music like they hot, and some of them not. Big X Da Plug deserves it he's actually hard.
@@Opin10n Half these ninjas ain't rapping about nothing special even though i do the rapping shit i just don't click on other rapping ninjas anymore. It is dead on god.
Literally all you have to do is have a nice flow in the cypher, thats it. XXL should drop people from the list if theyre not gonna participate, the list has been around for over 10 years, fans expect a level of effort from the people who make it onto the list. NYC has tons of rappers who would drop everything to come spit a freestyle & cypher at the drop of a pin, but XXL needs to have some integrity when these things happen. They seem to believe the rappers are bigger than the magazine (kinda facts) but TONS of people tune in for the freshman cyphers.
This is the product of this generation blowing up rappers that can't actually rap. Because that's not what they care about. Stop blowing up these rappers that can't rap just because the beat is cool. Ijs.
You said that like Saba, Denzel Curry, IDK, JPEG, Earthgang, JID, Tyler The Creator, Kenny Mason, BigXDaPlug, Mexican OT, Smino, Lil Simz, Noname, Reason, Fenix Flexin, Babytron, CashKid, ain't all out there being young for most of them. Y'all just want to complain instead of giving your attention to the good ones. All I hear is that you still counting on mainstream media to give you some good rappers while you cab easily find better on Spotify or RUclips alone
@@paquinraino8180 Your comment has nothing to do with what this man said lmao. He said stop blowing up people that can't rap and then you go listing people that can obviously rap outta nowhere. Nowhere is this man complaining about there not being good rappers out there.
Because these are the ones who “play ball”. It ain’t about talent it’s about products (“artists”) moving their product (images/consumer goods/ideologies) …not art.
Sadly this is what this generation wants and it sells phenomenally and makes lots of money for executives… not the rappers though they stay broke with the illusion they’re rich because they drive a dodge… 🤦🏽♂️ foolio just went out in his dodge… sad
Blame the new generation with that “I’m an artist not a rapper” “a freestyle doesn’t have to be written” they kept dumbing it down for these bums and hyping them up. It’ll get worse too
You said that like Saba, Denzel Curry, IDK, JPEG, Earthgang, JID, Tyler The Creator, Kenny Mason, BigXDaPlug, Mexican OT, Smino, Lil Simz, Noname, Reason, Fenix Flexin, Babytron, CashKid, ain't all out there being young for most of them. Y'all just want to complain instead of giving your attention to the good ones. All I hear is that you still counting on mainstream media to give you some good rappers while you cab easily find better on Spotify or RUclips alone
“It feels like they should be able to get through a verse, but as the years go on, more and more artists struggle with this part Freshman” …. Jeez idk. Maybe if they got rappers that actually RAP **cough** Kenny Mason **cough** then this shit wouldn’t happen.
And they wonder why hip hop is falling off, these new rappers are getting weaker and weaker, they barley chart, no lyrics, and shows be less than 500 people. Drake, Kendrick, Cole, and Nicki are pushing 40, and it looks like thier is going to be nobody to take thier place. Smh
You said that like Saba, Denzel Curry, IDK, JPEG, Earthgang, JID, Tyler The Creator, Kenny Mason, BigXDaPlug, Mexican OT, Smino, Lil Simz, Noname, Reason, Fenix Flexin, Babytron, CashKid, ain't all out there being young for most of them. Y'all just want to complain instead of giving your attention to the good ones. All I hear is that you still counting on mainstream media to give you some good rappers while you cab easily find better on Spotify or RUclips alone
XXL has now become a representation of where modern mainstream rap started (2011) and the sad state it's in now (2020's). The new freshman class shows it best, with little to no original aesthetic, materialism, industry plants, etc. All that matters to some listeners and the industry is making simple, catchy music.
Problem fucking solved have every artist send in a verse put it together to make different songs & have each other perform with their respective partner(S)
Honestly when I first came across XXL Freshman I always looked forward to it. But now, I don't. Like I think slowly but surely XXL freshman list will die out because some rappers don't want to prove themselves to gain a bigger audience. So walking out for no VALID reason can really damage his career, if he's now getting recognition.
if people hop on the freshman and dont do the cypher you are shooting yourselves in foot, as a avid listener of rap/hip hop i just watch the cypher anything else is filler I WANNA SEE YOU AT YOUR BEST AND DO IT WITH HEART
You think that double xxl should maybe change how they do things because a lot if not the majority of there picks can’t free style so why not have them do different thing that could play to there strengths have the more lyrical rapper freestyle and the more melodic rappers do something else
Number 1.....4Batz is NOT a rapper. Hes a singer......Number 2 the XXL list is so bs now im not surprised rappers are not enthused by it anymore. It doesn't mean anything. I wish they would just take the list more serious. Every year there's like only 1 or 2 mfs on the list i care about.
Does that mean they have ghosts writers? Even then, I’m realizing ppl have been taking the path of least resistance. WE HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO EVOLVE/IMPROVE
The problem is these new artists can make hits repeatedly until one catches on... Then make the XXL. That doesn't mean they're a good rapper. Just made a hit or two and bagan trending.
That shit is too weak to remain a serious contender within your class for the business of music. Just stop, if you were unprepared or ill equipped to create on the spot and deliver...then don't quit your day job. Sometimes confronting your concerns on the spot with someone that can provide you time is a better answer than fleeing the scene in your own fight or flight state of thought bruh.😎
a lotta artists like to show their recording process on social media. they defintely dont write. but they dont freestyle either. from what ive seen, they punch in one line at a time and can take 7-8 mins mumbling until they finally come up with a line they like. ion think i ever heard one of them come up with two lines at once, definitely not three. we know most these people arent real artists. more like internet personalities
Bro most of these guys aren’t gonna have a career anyway because they’re just one hit wonders but choosing not to rap post Kendrick beef is crazy. You have to actually be talented now.
classic yassine L. PHUCK XXL lmao. we dgaf about them anymore anyway. n to be a professional "reputable" magazine then try to try to throw shots is crazy lmao. editor needa get fired. 😂 dis whole thing is hilarious. ps: hating da way somebody types when everyone has a specific way they talk is even more HILARIOUS 😭
It's funny, they reject actual artists that can rap / will come prepared but want people who straight up don't even want to be a part of the culture just a part of the game.
This is what happens when too much of a whole generation hasn’t truly practiced their craft. 12 years ago, almost every rapper would have grown up doing cyphers and/or battles. That’s a place where you get your bars up and learn to adjust to beat changes, mic handovers etc..
I mean it’s like asking rnb singers to do a dance routine while they sing. There’s just new and more personalized styles to all genres now that they’ve evolved
Faygo just dropped a really good single called Life So Crazy last month, and he's working on his next album. He was at Summer Smash last month with Cactus Jack.
1:10 highkey this just makes XXL seem salty nobody cares enough not to back out anymore. They have no pull anymore and everyone knows it so now even when 1 person pulls out they feel some type of way
He's calm, he's ready to drop bombs But he keeps on forgetting the rhymes that he wrote down, vomit, sweater, mom's spaghetti. Snapback to reality CLARENCE
I don't know how much being on the list can help you anymore, but it still has the power to make you a complete joke if you do bad. I don't know why you would even accept the placement if you're not ready to face that possibility.
"Nobody expects bars". Bro, rap is so watered down. XXL freshman cyphers was something I used to look forward to. The last good class there was with actual talented rappers was probably the year Chance n them were on, that was a great class. I still want lyricism. That's why I haven't felt a single cypher since then. Rap is so saturated right now.
10:10 “where is sofaygo right now? I don’t know . That’s a genuine question. It’s not rhetorical, please somebody let me know! WHERE IS SOFAYGO RIGHT NOW ? “ bro I was rollin when he said this 😂😂😂
Central cee, glo rilla does never get my respect especially ice spice and the newer TikTok POPULAR rappers they don’t earn my respect considering yall decided to not freestyle lil pump and the SoundCloud rappers managed to freestyle themselves how came you don’t know how to do that they are acting very entitled I feel sorry for the fans
4batz can't do anything without his singing AI auto tune that's why he left the freestyle and cypher Amiri, of course people told me he was too scared to do it and just left Hunxho, that auto-tune on a freestyle don't make no sense that's why they didn't post it and he left both Problem solved 😂😂😂
Could never catch me hyping up rappers that are scared to rap
Maybe its time to stop caling anyonethat croons about drugs intoa mic a rapper
look up Datzilla , he doesnt cuss and is like a brown boy Rakim.
Facts
Honestly, i started to completely not give a fxk about any of this rap shit already in like 2018... and it was probably a couple years overdue at that point...
The last real era when this shit was still mostly about the music, the subject matter, the rapping and being yourself was from 2010-2015...
Once the Soundcloud/Instagram era started it went downhill quickly... The focus shifted to who can make the most braindead formulaic bite size reel type music while doing antics all over social media to promote it.
Even though i think there was some interesting ideas sonically that spawned in that timeframe that had potential for further exploration and optimisation, the 'fast food' style music consumption of today's zeitgeist just killed most of it... Unless you're like Kendrick Lamar or something, artists no longer have the incentive to sit on a project from 3 to 5 years and really develop their own sound, what they want to say and master their craft...
You just need to keep putting stuff out and keep doing antics to stay relevant, because the internet has a short memory, and if you take your time you lose momentum and might not get back to where you were.
Facts
If Carti did it they have no excuse💀
But here's the thing carti did his Cypher already in 2017 which to this day is still my favorite freshman class just cause both Him and X were on it and is lowkey iconic/nostalgic atleast for me for I was in highschool
@@wolfgang6442huh? What are you talking about 😂that’s exactly what he said. Carti did it, the newbies got no excuses
Hell, even Lil Mosey tried to freestyle 😂
@@Mrgomodefr But here's the thing [Says exactly what the person he's responding to is saying]
@@ThisIsNotSuperit’s smarter to not freestyle if it’s ass tho
You literally agree to be on the XXL list, knowing what that entails, just to back out of what's arguably the biggest and most important part of it
Making the list is enough publicity. Some people didn’t know most of these guys without it.
@@og_mante5138 that's what I'm saying. All he wanted was the publicity and benefits, but didn't wanna put in the required work
someone does it every year, and every year it pisses me off and blows my mind.
@@TheandY408everyone clowns xxl these days rapping is just gonna bring u hate and if u do bad it’s gonna ruin ur career people get scared and back out of stuff all the time it’s just classic human nature
Well for one no one cares about the XXL list anymore
Mfs like rich amari be out here like jojo siwa. They just be playing a persona and performing other people’s lyrics 🤣😂💀💯
More like Drake
Yup
@JaiK64 both
@@JaiK64Drake would actually rap in a Cypher
@@GDSprodifydon’t listen to them, kendrick fans have literally turned into drake dunking bots, to the point where it’s not even funny and they just sound like a jealous ex
SMH. This is how far mainstream rap distanced itself from the Hip-Hop Culture.
Its sad we got this jokers who dont understand hip hop, they trying to turn it into something that fits their life better instead of understanding it for what it is
The problem with XXL is they got away from their original formula. They used to select hard working individuals who had bodies of work and were on the cusp of being mainstream. XXL was then the platform to get them exposer. Those people all had something to gain so they came with the mindset of bringing their best. But at some point it became a popularity contest and industry plants. People that have one semi-hit song. So of course these people don’t care about XXL fr. They are already popular before even being selected. What made the 2016 freshman class so legendary is because unless you were deep into SoundCloud most of those guys people didn’t know. With the exception of guys like Lil Dicky, Anderson, Desiigner Dave East and G Herbo. Now they are just getting a bunch of Desiigners (people with one break out song and a mid to non existent catalog) and expecting them to take XXL seriously. Most of them got a Drake co sign already. Most aren’t good rappers are singers outside of a studio mixed and mastered format
This❗️
Right on the money 🎯💯
nailed it
Facts
No arguments from me. Spot on. 2rare is a prime example.
I knew it was rich Amiri before you said it lol
Same😭
Why?
@@taiwothomas5759cuz he can’t rap
@@taiwothomas5759cuz some of his most popular songs are in the original tweet like one call and ain’t nothing xxl were snaking him lmao
Me too.
That mf nervously rehearsed his ass freestyle on the mic and dipped.
Idc what anyone says, 2016 and 2017 were the last xxl classes that mattered. Everything after was just a yearly group of wannabe rappers and rappers that were already blown up but didn’t really bounce off one another or freestyle to prove that they belong
2018 had Ski and JID
@@dajuanvera-byers6788 2018’s class was good too. Ski, JID, and arguably Trippie(Despite him not doing a cypher) were the highlights. But even that class didn’t have the energy the two classes that came before them did
2020???
@@Clipperfan_Tra 2020’s class was decent at best
That goes for mainstream though, for the most part. Actual Rappers have been coming up, I mean they're smaller but Rome Streetz, Eto, RJ Payne & all the Griselda/dj muggs/boom-bap affiliates....there's a good bit, new or abit older, but I mean it isn't mainstream like that. Only Benny, Conway, Westside Gunn have made it mainstream & ug at the same time. Rome Streetz should have been on cover, he isn't new, but he's the likeliest out of New Griselda to go mainstream...
I’m more ready for the AMP cypher 🤷🏾♂️
No bullshit💯
No lie that's the new XXL that people check for 😂
Facts apparently chocolate droppa might make an appearance
@@BABBITv.1.1whoever tf that is
@@baccupaccinigga he talkin bout kevin heart
Even Coi Leray had the confidence to do the freestyle and Cypher, these other rappers are actually 🐈. Central cee also didn’t do the freestyle or cypher...
That’s actually wild
I remember Keem didn’t do the group rap either
Cench been making hits since 2020, prolly couldn't careless bout xxl
Glorilla also didn’t do the group freestyle. Ngl I actually wanted to see her perform
WTF? shes probably best out of that entire batch 😭@@chefralo8202
memph represent
Do rappers have to rap on xxl? If they already popular I don’t see the point.
He’s the perfect representation for the new rappers… unoriginal name and terrified to rap 🤷🏽♂️
he trash
he trash
You said that like Saba, Denzel Curry, IDK, JPEG, Earthgang, JID, Tyler The Creator, Kenny Mason, BigXDaPlug, Mexican OT, Smino, Lil Simz, Noname, Reason, Fenix Flexin, Babytron, CashKid, ain't all out there being young for most of them.
Y'all just want to complain instead of giving your attention to the good ones.
All I hear is that you still counting on mainstream media to give you some good rappers while you cab easily find better on Spotify or RUclips alone
You said that like Saba, Denzel Curry, IDK, JPEG, Earthgang, JID, Tyler The Creator, Kenny Mason, BigXDaPlug, Mexican OT, Smino, Lil Simz, Noname, Reason, Fenix Flexin, Babytron, CashKid, ain't all out there being young for most of them.
Y'all just want to complain instead of giving your attention to the good ones.
All I hear is that you still counting on mainstream media to give you some good rappers while you cab easily find better on Spotify or RUclips alone
@@paquinraino8180 stop copy and pasting this comment jit
Calling these 🤡🤡 "Rappers" is an insult to the artform.
That’s true I don’t understand why we call them rappers most of them are wack as fuck
A couple people named in this video actually go hard.
BigXthaPlug is actually one of the hardest rappers in recent memory. Golden voice and great production and beat selection
Art is art
@@consciousmassofatoms facts him and bossman dlow
Back in the day they would've just took you off the list for this shit. You can tell they are desperate now
FACTS i cant be too mad at the artist if XXL wont stand up for themselves seems to me like they appreciate whatever the artist gives them now whos fault is that??
It takes them hours to punch in for 1 song. They can't really rap.
Lucki really said we suck. Don't expect to be good
Because these new artist that blew up all of a sudden didn't master they craft they just there cause the kids bumping music like they hot, and some of them not. Big X Da Plug deserves it he's actually hard.
Facts
@@KevDecorMusic Everyone trying to be rap artist not the move it's oversaturated for real.
On the dot bro. They just rapping to rap they don’t got no passion. if he hadn’t blown up when he did he wouldn’t be making music right now.
@@Opin10n Half these ninjas ain't rapping about nothing special even though i do the rapping shit i just don't click on other rapping ninjas anymore. It is dead on god.
“One call”
“Poppin”
“Ain’t Nothin”
Just by the word choice I knew exactly who they were talking about
havoc
The article had so many sneak disses 😂
@@traplover6357Journalism is Back!
Crazy cuz da only song Ik by bro is jumpin wit Iayze
Crazy cuz da only song Ik by bro is jumpin wit Iayze
Literally all you have to do is have a nice flow in the cypher, thats it. XXL should drop people from the list if theyre not gonna participate, the list has been around for over 10 years, fans expect a level of effort from the people who make it onto the list. NYC has tons of rappers who would drop everything to come spit a freestyle & cypher at the drop of a pin, but XXL needs to have some integrity when these things happen. They seem to believe the rappers are bigger than the magazine (kinda facts) but TONS of people tune in for the freshman cyphers.
Hard to stand up for someone or something if they wont stand up for themselves
OT would never walk out on a cypher cuz he can wrap his ass off
OT is ass and only has fans on RUclips shorts
You mean roll is R’ssss offf
Fr top 3 rappers fs
@@GKTJeiyTvStop
He wrapping gifts?
A new XXL thing that ISN’T XXL needs to happen im so over those mfs making terrible lists
Rich is trash
This is the product of this generation blowing up rappers that can't actually rap. Because that's not what they care about. Stop blowing up these rappers that can't rap just because the beat is cool. Ijs.
You said that like Saba, Denzel Curry, IDK, JPEG, Earthgang, JID, Tyler The Creator, Kenny Mason, BigXDaPlug, Mexican OT, Smino, Lil Simz, Noname, Reason, Fenix Flexin, Babytron, CashKid, ain't all out there being young for most of them.
Y'all just want to complain instead of giving your attention to the good ones.
All I hear is that you still counting on mainstream media to give you some good rappers while you cab easily find better on Spotify or RUclips alone
@@paquinraino8180 Your comment has nothing to do with what this man said lmao. He said stop blowing up people that can't rap and then you go listing people that can obviously rap outta nowhere. Nowhere is this man complaining about there not being good rappers out there.
BLP Kosher is sick too.
Gen z is odd af... Genre is cooked
For sure
Old niggas say this about every generation
Same people that say this are in gen Z…stop trying to act like you’re different😂
Facts
@@damnedsoul8026that makes his statements more valid, he sees the flaws in the generation he was born in, most people don’t admit to that
Am I the only one how didn’t know xxl came out within a new list honestly completely forgot about xxl wasn’t even looking out for them
these new "rappers" are pathetic, they all think the world revolves around them
Not even
Why do the labels promote these dudes over ACTUAL MC's and rappers?
(smh) I guess we'll never know
Labels fund and push forward narratives, not the art form. Been that way since the exploitation of black blues musicians.
Cause that’s who mfs wanna hear for some reason. Stop listening to them and they’ll have no platform(not you directly)
Because ppl dnt listen to that type of music .
Because these are the ones who “play ball”. It ain’t about talent it’s about products (“artists”) moving their product (images/consumer goods/ideologies) …not art.
Sadly this is what this generation wants and it sells phenomenally and makes lots of money for executives… not the rappers though they stay broke with the illusion they’re rich because they drive a dodge… 🤦🏽♂️ foolio just went out in his dodge… sad
Blame the new generation with that “I’m an artist not a rapper” “a freestyle doesn’t have to be written” they kept dumbing it down for these bums and hyping them up. It’ll get worse too
One call sounds like Carti impersonating Future
Fax that beat sound too much like Serve The Base
Ong
i hearing a nightcored i serve the base n realising how muxh carti sounds like future just higher . not saying hes a ripoff
It’s honestly weird
I like how he added facts when reading the article 😂
We don't need 'freshman' anymore. We need seasoned vets, journeymen. These kids don't even know who kool g rap like gtfo for real
You said that like Saba, Denzel Curry, IDK, JPEG, Earthgang, JID, Tyler The Creator, Kenny Mason, BigXDaPlug, Mexican OT, Smino, Lil Simz, Noname, Reason, Fenix Flexin, Babytron, CashKid, ain't all out there being young for most of them.
Y'all just want to complain instead of giving your attention to the good ones.
All I hear is that you still counting on mainstream media to give you some good rappers while you cab easily find better on Spotify or RUclips alone
@@paquinraino8180 w take 💯
4Batz is not a rapper
i was thinking the same thing his freestyle is gon be weird
That’s what you get for picking rappers who can’t rap
“It feels like they should be able to get through a verse, but as the years go on, more and more artists struggle with this part Freshman” …. Jeez idk. Maybe if they got rappers that actually RAP **cough** Kenny Mason **cough** then this shit wouldn’t happen.
Yo who TF was the big back shorty with the linebacker shoulders?
And they wonder why hip hop is falling off, these new rappers are getting weaker and weaker, they barley chart, no lyrics, and shows be less than 500 people. Drake, Kendrick, Cole, and Nicki are pushing 40, and it looks like thier is going to be nobody to take thier place. Smh
We had hella rappers who could take that place they all deceased tho
Bro misspelled their twice
@@PaiddLeeklike XXXTENTACION, Juice WRLD, Pop Smoke to name a few. And don’t forget Lil Peep.
Nicki is above 40. She is like 42-43
You said that like Saba, Denzel Curry, IDK, JPEG, Earthgang, JID, Tyler The Creator, Kenny Mason, BigXDaPlug, Mexican OT, Smino, Lil Simz, Noname, Reason, Fenix Flexin, Babytron, CashKid, ain't all out there being young for most of them.
Y'all just want to complain instead of giving your attention to the good ones.
All I hear is that you still counting on mainstream media to give you some good rappers while you cab easily find better on Spotify or RUclips alone
XXL cyphers now is like a death wish for your career, they ruin it rather than make you big now
Yeah if they can’t rap 😂
4batz didn't even do the freestyle let alone the cypher
I'm not surprised
I fw his music and honestly I’m also not surprised he didn’t do any of them
It’s so obvious why too
XXL has now become a representation of where modern mainstream rap started (2011) and the sad state it's in now (2020's). The new freshman class shows it best, with little to no original aesthetic, materialism, industry plants, etc. All that matters to some listeners and the industry is making simple, catchy music.
ive been saying. XXL should drop the freestyle structure and start releasing a project with the featured artists. it suits this current time better
Problem fucking solved have every artist send in a verse put it together to make different songs & have each other perform with their respective partner(S)
@@walklytekel5713 exactly. XXL rappers don’t rap anymore and it’s time we accept that and at least make it interesting
this isn't a surprise to anyone who been following since 2021 dude has always been a cornball
Omg you just reminded me so many rappers just a few years ago were on the come up and have completely fell off wow that’s crazy
Honestly when I first came across XXL Freshman I always looked forward to it. But now, I don't. Like I think slowly but surely XXL freshman list will die out because some rappers don't want to prove themselves to gain a bigger audience. So walking out for no VALID reason can really damage his career, if he's now getting recognition.
if people hop on the freshman and dont do the cypher you are shooting yourselves in foot, as a avid listener of rap/hip hop i just watch the cypher anything else is filler I WANNA SEE YOU AT YOUR BEST AND DO IT WITH HEART
Bro i used the term Ian or ion too it’s not really a matter of good family it’s just slang
nah rich amiri would have got fried he knew it lol🤣🤣🤣🤣
The baby analogy is sending me
A lot of times I’ve heard of producers feeding lines to punch in sessions
I had a feeling when the list first dropped that he would be the one to back out the cypher 🤦🏾♂️
You think that double xxl should maybe change how they do things because a lot if not the majority of there picks can’t free style so why not have them do different thing that could play to there strengths have the more lyrical rapper freestyle and the more melodic rappers do something else
8:37 So are you keeping both igs now (sorry if that’s too personal a question) js wondering where the contents gonna b going frfr
everything gonna be on the main
i mean yeah because these guys are not traditional rappers, plus they don’t wanna get embarrassed
Fame is one hell of a drug
Rich amiri did indeed do a solo tour lmao
This is likely going to damage his career ironically
This man really just asked "Why can't you just punch in on a cypher?" Like, do you know what a cypher is? You can't punch-in on a LIVE MIC.
Number 1.....4Batz is NOT a rapper. Hes a singer......Number 2 the XXL list is so bs now im not surprised rappers are not enthused by it anymore. It doesn't mean anything. I wish they would just take the list more serious. Every year there's like only 1 or 2 mfs on the list i care about.
Does that mean they have ghosts writers? Even then, I’m realizing ppl have been taking the path of least resistance. WE HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO EVOLVE/IMPROVE
The problem is these new artists can make hits repeatedly until one catches on... Then make the XXL.
That doesn't mean they're a good rapper. Just made a hit or two and bagan trending.
That shit is too weak to remain a serious contender within your class for the business of music. Just stop, if you were unprepared or ill equipped to create on the spot and deliver...then don't quit your day job. Sometimes confronting your concerns on the spot with someone that can provide you time is a better answer than fleeing the scene in your own fight or flight state of thought bruh.😎
How u gonna forget lil dicky, Dave east, and g herbo they’re freestyles had bars
I still to this day play gherbo- xxl because he proved he deserved his spot with that song and then his freestyle was fire
a lotta artists like to show their recording process on social media. they defintely dont write. but they dont freestyle either. from what ive seen, they punch in one line at a time and can take 7-8 mins mumbling until they finally come up with a line they like. ion think i ever heard one of them come up with two lines at once, definitely not three. we know most these people arent real artists. more like internet personalities
2:10 it says the shi bout one call but you not peepin the sentence right after saying "aint nothing"😭
Bro most of these guys aren’t gonna have a career anyway because they’re just one hit wonders but choosing not to rap post Kendrick beef is crazy. You have to actually be talented now.
I’ll take his spot 🏂
classic yassine L. PHUCK XXL lmao. we dgaf about them anymore anyway. n to be a professional "reputable" magazine then try to try to throw shots is crazy lmao. editor needa get fired. 😂 dis whole thing is hilarious.
ps: hating da way somebody types when everyone has a specific way they talk is even more HILARIOUS 😭
yeah him talking about how he typed trying to act "hood" was crazy ngl.
It's funny, they reject actual artists that can rap / will come prepared but want people who straight up don't even want to be a part of the culture just a part of the game.
Tbh some of the freshman should have followed him
This is what happens when too much of a whole generation hasn’t truly practiced their craft. 12 years ago, almost every rapper would have grown up doing cyphers and/or battles. That’s a place where you get your bars up and learn to adjust to beat changes, mic handovers etc..
Bruh it’s okay if you’re not a lyricist. 90% of rappers aren’t lyricist future, lil baby, drake, Travis Scott but they all may make good music.
Lil baby💀
whaaa
I was working out doing push ups I couldn't continue cuz it was so funny😂😂😂
I mean it’s like asking rnb singers to do a dance routine while they sing. There’s just new and more personalized styles to all genres now that they’ve evolved
Faygo just dropped a really good single called Life So Crazy last month, and he's working on his next album. He was at Summer Smash last month with Cactus Jack.
I feel you, but punching in and free styling are two completely different ball games 🤣
“The baby doesn’t know what he’s doing.” ……. Exactly.
Most these rappers don't even have the quality to be on a XXL freestyle but somehow still are on it and now they sneakin out too🤦🏽♂️
We gotta pack up the genre and try again. Nothing but goofies
1:10 highkey this just makes XXL seem salty nobody cares enough not to back out anymore. They have no pull anymore and everyone knows it so now even when 1 person pulls out they feel some type of way
He's calm, he's ready to drop bombs But he keeps on forgetting the rhymes that he wrote down, vomit, sweater, mom's spaghetti. Snapback to reality
CLARENCE
Rich Amiri came to my venue the other month and dude just danced around on stage with a mic im not sure if he sang 1 word of a song in that mic
I don't know how much being on the list can help you anymore, but it still has the power to make you a complete joke if you do bad. I don't know why you would even accept the placement if you're not ready to face that possibility.
Lmaoo SouthSide is hilarious
Let’s be real xxl don’t help the artist out at all😂😂
Kwesta: "They don't wanna rap no more"
"Nobody expects bars". Bro, rap is so watered down. XXL freshman cyphers was something I used to look forward to. The last good class there was with actual talented rappers was probably the year Chance n them were on, that was a great class. I still want lyricism. That's why I haven't felt a single cypher since then. Rap is so saturated right now.
10:10 “where is sofaygo right now? I don’t know . That’s a genuine question. It’s not rhetorical, please somebody let me know! WHERE IS SOFAYGO RIGHT NOW ? “ bro I was rollin when he said this 😂😂😂
They are scared of rapping because they can’t rap they just mumbled or they all gonna rap about the same thing
NGL bro riding amiri crazy
bro why does it feel like i havent heard about the XXL in years
i wanna be a rich amiri fan but then he does dumb shit like this 😭
I could rap circles around this guy
to be fair, no one is clamoring for any of these people to freestyle. 😂
Central cee, glo rilla does never get my respect especially ice spice and the newer TikTok POPULAR rappers they don’t earn my respect considering yall decided to not freestyle lil pump and the SoundCloud rappers managed to freestyle themselves how came you don’t know how to do that they are acting very entitled I feel sorry for the fans
Yassine don’t be letting NOBODY slide, he really be on timing every video.💀💯
He should not have made the freshman list /cover... goofy AF
4batz can't do anything without his singing AI auto tune that's why he left the freestyle and cypher
Amiri, of course people told me he was too scared to do it and just left
Hunxho, that auto-tune on a freestyle don't make no sense that's why they didn't post it and he left both
Problem solved 😂😂😂
Honestly BLP Kosher shoulda been on there with OT... That woulda been dope.
Rich Amiri is like SoFaygo palette swap.
@@jbk19xx57 so faygo would’ve actually done the freestyle. Amiri garbage 🗑️
Honestly, thank you rappers
XXL use to pick potential legends now they pick whoever has the most TikTok likes. Smh
Im still stuck on the fact that you’re mad he doesn’t “talk proper” on twitter of all places because he came from a good home. Huh?
Sketch not a rapper he a model 😭