Littered with nods to industrial club and a constant hard hitting flow, Rico Nasty is a mile away from the pop-leaning trap dominating the mainstream and it’ll be a treat to see what she brings to the Freshman cypher. Whilst the start of her career centred on her self proclaimed dreamy “sugar trap”, last month saw her release Anger Management, one of the heaviest hip-hop slices of the year, alongside producer Kenny Beats. Here’s some of our picks to check out: Rico Nasty Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for CoachellaĢ2-year-old Maryland rapper Rico Nasty has been on the rise over the last couple of years with seven mixtapes under her belt since 2014. The full list is Comethazine, Tierra Whack, DaBaby, Lil Mosey, Roddy Ricch, YBN Cordae, YK Osiris, Rico Nasty, Gunna, Megan Thee Stallion and Blueface. This year’s class sees a jump in female representation with three female artists in contrast with the usually almost entirely male line up. This year’s Freshman Class includes 11 artists: Comethazine, Tierra Whack, DaBaby, Lil Mosey, Roddy Ricch, YBN Cordae, YK Osiris, Rico Nasty, Gunna, Megan Thee Stallion, and the 10th Spot winner, Blueface.The 2019 XXL Freshman Class has been announced.įor the past 12 years, the XXL Freshman list has bolstered the biggest up and coming voices in hip-hop with a selection of eclectic picks anticipating new trends and artists for the year to come. Then we argue it out as a staff and narrow down the list.”Īny type of ranking is bound to have the people of Twitter arguing about who’s right or wrong–hell, people will still bring up the same arguments (read: ranking Kanye West’s albums best to worst) every couple of weeks–so the idea that this one hip-hop magazine and its has the power to say who the best up-and-coming rappers in the game are has the tendency to make a lot of people angry.
We talk to everyone we possibly can-industry tastemakers, rappers, our friends, fellow hip-hop heads, the guy working at the corner store, whoever-to get their input on who they think should be picked for the class. The decision on which artists enter the XXL Freshman Class comes together the same way as when it first started.
Thanks to the internet, social media and, more importantly, the hip-hop fans, XXL Freshman has increased in popularity year after year. Last month, XXL revealed its Freshman Class of 2019.And the publication just delivered one of its much-anticipated cyphers with Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, YK Osiris and Lil Mosey. “Now in its 12th year, the XXL Freshman franchise has consistently embraced hip-hop’s rising stars and helped push them to the forefront of the culture.
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