man, oj was robbed
― teflon donk (samosa gibreel), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 06:26 (thirteen years ago) link
J. Cole has the personality of a stick of celery.
― rennavate, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 06:46 (thirteen years ago) link
jcole is much better than pill
― its like why GROCERY BAG and not saddam? (deej), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 12:09 (thirteen years ago) link
i didn't realize J. Cole was anywhere to go away from. i man, i've heard him on a couple hyped up guest appearances, but is anyone actually listening to his own records? anyway seems like he's less objectionable or soft serve as an actual rapper than his Drake-esque pictures make him look.
― Mr. Srehtims (some dude), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 12:30 (thirteen years ago) link
I know I've heard a few J. Cole features, butI've barely noticed his existance on any of them.
― nakhchivan. nakhchivan. nakhchivan i wanna rock ya (The Reverend), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 17:32 (thirteen years ago) link
j. cole is actually really great, you should at least listen to the warm up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzGO-oVJDu8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_9pF-dYfyY
really don't get what there is to dislike about him, even if he's not ur "type" of rapper ceratinly he's better than Donnis, OJ, Big Sean, etc.
― The Brainwasher, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 18:11 (thirteen years ago) link
such high praise
― nakhchivan. nakhchivan. nakhchivan i wanna rock ya (The Reverend), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 18:14 (thirteen years ago) link
i'd rank the freshman 10:
1. J. Cole2. Freddie Gibbs3. Nipsey Hussle4. Wiz Khalifa5. Pill6. Jay Rock
^^^ I thoroughly enjoy and check for all of these artists
7. Fashawn
^^ he's not bad but he's kind of boring... Blu >>>> him in terms of Exile collaborators
8. OJ9. Big Sean10.Donnis
all 3 of them have songs that I like but yeah... wouldn't go out of my way to hear anything by them
― The Brainwasher, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 18:15 (thirteen years ago) link
gotta say upon reflection this is leagues better than Skinny Jean Reunion 2009
― Mr. Zomg 6 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 28 June 2010 03:57 (thirteen years ago) link
I genuinely listen to Fashawn, Pill, J Cole and Donnis. I don't actively dislike OJ and Gibbs.
― Mr. Zomg 6 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 28 June 2010 04:00 (thirteen years ago) link
I haven't heard Donnis but he looks wack.
― suge ♞ (The Reverend), Monday, 28 June 2010 04:46 (thirteen years ago) link
("what an awful cover" i say to the book)
― suge ♞ (The Reverend), Monday, 28 June 2010 04:47 (thirteen years ago) link
j. col had some weird stage performance tonight at the BET awards, sounded decent enough
― incredible length (J0rdan S.), Monday, 28 June 2010 06:35 (thirteen years ago) link
http://nahright.com/news/2010/07/12/video-big-sean-what-u-doin-bullshittin/
this has a disappointing absence of grocery bag lines, but makes up for it with a myriad of traditionally awful punchlines -- i feel foolish even approaching this seriously, but big sean is one of the emptiest rappers that has gotten buzz in a while -- dude really comes off as someone playing dress up who has no idea what to actually DO -- he looks so hilariously stupid in those big ass 2008 fake kanye shades (take that monkey shit off etc) -- he has this unique ability to make his songs feel twice as long as they are -- i swear whenever i watch one of these youtubes i glance down and it's only been 1:30 and i'm just like "the fuck??" -- also in this joint he apes lil wayne's flow so hard, esp in the what i believe to be the third verse
― hoos gossage (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 06:43 (thirteen years ago) link
who the hell is big sean
― dayo, Monday, 5 September 2011 02:27 (twelve years ago) link
the second most succesful guy on the list
― sisilafami, Monday, 5 September 2011 10:09 (twelve years ago) link
big sean's whole career feels like some kind of surreal hoax
― big spiritual hat club (some dude), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 04:38 (twelve years ago) link
would have never guessed one of these dudes would have a #1 record
― morb derp (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 04:54 (twelve years ago) link
would have never guessed one of these dudes would have ten rings on like a basketball player
― big spiritual hat club (some dude), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 04:56 (twelve years ago) link
or wiz khalifa who is already a failed major label artist with no prospects
― waka flocka pedia (J0rdan S.), Monday, March 1, 2010 12:44 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark
derp
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 6 September 2011 05:00 (twelve years ago) link
haha
― Sex Droughts and Rock & Roll (flopson), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 05:01 (twelve years ago) link
apparently u can vote on this http://freshmen.xxlmag.com/10th-spot/
― flopson, Monday, 23 March 2015 00:38 (nine years ago) link
wiz khalifa who is already a failed major label artist with no prospects
― waka flocka pedia (J0rdan S.), Monday, March 1, 2010 12:44 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark
good stuff
― J0rdan S., Monday, 23 March 2015 00:51 (nine years ago) link
― flopson, Sunday, March 22, 2015 7:38 PM (48 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol kidd kidd
― nose, Monday, 23 March 2015 01:29 (nine years ago) link
i guess this list deserves some credit in the sense that 5 years later three of those guys are making #1 albums and three others are fairly relevant
― some dude, Monday, 23 March 2015 01:32 (nine years ago) link
i really like dutch rebelle
― maura, Monday, 23 March 2015 02:39 (nine years ago) link
wondering who's on the list so far if tink and fetty wap are among the also-rans
― maura, Monday, 23 March 2015 02:40 (nine years ago) link
shout out to Donnis
― alpine static, Monday, 23 March 2015 06:31 (nine years ago) link
that category includes people who will make the final list @maura
― deej loaf (D-40), Monday, 23 March 2015 08:21 (nine years ago) link
well that's confusing. why are you voting for "the 10th freshman" if some of the other 9 are among the options?
― some dude, Monday, 23 March 2015 11:35 (nine years ago) link
well otherwise you could work backwards & guess who the 9 winners are
― deej loaf (D-40), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 04:27 (nine years ago) link
if it wasn't too late i would have voted Dreezy
#teamsnootie
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 05:53 (nine years ago) link
Shmurda, Makonnen and Vince Staples, huh? man, kudos to XXL for digging deep and uncovering these rappers to watch
― alpine static, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 06:11 (nine years ago) link
lol
― deej loaf (D-40), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 06:14 (nine years ago) link
well it's kind of a no-win situation, right? Like it's ridiculous they're listing guys with major label signings but if they drop in a collection of unknowns the question is who the fuck are these guys.i would welcome some intros to the lesser knowns, Kap G doesn't sound bad at all on first contact.
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 06:19 (nine years ago) link
2015 XXL Freshman Nominees
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 07:01 (nine years ago) link