if you've heard over half of these people, you need to get off the internet: xxl freshman 2012

is macklemore the dude in the middle who looks like channing tatum? i think he's the first person to show up on one of these covers who i've literally never even heard of, not even a name while scrolling down nah right or something.

J0rdan, you've never heard the abomination that is "Irish Celebration"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29UMACdfyZw

also did not realize iggy azalea was a person aspiring to have a career, just thought she some random australian chick w/ a one off and a job as a model

kid ink: who is this person

who the fuck is KID INK

j0rdan we are on the same page today

KI DINK

Growing up on Capitol Hill in Seattle, Washington, Macklemore attended Garfield and Nathan Hale high schools, and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree at Evergreen State College. Interested in reaching a younger generation through his music, he took a job at a juvenile-detention facility. There, he was a part of a program called “Gateways,” which was organized around rap

"if you like michael moore, you'll love macklemore"

who are macklemore, hopsin (hey flopson there must be username potential here), kid ink and don trip?

roscoe dash has made the best song of anyone here i think

i sorta feel bad for danny brown... i'm sure when he showed up for the photoshoot it was like when you go to someone's party just to be nice while secretly hoping that not everyone there is someone you hate and it turns out that everyone there is someone you hate

don trip is a pretty good rapper lex, he had a mixtape with starlito ("step brothers") from last year that a lot of people liked

This is the first time I;ve ever seen Danny Brown fade into the background of anything.

Also, what to chainsaws and bricks have to do with school

the few songs I've heard by Kid Ink are alright:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDxZAFwem5s

he's like a second-rate Wiz Khalifa

also....

HE PRODUCED "SADE" BY DIRTY MONEY

almost 3 million YouTube views of Kid Ink. That's deej platinum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRKmG--ihoo

looool whiney

HE PRODUCED "SADE" BY DIRTY MONEY

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

is hopsin the dude in the "justin bieber for octobers very own" hoodie

idk if kid ink is part of "the arsenals" but the beat on "keep it rollin" is SICKKKK

how has french montana not been on one of these lists already

in rap junior high for too long

I don't know any of these and I still spend more time in the internet that I'd like to admit.

Add to list:

J0rdan S.
lex pretend
what's a goon to garbus (Whiney G. Weingarten)
Peace (peaceful) (The Brainwasher)
buzza
seandalai
Moka

I would do anything to have a life that meant i didnt have to know what MTV Iggy Azalea is

Danny Brown - incredible rapper obv but a weird pick for xxl, aside from being north of 30 years old he's not in any way interested in the kind of mainstream radio rap career these guys are usually thinking of & i feel like in some ways hes kind of peaking now in terms of the attention he's being given. should have another good year or two of critical glow & I'm sure he'll end up winning this poll.

Don Trip - this guy is pretty likeable & has some good music, I like Starlito more than him though. While I like letter to my son there's something a little ... *strokes beard* "i see..." abt the way ppl have rallied around it, i mean its fine that folks are feeling the resonant emotion but there's something a lil schlocky in the one-sidedness of custody battles which, as a non-parent & child of divorce, sets off alarm bells for me personally

French Montana - This guy earned this, & it feels like an obvious pick.
Future - ditto French
Hopsin - I think this makes a surprising amount of sense, mostly b/c of the tech n9ne affiliation which ensures he'll get the proper support & $$$, he's kind of a more marketable, skilled OF

Iggy Azalea - get the fuck out with this bullshit
Kid Ink - between Tyga and Wiz Khalifa I don't personally see there being enough oxygen for this
Machine Gun Kelly - I would actually defend this one, "Wild Boy" is a legit hit & if you needed a white boy for the cover you could do a lot worse
Macklemore - GTFO
Roscoe Dash - what year is this? has he had a hit since "No Hands"?

lots of artists going nowhere have millions of youtube views, its established

there's something a little ... *strokes beard* "i see..." abt the way ppl have rallied around it

ahahahaha

north of 30 years old he's not in any way interested in the kind of mainstream radio rap career these guys are usually thinking of

keep in mind that this magazine has put slaughterhouse on its cover multiple times

surprised Kirko Bangs didn't make this list. Also, @z@3liA B@NkS

Roscoe Dash - what year is this? has he had a hit since "No Hands"?

i think the label is (or was) finally preparing to put his EP out so they probably twisted some arms to get him on this

Roscoe Dash - what year is this? has he had a hit since "No Hands"?

isn't "good fucking night" a hit?

dare i ask what a Iggy Azalea is?

az banks still seems a bit out of xxl's purview imo

brainwasher otm about kirko bangz. and he sounds exactly like drake, too.

i gave iggy azalea's mixtape a listen, she can rap but i didn't hear anything particularly special about her

http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/590/draft_lens18470570module153053332photo_1315364182iggy_moshling.JPG

kirko bangz is maybe the worst rap name in history

T.I. is executive-producing Iggy Azelea's album LOL

kirko bangz is a surprising omission but i thought his tape was mostly boring

T.I. is executive-producing Iggy Azelea's album LOL

― Peace (peaceful) (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, February 28, 2012 1:48 PM (6 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

shes clearly found someone to guide her thru the industry b/c this shit is ridiculous.

also tha joker... is he a thing?

i'm legit stunned that she has management and stuff. i really thought she was a random foreigner trying to sound like she was from atlanta.

isn't that exactly what she is?

i have no idea why anyone would think she was marketable.

http://cdn2.xlurbanmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/iggy_azalea_lead.jpg

O_O

WOOTY ALERT

i don't get why it's so ridiculous w/her though, she hasn't put anything great out yet but she's no worse than half this list every year

what is a good french montana mixtape? have obv seen his name around a ton but have never noticed his music really

'coke boys 2' from last year, 'coke wave' with max b

Voted Danny brown, haven't heard anyone else

(It’s pretty telling that the bald guy’s video album review of XXX has twice as many Youtube hits as any actual Danny Brown music video.)

lol

Noz's take

this is life

http://i.imgur.com/bWnV5.jpg

grandpa's here

photoshopping him into something he's already been in is a bit ehh

i don't know, miley cyrus put it over the top for me

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

I apparently don't need to get off the Internet.

http://cdn.mdjunction.com/components/com_joomlaboard/uploaded/images/welcome_back-40f1e46898ad4d62ac7f402607610a24.gif

Taken some time I know. :)

Registered in October or November or so, but haven't been logged in until no.

lol http://www.streetbonersandtvcarnage.com/streetboners/street-boner-1696

probably a great honour than making the cover of xxl

greater even

hey geir!

weird belly scratches there

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

so danny brown is opening for childish gambino at summerstage
so i am going to be enjoying half of that show a great deal
and then leaving asap
no rocky

danny brown is going on tour with gambino i think

Iggy Azalea 6

I should have stayed banned, this message board is for drooling mouthbreathers

jordan, yeah; that's part of the tour

Kid Ink 1
Future 0

i guess kid ink was a joke vote but still

iggy azalea and mackelmore troll voters should've coordinated imo

why does the one guy have a lemur on his head

it's weird how the only time rappers get away with holding weapons of any kind in magazine photos anymore is if it's an army of 110-pound blog rappers

seems like execs have made machine gun kelly switch his name to MGK

i think that happened a minute ago, radio was calling him that when they started playing that stupid "wild boy" song. it is funny to see every rapper ever with an especially violent or vulgar name get their shit switched up the moment they have a real career or are trying to.

yeah i just noticed it now since i guess he's getting a bit of a push on vevo

if gunplay ever changes his name i stop caring

u mean g-play

it would be funny if the real reason that gunplay was a phantom member of MMG was because he refused to censor his name

Play would be a good rapper name imo

i mean, i guess it already was

http://www.funcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Kid-And-Play1.jpg

i would go with Gumplay, personally

http://rodneyolsen.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/gumby.jpg

at least Option got votes contrary to Future, Hopsin and Machine Gun Kelly who got zeroes

what's a option?

gunkplay

danny brown is good people
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6XwMXkyopk

congrats the three of you, you picked our next rap star!

is macklemore the dude in the middle who looks like channing tatum? i think he's the first person to show up on one of these covers who i've literally never even heard of, not even a name while scrolling down nah right or something.

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, February 28, 2012 2:27 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

classic post

meanwhile I was foaming at the mouth about the forthcoming Macklemorepocalypse on this board in like 2007

That's some Seattle-exclusive foresight for you.

meanwhile I was foaming at the mouth about the forthcoming Macklemorepocalypse on this board in like 2007

― burbbhrbhbbhbburbbb ranks (The Reverend), Sunday, November 30, 2014 1:52 PM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

haha didn't i respond to this post at the time

hopsin don't like mumblecore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiNNBc557OQ&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiNNBc557OQ&feature=youtu.be

bah fuck it

This?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiNNBc557OQ

ya

Future 0

LOL