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

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

check out coke boys 2 and coke wave w/ max b

"marvin gaye & chardonnay" was, if not "no hands"-level huge, still a pretty big hit and a R&B #1, and "oh my" was successful too. it's weird to think how many hits someone can have over a couple years and be on this list just because they haven't dropped an album.

the original youtube for "Irish Celebration" had to be taken down cos there were too many enraged Irish people posting comments. Never though he'd actually become a thing

Guess i'll vote for Don Trip. Danny Brown doesn't really belong here as good as he is

PLUS

RICK ROSS

CHILDISH GAMBINO

JOE BUDDEN INTERVIEWS VICTOR CRUZ

these things have never made sense... remember that the first one ever was this thing

http://www.xxlmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/97-cover1.jpg

i don't get the whole french montana thing, how exactly is he any less of a giant sleepy infant than gudda gudda

YUNG JOC
DEFENDS HIMSELF

YUNG JOC
DEFENDS HIMSELF

YUNG JOC
DEFENDS HIMSELF

YUNG JOC
DEFENDS HIMSELF

YUNG JOC
DEFENDS HIMSELF

YUNG JOC
DEFENDS HIMSELF

YUNG JOC
DEFENDS HIMSELF

YUNG JOC
DEFENDS HIMSELF

YUNG JOC
DEFENDS HIMSELF

damn, beat me to it

french montana is about sleepiness conveying being drunk/stoned etc where as gudda gudda is about mumbling as a way to mask talent

i really would be interested in seeing those 10 mcs that missed the cut in 08

stayyyyyy scheeeeminnnnnn ::tucks blanky under chin::

french is like... the sorta ultimate amalgamation of both the WE DON'T WRITE LYRICS and the VERY STONED, WILL NOW SING FOR YOU eras

tranced out rapper abt to drop a cinder block on australian girls head

french montana is about sleepiness conveying being drunk/stoned etc

*cancels download*

french is all charisma, very pop nyc, it makes sense that he linked up with diddy

<i>the original youtube for "Irish Celebration" had to be taken down cos there were too many enraged Irish people posting comments.</i>
gist?

bollocks

it was primarily about the lame IRA posturing in the song

I like the first coke boys tape more than coke boys 2, french is a good rapper w a distinct style and persona and an ear for hooks. Hes also, like Future, a no-brainer on this list bc hes already hitting.

Lol @ lex defending iggy azalea dude shes just awful

lex listen to "shot caller" at least

the one iggy azalea song posted in gun sounds was pretty hot but obv she's pretty reprehensible overall

Stay schemin is a great hook ... Tell me when gudda gudda ever releases something that catchy

Which song, jordan?

i don't remember, no fake forgetfulness -- i'm sure it was her "big hit" or w/e

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