Meet the 12 artists in the 2025 xxl freshman class. Papoose discusses new music, working with his girlfriend, boxer claressa shields, ageism in the rap game and more in a new interview with xxl. The last new music friday of august features some heat. Revered mcs, lauded street rappers, acclaimed groups and the famed freshmen have found their place on the cover, inside the book and on xxlmag.com. Voting for the 10th spot in the 2025 xxl freshman class is over The rest of the class is selected by xxl staff
To see the artists that earned a spot on the 2025 xxl freshman cover, hit the link. The controversial and increasingly popular streamer has been rubbing elbows with rappers from all corners of the game.
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