The cyphers are about presence, attitude and that undeniable spark that makes the audience pay attention. For many of these artists, this is their first national spotlight moment, where they can grab ...

The 2023 XXL Freshman Class has had all eyes in its direction over the last month. They've clapped back at mean comments, offered up their own version of the ABCs and recounted their come up. Now, ...

Uniting for an unprecedented collaboration, XXL and two-time Grammy nominated rapper Latto join forces for XXL Cypher Lab Presented By STARZ’s Power Book III: Raising Kanan out on November 28. As a ...

It’s about that time. After watching Finesse2Tymes, Real Boston Richey, Lola Brooke and Fridayy's Freshman cypher, today, the final cypher for the 2023 XXL Freshman Class arrives. This one features ...

After enjoying a fruitful year notching another Billboard Hot 100 hit with “Put It on the Floor” and an explosive remix with Cardi B — not to mention a chart-topping feature on Jung Kook’s “Seven” — ...

Here is part 1 of the 2012 XXL Freshmen class cypher. In this 1st segment you’ll get to see Hopsin, Roscoe Dash, Machine Gun Kelly, Future and Danny Brown all kick a few bars while DJ Whoo Kid spins a ...

For the past few weeks, XXL has been slowly rolling out interviews and freestyles from this year’s Freshman class. While producers continue to upload their own remixes and edits of Desiigner’s ...

Previously, the “Players” hitmaker declared no one in the 2021 Class can see her in the booth. Coi Leray caught some heat from social media users for her Freshmen Freestyle and Freshman Cypher ...

First up, Desiigner makes it known that's he's more than a mic-wielding cartoon character, handing it off to Anderson .Paak, who provides no shortage of swaggerific heat. Then comes Lil Dicky to close ...