Since his nod to complex ‘s 25 rappers to watch in 2025 list, ebk jaaybo has stayed active, linking up with chicago heavyweight vonoff1700 for “exposing me” and releasing his new album don’t trust me, out now alongside a video for “stand over music”. This xxl freshman class is headlined by newly turned rapper gelo (liangelo ball), ray vaughn of tde, and ian based in dallas. Xxl’s 2025 freshman class is here, highlighting artists like gelo and samara cyn It’s that time of year again — xxl just dropped their 2025 freshman class, and as always, the internet is in a frenzy The long list of xxl freshman covers is always a topic of conversation, having included artists like kendrick lamar, wale, nipsey hussle, and many more on past covers Love it or hate it, this list has become a major milestone for new artists trying to break into the.
Xxl magazine selected its 2025 freshman class, picking 12 rising stars from a pool of 68 candidates This marks the 18th year of the magazine's annual spotlight on new rap talent At the front of this year's pack stand ray vaughn, gelo, and samara cyn The list includes chicago's babychiefdoit, who. Per xxl, the eligible pool of rappers for their annual freshman class included 68 people They selected 12 of those artists
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