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. This xxl freshman class is headlined by newly turned rapper gelo (liangelo ball), ray vaughn of tde, and ian based in dallas. Discover the xxl freshman list 2025 and past classes Xxl’s 2025 freshman class is here, highlighting artists like gelo and samara cyn
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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