2012 XXL Freshman Mixtape (Hosted By DJ Whoo Kid, Diddy & T.I.)

XXL continues to give its Freshman 2012 some shine with its official mixtape hosted by DJ Whoo Kid.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sensing a little favoritism here. Danny Brown only gets songs he's featured on and some artists only get one song. Meanwhile, French Montana is all over this thing.

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Download after the jump.

The XXL 2012 Freshman Cyphers (Hopsin, Roscoe Dash, Machine Gun Kelly, Future & Danny Brown) [VIDEO]

It's finally time for this year's selection of XXL Freshmen to show why they were chosen and lay down  some freestyles. First up in this round are Hopsin, Roscoe Dash, Machine Gun Kelly, Future, and Danny Brown. I know who I expect to kill it, but let's see if anyone actually does.



Props to HHNM

Previously: XXL 2012 Freshman Class Roundtable: Fame & Power [VIDEO]

XXL 2012 Freshman Class Roundtable: Fame & Power [VIDEO]

To expand its 2012 Freshman Class feature, XXL gathered the ten artists selected to discuss their success in the game so far. Watch below as Iggy Azalea, Hopsin, MGK, Roscoe Dash, Danny Brown, Kid Ink, Macklemore, Don Trip, French Montana and Future discuss how fame has changed their lives, and hit the jump to see them discuss the effects of power.

Next Up: Complex's 15 New Rappers to Watch Out For

I'm pretty much addicted to Complex's lists.  I learn about new artists, I get more info about my favorite artists, and I don't feel like throwing my MacBook out the window like I do when I read XXL's list of Freshmen.

Today, they released their list of 15 New Rappers to Watch Out For.  Overall, I think the list is great. There are some names I'm not too familiar with like Action Bronson, ASAP Rocky, V-Nasty and Hopsin (doing research now), but there are some rappers that I'm really feeling like Casey Veggies, Ab Soul, Bad Boy's newest artist Machine Gun Kelly (praying for you), and MMG's Stalley.

Click here to read the full Complex Mag Feature.