XXL's Top 10 New Rappers of the Year, Ranked
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Few lists are more analyzed, dissected, criticized, lauded and argued over in music than hip hop magazine XXL's annual Freshman Class issue, a compendium of 10 rappers the mag thinks will blow up in the new year. Lupe Fiasco, B.o.B and J. Cole have been knighted in past years, and this year's list includes Detroit madman Danny Brown, Cleveland tongue twister Machine Gun Kelly and poignant Seattle rapper Macklemore.
Keeping in line with the freshman theme, we took the liberty of ranking the list in order of Most Likely to Succeed. And if you can't wait to hear the future of hip hop, check out our Freshman Class Playlist on Spotify.
10. Future
Hometown: Atlanta
Why You Should Care: His Scarface homage “Tony Montana” was hot enough to interest Drake in throwing a verse on a remix. He’s been consistently rubbing elbows with ATL hip hop royalty and recently signed to Epic.
Notable Track: "Magic" (featuring T.I.)
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