XXL Freshman List 2025 Celebrating Hip-Hop’s Rising Stars

Hip-hop's most prominent platform for up-and-coming artists, the XXL Freshman List, features magazine covers, freestyles, and legendary cyphers. Explore their solo freestyles, cypher performances, and career paths since being included on the list.

ARTIST NAME

Nardo Wick

YEAR

2022

ARTIST NAME

SoFaygo

YEAR

2022

ARTIST NAME

Babyface Ray

YEAR

2022

ARTIST NAME

Big Scarr

YEAR

2022

ARTIST NAME

Big30

YEAR

2022

ARTIST NAME

Kali

YEAR

2022

ARTIST NAME

KenTheMan

YEAR

2022

ARTIST NAME

Cochise

YEAR

2022

ARTIST NAME

KayCyy

YEAR

2022

ARTIST NAME

Doechii

YEAR

2022

ARTIST NAME

Saucy Santana

YEAR

2022

ARTIST NAME

BabyTron

YEAR

2021

ARTIST NAME

42 Dugg

YEAR

2021

ARTIST NAME

Flo Milli

YEAR

2021

ARTIST NAME

Morray

YEAR

2021

ARTIST NAME

Pooh Shiesty

YEAR

2021

ARTIST NAME

Lakeyah

YEAR

2021

ARTIST NAME

Coi Leray

YEAR

2021

ARTIST NAME

Toosii

YEAR

2021

ARTIST NAME

Blxst

YEAR

2021

ARTIST NAME

DDG

YEAR

2021

ARTIST NAME

Rubi Rose

YEAR

2021

ARTIST NAME

Iann Dior

YEAR

2021

ARTIST NAME

Polo G

YEAR

2020

ARTIST NAME

Chika

YEAR

2020

ARTIST NAME

NLE Choppa

YEAR

2020

ARTIST NAME

Jack Harlow

YEAR

2020

ARTIST NAME

Lil Keed

YEAR

2020

ARTIST NAME

Lil Tjay

YEAR

2020

ARTIST NAME

Fivio Foreign

YEAR

2020

ARTIST NAME

Calboy

YEAR

2020

ARTIST NAME

Rod Wave

YEAR

2020

ARTIST NAME

Baby Keem

YEAR

2020

ARTIST NAME

24kGoldn

YEAR

2020

ARTIST NAME

Latto

YEAR

2020

ARTIST NAME

Comethazine

YEAR

2019

ARTIST NAME

Tierra Whack

YEAR

2019

ARTIST NAME

DaBaby

YEAR

2019

ARTIST NAME

Lil Mosey

YEAR

2019

ARTIST NAME

Roddy Ricch

YEAR

2019

ARTIST NAME

Cordae

YEAR

2019

ARTIST NAME

YK Osiris

YEAR

2019

ARTIST NAME

Rico Nasty

YEAR

2019

ARTIST NAME

Gunna

YEAR

2019

ARTIST NAME

Blueface

YEAR

2019

ARTIST NAME

Megan Thee Stallion

YEAR

2019

ARTIST NAME

Ski Mask

YEAR

2018

ARTIST NAME

the Slump God

YEAR

2018

ARTIST NAME

Lil Pump

YEAR

2018

ARTIST NAME

Smokepurpp

YEAR

2018