Feb 21, 2026 at 9:10 PM Some really nice fresh talent being showcased here, haven’t liked XXL in years since it doesn’t feel genuine but this seems to be a version of XXL Freshman that’s a bit more genuine and in tune with what’s actually going on in the up and coming underground scene and not a industry plant factory like XXL. Who do you like from the cypher that you’ll be keeping an eye on, if anyone?
Feb 21, 2026 at 9:14 PM Some of these guys have been around for awhile and I recognized some of them like MARCO PLUS, Nasaan, Ray Vaughn, and Marlon Craft but alot of these guys are new to me. Think Rueben Vincent and Ovrkast are my favorites of the guys I didn’t recognize, but NASAAN, Lareezy, or Marlon Craft took the best verse easy
Feb 21, 2026 at 10:12 PM I genuinely forgot about XXL freshman class lol shoutout to those who still do it but they just aren’t the same anymore will check this out when I get home, very interested to see what we got here
Feb 21, 2026 at 10:18 PM Sounds more lyrical than the last few years. Wish the instrumentals changed cuz the beat started to get boring and dragging. These midgets did the best they could tho. I think stage presence is what the new gen needs to work on.
Feb 21, 2026 at 10:45 PM I was writing conscious raps in all my classes Back when Curtis Jackson was Click-Clackin’ Cool Jay gave me a Letterman Jacket Havoc beats made me a Prodigy Captain Lead Supreme team like Queens Kingpins From Organized Konfusion to G-Unit Start s--- with Canibus over Illmatic In detention dissing the substitute about it “Life’s A b----” She chimed in with “Tell me about it” Then I told her it’s a lyric And she wanted to debate about the tracklist “You sound like AZ, with those Multi-Syllabic rhyming” “Well b----, I’m from the 90’s” Then she spit some Run D.MC & Public Enemy She slipped and started stumbling My homie started beatboxing And I jumped in like Nicki “Pull up in the Monsta, Automobile gangsta..” Started to feel like Salt-N-Pepa Betcha never thought I’d outrap ya She gave me a A+ on the paper Extra credit I get for respecting onyx And that’s how I became the teachers pet b----
