The ‘XXL’ Freshman Class List Is a Joke: Kidd Kidd, Iggy Azalea, and More Rap Lunacy

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Each year, the magazine comes out with its “Freshman Class” list of the best up-and-coming rappers, and each year, hip-hop fans are outraged.

Published Jun. 3 2015 9:54PM EDT

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The hip-hop magazine XXL published its annual Freshman Class list of rap’s rising stars today and, as usual, many MC aficionados are none too happy about it.

Isabel Schwab

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The ‘XXL’ Freshman Class List Is a Joke: Kidd Kidd, Iggy Azalea, and More Rap Lunacy

Each year, the magazine comes out with its “Freshman Class” list of the best up-and-coming rappers, and each year, hip-hop fans are outraged.

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Isabel Schwab