Top 10 XXL Freshman
Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, better known as Logic, is one of the most influential artists in the rap game today. He was Born on January 22, 1990, in Gaithersburg, Maryland and first gained major fame through making 2013's edition of the XXL Top-10 Freshmen List and has easily become the most successful in that entire class (Only Schoolboy Q, Joey Badass and Chief Keef come close). Logic even got more popular in 2017, when he released his song, 1-800-273-8255. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Music Video and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. It also reached number 1 on the billboard charts. It was on his album, Everybody. This is so deserved. Logic has made an effort to reach out to every person no matter what race, religion, color, creed, or sexual orientation they belong to. If he is ever kicked off this #1 spot the rap game will have lost. Kendrick is the better rapper, but Logic has what Kendrick doesn't, a personal relationship with every single fan that listens to his music. I've never felt better than when I'm listening to Logic. Even if it's watching his gaming channel or anything of that nature, you just feel like he's your friend and you've known him for years. Just a great guy man.
Best rapper in the game. Its close between him and Kendrick but I believe Logic has a slightly better catalogue. His best albums are: Under Pressure, Young SInatra: Welcome to forever, and The Incredible True Story. Not to mention other good projects: Bobby Tarantino, Young Sinatra: Undeniable and Everybody.
Where he belongs at the moment at #1
He's hella underrated
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Raised in Compton, California, Lamar embarked on his musical career as a teenager under the stage name K-Dot, releasing a mixtape that garnered local attention and led to his signing with indie record label Top Dawg ...read more. Best track record out of any XXL Freshman ever. Overly Dedicated, Section.80 (Gold), Good Kid M.A.A.D City (Platinum), To Pimp a Butterfly (Platinum), Untitled Unmastered, and DAMN (Platinum). Quite the resume and he is still going! 29 Years old... He will be one of the best ever when it is all said and done. He doesn't just rap, he tells a story. The definition of a true artist.
The best rapper today, of course he'd be #1
Easily the greatest rapper since the 2000s if not all time
Def the best. So many classics
Jermaine Lamarr Cole, better known by his stage name J. Cole, is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer.
Marcus Jamal Hopson, better known by his stage name Hopsin, is an American rapper, record producer, director and actor from Los Angeles, California. Hopsin was born on July 18, 1985. His first album was called Emurge but he's best known for his album titled Raw.
Chancelor Jonathan Bennett, known professionally as Chance the Rapper, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from the West Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Chance always deserved to be on this list...before the big day
Kevin Jerome Gilyard, better known by his stage name Kevin Gates, is an American rapper, singer, and entrepreneur from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Michael Wayne Atha (born December 30, 1979), better known as Yelawolf, is an American rapper from Gadsden, Alabama. In his early years, Yelawolf released his first independent album "Creek Water', which was released in 2005. During 2005 to 2010, he released one extended play (EP) and four mixtapes. ...read more.
Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, better known by his stage name Joey Badass, is an American hip hop recording artist and actor. The 2nd Best out there after Kendrick
Quincy Matthew Hanley, better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q, is an American hip hop recording artist from South Central Los Angeles, California. Talented dude, should be higher
David Andrew Burd, better known by his stage name Lil Dicky or LD, is an American rapper and comedian.
Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr., better known by his stage name B.o.B, is an American recording artist and music producer from Decatur, Georgia.
Colson Baker, better known by his stage names MGK and Machine Gun Kelly, is an American rapper and actor, from Cleveland, Ohio.
Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy (January 23, 1998 - June 18, 2018), known professionally as XXXTentacion, and often referred to as X, was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and criminal. Fans voted him on the list which resulted him getting 10th place, enough said.
Most versatile rapper on this list.
Denzel Rae Don Curry (born February 16, 1995) is an American rapper and songwriter from Miami Gardens, Florida. He released his debut full-length album, titled Nostalgic 64 on September 3, 2013. His second full-length album, titled Imperial, was released on March 9, 2016. His third album, Ta13oo, came ...read more.
Brandon Christopher McCartney, professionally known as Lil B and often known as The BasedGod, is an American rapper, record producer, author, activist and motivational speaker from Berkeley, California. He is often regarded as the pioneer of cloud rap.
Cameron Jibril Thomaz, better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, songwriter, and actor. He was born on September 8, 1987.
Daniel Dewan Sewell, known professionally as Danny Brown, is an American rapper. He is best known for his individuality, being described by MTV as "one of rap's most unique figures in recent memory".
Herbert Anthony Stevens IV, better known by his stage name Ab-Soul, is an American rapper from Carson, California.
Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, better known by his stage name Kid Cudi, is an American recording artist and actor from Cleveland, Ohio.
La'Reonte Wright is an American rapper better known by his stage name Dizzy Wright. In December 2011, Wright signed to rapper Hopsin's independent record label Funk Volume.Really fun, always cheers me up. Smyle is an amazing project. He's also a really relatable down to earth guy.