{"id":29855,"date":"2025-06-24T17:15:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/every-xxl-freshman-cover-since-2007\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T17:15:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:15:38","slug":"every-xxl-freshman-cover-since-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/every-xxl-freshman-cover-since-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Every XXL Freshman Cover Since 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"single-post-button cto-container align-center\"><a class=\"next-post cto\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.xxlmag.com\/products\/2024-xxl-freshman-t-shirt\" target=\"_blank\">Cop 2024 XXL Freshman Magazine and Merch<\/a><\/div>\n<p>When the rising rap talent of the mid-2000s\u2014from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/lupe-fiasco\/\">Lupe Fiasco<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/plies\/\">Plies<\/a> to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/papoose\/\">Papoose<\/a>\u2014graced the 2007 cover of <em>XXL<\/em>\u00a0magazine, no one foresaw the &#8220;Leaders of the New School&#8221; tagline evolving into one of hip-hop&#8217;s most important institutions. Yet, that was the foundation from which <em>XXL<\/em>&#8216;s annual tradition, the Freshman Class, was built. Eighteen years and 18 Freshman magazine covers later, <em>XXL<\/em> has knighted plenty of promising rookies poised to become staples of the culture, word to Vince.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, you can set your watch to it. Every year in June, <em>XXL<\/em> unveils a new class of hip-hop neophytes that we&#8217;ve stamped as names you need to know (plus, one fan-voted pick per year).<\/p>\n<p>While celebrating hip-hop&#8217;s future, it&#8217;s only natural to dwell on the past to look at how far\u00a0the franchise has come and which Freshman covers predate the latest. The 2009 cover is literally stacked, as the artists are divided into three dope ensemble shots laid atop each other to open the mag. In 2011, the class theme went literal, with the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/kendrick-lamar\/\">Kendrick Lamar<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/mac-miller\/\">Mac Miller<\/a> portrayed in a school setting. By 2013, classes were being compared to those of the past (we wondered aloud and on the cover line if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/travis-scott\/\">Travis Scott<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/schoolboy-q\/\">ScHoolboy Q<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/logic\/\">Logic<\/a>&#8216;s class was G.O.A.T. level).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/chance-the-rapper\/\">Chance The Rapper<\/a> sported overalls with no shirt in 2014.\u00a0The 2016 and 2017 classes were color coordinated, with the former crew having an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/news\/2016\/06\/xxl-freshman-class-cover-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">all-white party<\/a> and the latter artists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/news\/2017\/06\/2017-xxl-freshman-cover\/\">rocking all-black on a set drenched in red<\/a>. In 2020, the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/polo-g\/\">Polo G<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/rod-wave\/\">Rod Wave<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/nle-choppa\/\">NLE Choppa<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/lil-tjay\/\">Lil Tjay<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/mulatto\/\">Mulatto<\/a>\u00a0appeared on the cover. Out-of-this-world artists for the 2021 <em>XXL<\/em> Freshman Class included\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/42-dugg\/\">42 Dugg<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/coi-leray\/\">Coi Leray<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/pooh-shiesty\/\">Pooh Shiesty<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/flo-milli\/\">Flo Milli<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/rubi-rose\/\">Rubi Rose<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n<p>For 2022,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/nardo-wick\/\">Nardo Wick<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/doechii\/\">Doechii<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/saucy-santana\/\">Saucy Santana<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/babyface-ray\/\">Babyface Ray<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/sofaygo\/\">SoFaygo<\/a>\u00a0were\u00a0a few of the rappers who broke the mold. The 2023 class was comprised of spitters like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/glorilla\/\" target=\"_blank\">GloRilla<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/central-cee\/\" target=\"_blank\">Central Cee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/finesse2tymes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Finesse2Tymes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/10th-spot\/\" target=\"_blank\">10th spot<\/a> winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/dc-the-don\/\" target=\"_blank\">DC The Don<\/a>, to name a few. 2024&#8217;s budding hitmakers included\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/bigxthaplug\/\" target=\"_blank\">BigXthaPlug<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/that-mexican-ot\/\" target=\"_blank\">That Mexican OT<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/bossman-dlow\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bossman Dlow<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/lay-bankz\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lay Bankz<\/a>\u00a0and more.<\/p>\n<p>This year, a new crop is crowned, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/samara-cyn\/\" target=\"_blank\">Samara Cyn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/ray-vaughn\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ray Vaguhn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/ytb-fatt\/\" target=\"_blank\">YTB Fatt<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/babychiefdoit\/\" target=\"_blank\">BabyChiefDoIt<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/1900rugrat\/\" target=\"_blank\">1900Rugrat<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/gelo\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gelo<\/a> and others.<\/p>\n<p>Sticking to the old adage, &#8220;If it ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it,&#8221; photographer Travis Shinn, who&#8217;s been the Freshman Class photographer for years now, hooked up the flicks for every class.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at all of the <em>XXL<\/em> Freshman covers over the years below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post-button cto-container align-center\"><a class=\"next-post cto\" 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