BREAKING NEWS:XXL REVEALS 2013 FRESHMAN CLASS

It’s finally arrived! Every year, the hip-hop community patiently awaits to see who will make the cut and who got snubbed from one of the most impactful nods in the hip-hop game. From Kendrick Lamar‘s career taking new heights, and fans in uproar about King Chip missing from last year’s inductees, debates stirred about whether this group of newly exposed talent was beginning to fall off. But judging by the XXL Freshman Class 2013, critics and competition may be keeping silent. Most of you may be able to identify who’s who of the 2013 Freshman Class, but hit the jump to peep the full list