There are a few essentials that make a cypher complete. Nas informed the masses it was suede Timbs on his 1994 hit "The World Is Yours." Ab-Soul and Sauce Walka took a page from the Queens rapper's ...

On today's #EverydayStruggle Joe Budden, DJ Akademiks, and Nadeska break down XXXtentacion's XXL Freshman Cypher. Later, they go through the day's news, discussing the hype around Rae Sremmurd's ...

For the past few weeks, XXL has been slowly rolling out interviews and freestyles from this year’s Freshman class. While producers continue to upload their own remixes and edits of Desiigner’s ...

Previously, the “Players” hitmaker declared no one in the 2021 Class can see her in the booth. Coi Leray caught some heat from social media users for her Freshmen Freestyle and Freshman Cypher ...

Take a look at what these 11 rappers have been up to over the last 12 months. Southside Interview on Producing Beats for 2024 Freshman Cyphers Southside Interview on Producing Beats for 2024 Freshman ...

The cyphers are about presence, attitude and that undeniable spark that makes the audience pay attention. For many of these artists, this is their first national spotlight moment, where they can grab ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. As a natural extension and evolution of the famed XXL Freshman Class Cyphers, the ...

Coi Leray, DDG, Lakeyah, and Morray kick off the 2021 XXL Freshman Cyphers for this year’s class, each bringing their own unique style to a beat produced by algorithm master Nick Mira. DDG opens ...

The XXL Freshman Cypher is more than just a stage; it’s a statement. Every year, XXL handpicks a new roster of up-and-comers, ...