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XXL Freshmen
[edit]XXL also releases an annual Top 10 Freshmen list. The issue features the ten picks of whom to watch out for, and on the cover of the magazine and showcases new rappers that aren't well known, but are considered to be on the rise. The list has become known to create buzz and is credited for giving many artists their first taste of fame.[1][2][3] Artists who have declined the offer to become a XXL freshman include: Jay Electronica, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Vado, Vinny Cha$e, A$AP Rocky, Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler The Creator, Young Thug, PartyNextDoor and ILoveMakonnen.[4]
Discography
[edit]The following is a list of studio albums released by XXL Freshman, albums have been released by various labels. The information is adapted from each artists respective Discography page.
Class of 2008
[edit]| Artist | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Rap |
CAN | ||||
| Lil Boosie | Youngest of da Camp |
|
— | 96 | — | — | |
| Lil Boosie | For My Thugz |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Young Dro | Best Thang Smokin' |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Lupe Fiasco | Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor |
|
8 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Lil Boosie | Bad Azz |
|
18 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Rich Boy | Rich Boy |
|
3 | 3 | 1 | — | |
| Joell Ortiz | The Brick: Bodega Chronicles |
|
— | 49 | 23 | — | |
| Plies | The Real Testament |
|
2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Gorilla Zoe | Welcome to the Zoo |
|
18 | 8 | 3 | — | |
| Lupe Fiasco | Lupe Fiasco's The Cool |
|
14 | 4 | 1 | — |
|
| Plies | Definition of Real |
|
2 | 2 | 2 | — |
|
| Plies | Da REAList |
|
14 | 4 | 1 | — | |
| Gorilla Zoe | Don't Feed da Animals |
|
8 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Lil Boosie | Superbad: The Return of Boosie Bad Azz |
|
7 | 4 | 3 | — | |
| Plies | Goon Affiliated |
|
5 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Lil Boosie | Incarcerated |
|
13 | 6 | 4 | — | |
| Saigon | The Greatest Story Never Told |
|
61 | 15 | 7 | — | |
| Joell Ortiz | Free Agent |
|
173 | 33 | 15 | — | |
| Lupe Fiasco | Lasers |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
|
| Gorilla Zoe | King Kong |
|
14 | 4 | 1 | — | |
| Lupe Fiasco | Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 |
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Saigon | The Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2: Bread and Circuses |
|
151 | 25 | 19 | — | |
| Papoose | The Nacirema Dream |
|
97 | 13 | 8 | — | |
| Rich Boy | Break the Pot |
|
— | 39 | 27 | — | |
| Crooked I | Apex Predator |
|
— | 33 | — | — | |
| Young Dro | High Times |
|
57 | 13 | 9 | — | |
| Joell Ortiz | House Slippers |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Saigon | G.S.N.T. 3: The Troubled Times of Brian Carenard |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| KXNG CROOKED | Sex, Money and Hip-Hop |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Lupe Fiasco | Tetsuo & Youth |
|
14 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| Boosie Badazz | Touch Down 2 Cause Hell |
|
3 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Papoose | You Can't Stop Destiny |
|
130 | 28 | 16 | — | |
| Young Dro | Da Reality Show |
|
— | 25 | — | — | |
Class of 2009
[edit]| Artist | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Rap |
CAN | ||||
| Ace Hood | Gutta |
|
36 | 5 | 2 | — | |
| Asher Roth | Asleep in the Bread Aisle |
|
5 | 5 | 3 | 31 | |
| Ace Hood | Ruthless |
|
23 | 5 | 2 | — | |
| Kid Cudi | Man on the Moon: The End of Day |
|
4 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
|
| Wale | Attention Deficit |
|
21 | 3 | 2 | — | |
| B.o.B | B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray |
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Curren$y | Pilot Talk |
|
39 | 9 | 6 | — | |
| Kid Cudi | Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
| Curren$y | Pilot Talk II |
|
95 | 15 | 9 | — | |
| Blu | Her Favorite Colo(u)r |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Curren$y | Weekend at Burnie's |
|
22 | 6 | 4 | — | |
| Ace Hood | Blood, Sweat & Tears |
|
8 | 3 | 2 | — | |
| Blu | York |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Wale | Ambition |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| B.o.B | Strange Clouds |
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Curren$y | The Stoned Immaculate |
|
8 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Kid Cudi | Indicud |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wale | The Gifted |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Ace Hood | Trials & Tribulations |
|
8 | 3 | 2 | — | |
| B.o.B | Underground Luxury |
|
22 | 7 | 3 | — | |
| Kid Cudi | Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon |
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Asher Roth | RetroHash |
|
45 | 12 | 6 | — | |
| Blu | Good to Be Home |
|
— | 27 | 18 | — | |
| Wale | The Album About Nothing |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| B.o.B | Psycadelik Thoughtz |
|
97 | 10 | 7 | — | |
Class of 2010
[edit]| Artist | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Rap |
CAN | ||||
| Wiz Khalifa | Show and Prove |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| OJ da Juiceman | The Otha Side of the Trap |
|
— | 32 | 9 | — | |
| Fashawn | Boy Meets World |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Wiz Khalifa | Deal or No Deal |
|
— | 25 | 10 | — | |
| Wiz Khalifa | Rolling Papers |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Big Sean | Finally Famous |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | |
| Jay Rock | Follow Me Home |
|
83 | 18 | 10 | — | |
| J. Cole | Cole World: The Sideline Story |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
|
| Wiz Khalifa | O.N.I.F.C. |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| J. Cole | Born Sinner |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
| Freddie Gibbs | ESGN |
|
— | 24 | 17 | — | |
| Big Sean | Hall of Fame |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wiz Khalifa | Blacc Hollywood |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| J. Cole | 2014 Forest Hills Drive |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
| Big Sean | Dark Sky Paradise |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Fashawn | The Ecology |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Jay Rock | 90059 |
|
16 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Class of 2011
[edit]| Artist | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Rap |
CAN | ||||
| Lil B | Rain in England |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Kendrick Lamar | Section.80 |
|
113 | 21 | 13 | — | |
| Mac Miller | Blue Slide Park |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Yelawolf | Radioactive | 27 | 6 | 4 | — | ||
| Diggy Simmons | Unexpected Arrival |
|
13 | 3 | 2 | — | |
| Big K.R.I.T. | Live from the Underground |
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 57 | |
| Kendrick Lamar | good kid, m.A.A.d city |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
| Meek Mill | Dreams and Nightmares |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Mac Miller | Watching Movies with the Sound Off |
|
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| YG | My Krazy Life |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Big K.R.I.T. | Cadillactica |
|
5 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Kendrick Lamar | To Pimp a Butterfly |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
| Yelawolf | Love Story |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Meek Mill | Dreams Worth More Than Money |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mac Miller | GO:OD AM |
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Class of 2012
[edit]| Artist | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Rap |
CAN | ||||
| Macklemore | The Language of My World |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Hopsin | Gazing at the Moonlight |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Danny Brown | XXX |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Future | Pluto | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | ||
| Kid Ink | Up & Away |
|
20 | 3 | 2 | 78 | |
| Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | The Heist |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Machine Gun Kelly | Lace Up |
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| Hopsin | Raw |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| French Montana | Excuse My French |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Danny Brown | Old |
|
18 | 4 | 3 | — | |
| Hopsin | Knock Madness |
|
76 | 13 | 7 | — | |
| Kid Ink | My Own Lane |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Iggy Azalea | The New Classic |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
| Future | Honest |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Kid Ink | Full Speed |
|
14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| Future | DS2 |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Hopsin | Pound Syndrome |
|
17 | 6 | 4 | 12 | |
| Machine Gun Kelly | General Admission |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Class of 2013
[edit]| Artist | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Rap |
CAN | ||||
| ScHoolboy Q | Setbacks |
|
100 | 25 | 12 | — | |
| Action Bronson | Dr. Lecter |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Ab-Soul | Longterm Mentality |
|
189 | 73 | 69 | — | |
| ScHoolboy Q | Setbacks |
|
111 | 25 | 16 | — | |
| Dizzy Wright | SmokeOut Conversations |
|
— | 42 | — | — | |
| Ab-Soul | Control System |
|
91 | 12 | 9 | — | |
| Chief Keef | Finally Rich |
|
29 | 5 | 2 | — | |
| Angel Haze | Dirty Gold |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| ScHoolboy Q | Oxymoron |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ab-Soul | These Days... |
|
11 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Logic | Under Pressure |
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Joey Bada$$ | B4.Da.$$ |
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Action Bronson | Mr. Wonderful |
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Dizzy Wright | The Growing Process |
|
47 | 5 | 5 | — | |
| Chief Keef | Bang 3 |
|
131 | 13 | 9 | — | |
| Travi$ Scott | Rodeo |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Chief Keef | Bang 3, Pt. 2 |
|
104 | 18 | 14 | — | |
Class of 2014
[edit]| Artist | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Rap |
CAN | ||||
| Jarren Benton | My Grandma's Basement |
|
152 | 16 | 12 | — | |
| Jon Connor | Unconscious State |
|
— | 35 | 24 | — | |
| Troy Ave | New York City: The Album |
|
— | 47 | — | — | |
| August Alsina | Testimony |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Lil Durk | Remember My Name |
|
14 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Troy Ave | Major Without a Deal |
|
109 | 14 | 13 | — | |
Class of 2015
[edit]| Artist | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Rap |
US Alt. |
CAN | ||||
| Vince Staples | Summertime '06 |
|
39 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |
| K Camp | Only Way Is Up |
|
20 | 5 | 4 | — | — | |
| Fetty Wap | Fetty Wap |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | |
| Raury | All We Need |
|
78 | 16 | — | 15 | — | |
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