The writing is on the wall for XXL's Freshman Class of 2010 and we're happy report this year's crop in the wake of this hilarious post from one of XXL's former staffers. Before we drop names, it should be noted that three of 2010's bigger break out acts -- Drake, Jay Electronica, Nicki Minaj -- all reportedly declined participating; as Andrew Noz observed in the above, hyperlinked piece, this marks the first XXL Freshman cluster of rappers without a token New York City representative.
As of today, your Freshman 10 will be, in specific order of tolerability:
- Freddie Gibbs, the rapid-fire gangster out of Gary, Indiana who raps like a way better Young Buck
- J. Cole, Jay-Z's golden boy who pissed off hip-hop when he got to rap on the Blueprint motherfucking III, though truthfully he's hardkworking and nice with the skills despite fact he's one of thousands of rappers with a mixtape called The Come Up
- Pill, clearly a fill-in
- Jay Rock, a West Coast gangster with snarling delivery and talent
- Nipsey Hu$$le, a former Crip
- Big Sean, Kanye West signed the Detroit emcee in heartwarming fashion (Sean reportedly rapped passionately to 'Ye at a radio station), has since been protected by G.O.O.D. umbrella
- Fashawn, the indie conscious guy who will never be famous
- Donnis, what Atlantic came up with when label bosses ordered a Drake
- Wiz Khalifa, the hipster
- OJ Da Juiceman, southern caricature who inspired General Larry Platt's "Pants On the Ground"
To commemorate what is still a significant hip-hop happening, we've decided to introduce you to the unfamiliar names (it's pronounced Ka-LEE-Fa) in mixtape fashion wherein each dude gets two songs to creep into your rotation. Why Social Justice Committee? If you went to UT, that was the freshman orientation branch in charge of programming well-intentioned, heavy-handed skits about campus issues like binge drinking and date rape. It was adorable.
Tracklist + link after the jump.
- Freddie Gibbs - ThisIsFreddie
- Freddie Gibbs - From Tha G (Freestyle #1)
- Pill - Aine Given Up
- Pill - Do Wrong
- J. Cole - Knock On Wood
- J. Cole - On Top Of The World
- Wiz Khalifa - Gettin Up
- Wiz Khalifa - Cabin Fever
- Donnis - Gone
- Donnis - Party Works
- OJ Da Juiceman - I Talk
- OJ Da Juiceman - Superman High featuring R. Kelly
- Fashawn - Freedom
- Fashawn - Our Way featuring Evidence
- Jay Rock - L.A. Song (Lakers Anthem)
- Jay Rock - Streets Pain
- Nip$$ey Hustle - Diamonds
- Nip$$ey Hustle - Talk About Me
- Big Sean - You
- Big Sean - Dreams
ATG Presents: Social Justice Committee (Mixtape)
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OJ Da Juiceman is a joke. And not even a funny one.
OJ's signature adlib (that really high pitched 'ok' yelp) is initially endearing in a Soulja Boy sorta way...until you realize dude's almost 30.
Sorry but I must interject and tell you that the Social Justice committee was NOT the committee that discussed campus issues like binge drinking and date rape. That was the... wait for it... Campus Issues committee.
I was on SJ. We had monologues about what it's like to be gay, a woman, HIV positive, Black, from a different country, of a different religion, etc. GET IT RIGHT.
But yes, we were very heavy-handed.
Damn, Campus Issues committee would have been a much better name for this tape.
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