Love it or hate it, the XXL Freshmen 10 has a pretty strong track record. The vast majority of the artists in each year’s list eventually have gone on to become major names in the rap biz. Is it solely because they got included on the Freshmen list? Probably not. But it is a great way for the rest of the world to get aquainted with rappers whose fan bases mainly consist of die hard hip-hop fans, and not the casual listener.
Last year, Lil B was the first Bay Area rapper to be an XXL Freshmen. This year, XXL is reserving one spot on the list for fans to vote on. Out of the 50 MC’s up for nomination, four are from The Bay:
Bobby Brackins, Erk Tha Jerk, Kreayshawn, and V-Nasty
If you really want to help The Bay continue to get national recognition vote now!
Fan voting ends January 1st.
Now when’s a member of the Bay Area Freshmen 10 gonna become an XXL Freshmen?
