For the record, the April 2011 XXL edition is my favorite to date, mainly because I dig how they also named a Freshman City (Pittsburgh), Freshman Groups, and Freshman Soul Singers, etc. Even with that great content it’s still very noticiable that the magazine has gotten slimmer. But I digress.
On this week’s edition of Where Is Hip Hop?, Randy and I discuss the 11 picks selected for XXL Magazine’s 2011 Freshman picks: Who deserved to be there, who were questionable and who really could have been left off all together.
We also give four additional names that would have been great selections for this year’s Freshman class, including XV, Playboy Tre, Dom Kennedy and Tyler, The Creator (although those OFWGKTA kids be wildin’ the h*ll out).
Where Is Hip Hop? Episode 76: The 2011 XXL Freshman Class
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WHERE IS HIP HOP? will give you information on the current state of Hip Hop in the world today as seen by Randy Roper aka Randy Exclusive, Music Editor of Ozone Magazine and yours truly. We talk about who is hot and who is not, interviews, how we feel about certain albums and the direction of Hip Hop culture in the world today.
Think of us as the Roeper and Ebert of Hip Hop.
Get ready to be EDUCATED, INFORMED and ENTERTAINED.