[vodpod id=Video.5765511&w=540&h=350&fv=videoId%3D825955213001%26linkBaseURL%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.xxlmag.com%252Fvideo%252F2011%252F03%252Fxxls-2011-freshman-class-cypher-part-1-of-3%252F%26playerID%3D735056479001%26playerKey%3DAQ%7E%7E%2CAAAAj36EHhk%7E%2C2pR1tWM5uVhnbSj–UUJCXbI03wJZIun%26domain%3Dembed%26dynamicStreaming%3Dtrue] Kicking off the three-part cypher series of XXL‘s young guns, YG, Mac Miller, Diggy Simmons and Lil Twist grab the mic with DJ Kast One on the wheels of steel.

After being name-dropped on Rick Ross’ “9 Piece”, it was only right that Ball and G get a piece of the action. hhnm

Last week a Lil B track surfaced featuring Phonte and Jean Grae. The song’s producer 9th Wonder tells VIBE how the unusual collaboration came about and gives the MC his praise. Thank you 9th Wonder. “Lil B reached out to me 3 or 4 months ago on Twitter and told me he’s a big fan of myself and Murs. At the time I didn’t know who he was, so I Google’d his stuff, and I was like “ooo-kay” [Laughs]. I saw “Wonton […]

Banks goes jackin’ for beats and comes out with a new freestyle over Cam and Vado’s duet. Do remember, The Cold Corner is coming soon. thisis50

Odd Future continued their print takeover with member Frank Ocean featured in yesterday’s issue of The NY Times. The piece covered his latest project, Nostalagia, Ultra and how he released it on his own. Click the image above and read along. max_apollo

[vodpod id=Video.5764319&w=540&h=350&fv=videoId%3D825297398001%26amp%3BlinkBaseURL%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.xxlmag.com%252Fvideo%252F2011%252F03%252Fcyhi-the-prynces-2011-freshman-class-freestyle%252F%26amp%3BplayerID%3D735056479001%26amp%3BplayerKey%3DAQ%7E%7E%2CAAAAj36EHhk%7E%2C2pR1tWM5uVhnbSj–UUJCXbI03wJZIun%26amp%3Bdomain%3Dembed%26amp%3BdynamicStreaming%3Dtrue] With nine down and two more to go, CyHi is next up for XXL Freshmen of the day. Below he discusses what the honor means to him. Freshman is like a stepping-stone. Most artists think this is the biggest point of their career. This is a stepping-stone to bigger and better things, especially with XXL. I want to have one with just my face on it, that’s the cool thing. I just need to stay working and capitalize off […]

[vodpod id=Video.5763604&w=540&h=350&fv=] The 400 Club brought their festivities to Club Cameo in South Beach Saturday night with Busta as the host. During the party, he brought out Lil Wayne and Mack Maine for a performance. Welcome to Miami.

photo: techieync Can’t get enough of Mac? Well here’s one of three leftovers from his latest mix, Best Day Ever. If you haven’t downloaded it yet, what are you people waiting for? Click here. UPDATE: “Three Blind Mice” “No”

Pinero connects with Rell for his latest track. Off bat, it sounds like something both the gangsters and gentlemen can appreciate. dj op

[vodpod id=Video.5759014&w=540&h=350&fv=] It’s almost that time and as predicted, Mr. West will take to the stage on March 19th at the Vevo PowerStation in Austin, TX for this year’s SXSW. Promo by ScreenWerks. x