XXL Freshmen 2012 Cyphers Pt. I

With a number of debates sparked after the release of this year’s XXL Freshman Class as with

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With a number of debates sparked after the release of this year’s XXL Freshman Class as with years past, the inductees release some freestyles to try to win new fans over and build their cases for making the cover. For the first series of emcees to lay the verses in the cypher, listeners get to check out Hopsin, Roscoe Dash, Machine Gun Kelly, Future and Danny Brown. The video also features DJ Whoo Kid on the turntables while the beat was produced by Katapullt. Check out the clip above and leave your thoughts down below.

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