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XXL Freshmen 2012 Cyphers Pt. II

Seeing how the first installment of the XXL Freshman 2012 Cyphers caused quite a stir among our

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Seeing how the first installment of the XXL Freshman 2012 Cyphers caused quite a stir among our readers, it’s pretty safe to say more heated words of debate will be brought upon with the second and final part of it. This time featuring Kid Ink, Macklemore, Don Trip and Iggy Azalea all rapping over a beat produced by Red Spyda, you can check out these remaining emcees plead their case for making the cover through their verses. One thing to take note of is the absence of rapper French Montana, who didn’t appear in the first cypher nor the second. Check out their respective freestyles above and let us know who you think did the best.

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