XXL’s 2011 Freshman Class Cypher pt.1 (Video)

In the first of three installments of XXL‘s Freshman Class Cypher, YG, Mac Miller, Diggy Simmons and Lil Twist kick lines while DJ Kast One is on the 1s and 2s.

So umm… why couldn’t they have done this with one of the better classes? #justsaying

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96 Responses to “XXL’s 2011 Freshman Class Cypher pt.1 (Video)”

  1. theyre really milking this years freshman list for what its worth arent they

    Doc Rovers said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:06 pm

  2. like watching the fucking disney channel,fucking fake hip hop. fuck the freshmen, bring back the seniors

    real deal said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:10 pm

  3. cant fucking stand twists voice…kid sounds like hes a 12 year old lil boosie mixed with lil wayne’s voice

    Doc Rovers said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:10 pm

  4. omg imagine this shit with the first freshman class. would have been an eargasm

    thakid said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:15 pm

  5. this shit froze my computer i was trying to skip mac millers part

    XB the Wizard said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:15 pm

  6. they should start doing class reunions and seeing how well they’ve done individually

    stop said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:17 pm

  7. More like PRe Written Cyphers YAWWWNNN!!!

    Timothy said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:17 pm

  8. Nevertheless, its a cypher…a cypher is a cypher..freestyle or pre-written..your choice

    Jonnie said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:21 pm

  9. Honestly I ain’t a Mac Miller fan but he ran over errbody.
    and I agree, shudda done this shit with better classes

    Therapist said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:23 pm

  10. Diggy bitin Jay-Z, gay.

    asdasd said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:23 pm

  11. Glad to see all the haters could make it

    J-mac said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:24 pm

  12. why didnt they have this shxt doing during ’08??

    yeeee said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:24 pm

  13. @Jonnie, yea you right.. but

    doesnt save the fact that its still some nervous little bitchs waiting their turn to “spit” their pre written and practced X1000 verse

    stupidgreedy said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:25 pm

  14. I didnt know elementary school had a freshman class…#Weaksauce

    Dj Bad Habits said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:26 pm

  15. best news about this is we’ll probably get kendrick, cyhi and krit on the same one.. eh?

    illicitly ill said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:27 pm

  16. fuck I can’t wait for kendricks part.

    Joe. said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:27 pm

  17. my thoughts… Diggy killed it… and sorry Twist but when YG spits a better verse than you you’re done for

    JPM said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:28 pm

  18. Kendrick and KRIT will kill these niggas just wait yall

    Just Sayinggg said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:34 pm

  19. Why can’t Mac Miller always spit like this?

    Just Sayinggg said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:34 pm

  20. Shoulda done this for ’09 MOST DEFF… even 2010. Mac and Diggy killed, and Twist only sounded good when he did the last 2 bars….

    MckinleyDixon said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:37 pm

  21. mac miller went hard. digg spit his verse from ‘digg is like’

    holla if ya swalla said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:38 pm

  22. And I just remembered…. what if it was Kendrick Lamar, Yelawolf, Big K.R.I.T and Cyhi on the cypher next?! YIKES.

    MckinleyDixon said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:38 pm

  23. Diggy and Lil Twist have the highest voices they should stop rapping but once their balls drop(pause) continue rapping.

    Red said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:39 pm

  24. Wayne obviously wrote that for Twist

    StyleZ. said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:40 pm

  25. Diggy is styling on the other freshman. Dude looks like a little Kanye out there and everyone else looks like they shop at goodwill.
    I know he gets it from his dad, but it’s funny when a kid that has not hit puberty is making grown men look like bums.

    Cameron said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:42 pm

  26. @MckinleyDixon I hope that’s the line up man

    Just Sayinggg said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:43 pm

  27. I agree with Shake, this would have been way better with the other freshman classes, especially last years 2010 class (j.cole, big sean, wiz khalifa and fashawn etc…and the 09 class with Wale, cudi and b.ob would have been awesome).

    Anyway I hope Yela, Kendrick, Krit and Cyhi are in the nexy cypher together.

    Jas said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:43 pm

  28. @ MckinleyDixon i hope they are in cypher together, that will probably be the best of the class

    Jas said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:48 pm

  29. Diggy’s verse was from ‘Digg Is Like’
    Mac Miller destroyed it though

    Mikee_ said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:55 pm

  30. man why can’t miller sound like this on all of his songs?? not saying he’s bad but his freestyles are just dope!

    I agree…xxl is really hyping this years freshman too much…they aren’t even all that..except kritt, cyhi & diggy & basegod

    SAM_DropTheUEL said this on March 14th, 2011 at 7:04 pm

  31. Damn, even 3 minutes of rappin couldn’t save Mac Miller.

    Don’t get me wrong. He spits solid but nothing more.

    Asher can rap circles around Mac Miller and even Ash ain’t much.

    D said this on March 14th, 2011 at 7:05 pm

  32. aww man… i cant wait for the based god

    Bizzy said this on March 14th, 2011 at 7:07 pm

  33. AND kendrick lamar!!!! i forgot to mention him. he’s the best this year out of the class

    SAM_DropTheUEL said this on March 14th, 2011 at 7:10 pm

  34. meh….

    wHOde said this on March 14th, 2011 at 7:14 pm

  35. I Hope The Last One Is K.R.I.T., Cyhi, Yela, & Kendrick.

    Umm. . . Unknown said this on March 14th, 2011 at 7:15 pm

  36. diggy>lil twist>yg>mac miller

    BillyClint said this on March 14th, 2011 at 7:16 pm

  37. who tried to sabotage Mac Millers audio?

    Unsunghero said this on March 14th, 2011 at 7:28 pm

  38. Okay I dont fuck with Mac Miller’s music at ALL… but he had a good ass verse.

    I’m not gonna start listening to his shit now, but I do have some respect for the guy now.

    Prof. Oak said this on March 14th, 2011 at 7:38 pm

  39. Is it just me or does it look like Mac Miller definitely got a spray tan on JUST his face and/or wear a shitload of makeup..Even if XXL made him do it, that’s some funny shit.

    This was pretty weak but I can’t wait for K-Dot and KRIT

    CAKE said this on March 14th, 2011 at 7:51 pm

  40. @BillyClint your full of shit you know damn well Mac’s cypher was better than YG and Lil
    Twist

    Tom said this on March 14th, 2011 at 7:54 pm

  41. Mac Miller came with the dopest verse and although I doubt it was from the dome it was the best. Diggy came in 2nd with a pretty fresh verse also doubting this is of the dome still 2nd best. Lil Twist came in 3rd again I doubt it was of the dome it was the 3rd best verse. Now last comes YG with the weakest verse either he was the only one spitting of the dome or he sucks. Let me just point out that I dont listen to any of the 4 rappers I have checked out a couple of tracks by Mac,Diggy,and Lil Twist and there’s no way there verses where of the dome.

    CABNumber said this on March 14th, 2011 at 7:58 pm

  42. As a whole that was pretty good. Very impressed by YG, Diggy and Twist. Thought they were crap b4 but they were all dope. Miller was good as he always is

    Brother man said this on March 14th, 2011 at 7:59 pm

  43. Diggy is like Drake so his formula is set, he just needs to execute.

    That Dude Devin said this on March 14th, 2011 at 8:03 pm

  44. man i was totally going to thumbs down this, but then i realize XXL just put all the faggots on this cypher and that pts. 2 + 3 are gonna be dope. if only they put that doughboy nigga fred on here… anyway THUMBS UP

    based bob said this on March 14th, 2011 at 8:09 pm

  45. Mac Miller got off on this!

    I.O.D said this on March 14th, 2011 at 8:29 pm

  46. waiting for yela, cyhi, krit, kendrick and meek

    really said this on March 14th, 2011 at 8:36 pm

  47. pshhhh mac miller is trash lol

    Big Mic said this on March 14th, 2011 at 8:37 pm

  48. hahahahah shit was pretty funny personally none of these dudes are fresh but if i had to give this to someone twist & diggy won i guess but this shit was pretty wack Mac Miller is wack as fuck hahahahahahahahahaha

    tahlid said this on March 14th, 2011 at 8:41 pm

  49. Mac Miller and Diggy killed this shit. Lil Twist and YG are fucking ass. They should of Tooted and Booted them niggas off the class lol

    Paiva said this on March 14th, 2011 at 8:47 pm

  50. Tom< yg was wack yes..but he had more punchlines at least than mac miller…u can interchange mac with yg if u want, but diggy and lil twist ethered them both actually…and yes i can post lines if u wanna go there lol.

    BillyClint said this on March 14th, 2011 at 8:57 pm

  51. Tyler The Creator Will Poop On These Fools.

    Kanye Is The G.O.A.T. said this on March 14th, 2011 at 9:01 pm

  52. screw all this bumps messing up the real Hip-Hop. I fucking hate that
    white cracker, no doubt all people supporting this kind of shit got their head up their ass!
    No doubt that Kendrick,Krit & Yela gonna kill it tho

    Braniak said this on March 14th, 2011 at 9:14 pm

  53. LOL @ all the fools calling Mac Miller silver spoon. How do you know what his life was like before all this? Racist ass Stans. Diggy is the only one you can call silver spoon.

    KRIT IS THE ROY, don’t trip!!!

    And Won said this on March 14th, 2011 at 9:24 pm

  54. These lightweights impressed me, Diggy sounds fresh even, noone let me down. Twist is definitely the weakest in this class, but he’s doesn’t ruin this cypher.

    Can’t wait for the rest of these cyphers.

    And Won said this on March 14th, 2011 at 9:29 pm

  55. 1. Diggy
    2. YG
    3. Mac Miller
    4. Lil Twist

    And Won said this on March 14th, 2011 at 9:34 pm

  56. Is there a place I can download this?

    unc23 said this on March 14th, 2011 at 9:49 pm

  57. @XB the Wizard yeah you were gonna skip the best part, sad.

    diggy, im disappointed.

    YG & Twist were expected to disappointed.

    Big Homie said this on March 14th, 2011 at 9:51 pm

  58. deploy money and split in equal proportions,
    grown man money these kids partial abortions- lil twist.

    wat did mac miller or yg say that was so great ..im just curious, i think ppl are just sayin who their favourites are rather than who actually lyrically came off the best in this cyhper…

    dont worry …ill wait..

    BillyClint said this on March 14th, 2011 at 9:54 pm

  59. “And I just remembered…. what if it was Kendrick Lamar, Yelawolf, Big K.R.I.T and Cyhi on the cypher next?! YIKES.”

    If that happens no one will be watching part 3

    G2 said this on March 14th, 2011 at 10:00 pm

  60. Damn. This shit’s wack, son. If that’s the best hip hop has to offer, we’re in trouble.

    UK Man said this on March 14th, 2011 at 10:16 pm

  61. Are you guys retarded? None of those was off the dome its all writtens how would you even ask that question? They all suck except for mac. At least i know he writes his own shit. YG and twist were awful

    don said this on March 14th, 2011 at 10:18 pm

  62. Who picks this shit. Chris webby would drop an ACTUAL freestyle thats better than those fucks writtens.

    don said this on March 14th, 2011 at 10:22 pm

  63. Diggy used a verse from Digg is Like. Fucking pathetic. Mac was alright, Twist wasn’t all that great. YG went in and you have to respect him for ACTUALLY freestyling.

    Stop dickriding Diggy, Twist, and Mac. Look out for Kendrick Lamar, BIG K.R.I.T, and Cyhi The Prynce, they actually have amazing talent and staying power.

    Jamez said this on March 14th, 2011 at 10:25 pm

  64. at least they got the crap out on the first cypher part. Cyhi, kendrick, K.r.i.t and BASEDGOD better be together.

    Deshawn said this on March 14th, 2011 at 10:33 pm

  65. This was horrible dawg to put it nicely no one impressed me at all. I thought YG & Lil Twist would prove to me why they belonged here but after hearing Diggy [who's verse is from Digg is like] and Mac’s soliloquy, lol like forreal he went for like 2 mins, I see why they’re here its because they’re all bad/average.

    And @stop Class Reunions is a GREAT idea yo they should do that

    LouisTaylored said this on March 14th, 2011 at 11:00 pm

  66. Diggy>Mac>YG>Twist

    ExtraGood909 said this on March 14th, 2011 at 11:08 pm

  67. dude i swear that white boy be hogging up the spotlight. He was always the one that was talking the most out of his ass on the rountable discussions and he used up most of time right here. I cant lie, the kids went in… YG i was most impressed cause he whhhhaaaack lol.

    AsiDidi said this on March 14th, 2011 at 11:32 pm

  68. Jamez< lol. u do realise macs was written, ygs was written..of his most famous song lol. and diggys was written..only 1 no 1 has verified yet is lil twist…

    oh and im still waiting on ppl to actually post..the dope lyrics since u keep all putting twist last..just to seem cool.

    BillyClint said this on March 15th, 2011 at 12:05 am

  69. Lil Twist’s ghostwriter served all of them!

    Don't worry about it said this on March 15th, 2011 at 12:13 am

  70. if there is a K-dot, KRIT, Cyhi, and Based God cypher, i will be satisfied

    NutsAreBiggerThanYours said this on March 15th, 2011 at 12:23 am

  71. I can’t read thru all this shit, but was I the only one impressed.

    Love&HateCanNeverBeFriends said this on March 15th, 2011 at 12:28 am

  72. All these dudes suck IMO. But I know what dope lyrics sound like too. Y’all remember Lupe’s verse in that BET cipher? Or Em’s? That’s what I consider dope. Listen to those, come back and listen to this, and you will see why I considered this to be wack. Jets fool.

    HoesOnMyDickCuzILookLikeKenMasters said this on March 15th, 2011 at 12:51 am

  73. @Shake
    they didn’t because it takes a few years for XXL to bite a good idea.

    GrahamCEO said this on March 15th, 2011 at 1:11 am

  74. Diggy bitin Jay-Z, gay.

    asdasd said this on March 14th, 2011 at 6:23 pm

    ^^^
    Diggy is bitin Jay-z,Lupe,Drake’s whole swag.
    Call me a “hater” but i really can not take the kid seriously as an artist.he’s just another silver platter spoon fed rich kid. At least Drake made his own bread on Degrassi nahmean?

    J_UNO! said this on March 15th, 2011 at 1:37 am

  75. Everyone on here sayin diggys was the best is a fuckin idiot. He looked nervous as hell, rushed his rhymes, and not only spit recycled rhymes, but full out spit word for word a verse from one of his songs. Like seriously, if that doesnt scream that this kid doesnt write for himself. But on a better note, mac suprised me, longest flow too MOST DOPE.

    Freeze said this on March 15th, 2011 at 1:52 am

  76. People still worried about if its a written freestyle or not man 95% of freestyles you hear are verses from songs and freestyles that you think are freestyles are from unreleased songs. Alot of niggas in the game aint taking a chance really goin off the dome cause it wont be a nice a written flow then the fans is clowin. And im sorry Diggy went in on this , dude looks more hungry then the other three. He had the most confidence with his verse.

    marty mcfly said this on March 15th, 2011 at 3:17 am

  77. freestyles CAN be written you dumbfucks..”freestyling” is either off the dome, OR written. So WHAT if they chose to write..Sheesh. I say they all did alright. Let ME hear one of yall on here freestyle…. EXACTLY.

    igotASD said this on March 15th, 2011 at 4:30 am

  78. u guys r jokes man, HE HAD THE MOST CONFIDENCE CAUSE IT WAS ALREADY A WHOLE WRITTEN VERSE THAT HES RECORDED/PERFORMED his cypher was a verse word for word in the exact order if i wanted 2 hear that shit id go listen 2 that song. i understand rappers have to recycle bars in freestyles, but its usually jus 2 keep the flow goin or they interchange bars n mix it up. not use word for word a verse hes done in a song, dude seriously do urself a favor n youtube up the song “digg is like”. for example wen they did those bet award show cyphers n kayne used the winslow line he didnt use nething else from his verse on that song dark fantasy, n addition n not have even have released that song yet. sooooo idk im jus kinda confused u guys sound retarded, n @igotASD were not freestylin cause were not signed 2 labels makin a buncha money n on the XXL freshman list. SORRY I EXPECT A LIL MORE OUT OF RAPPERS WHO ARE BEING CONSIDERED THE FUTURE OF HIP-HOP.

    Freeze said this on March 15th, 2011 at 4:49 am

  79. some fools just aint good at freestylin like LUPE but we all know what he can do with a pen. Alot times Mcs dont freestyle when they in a group of other rappers cause if they do and the rapper after them kicks a written it wont make em look good.

    marty mcfly said this on March 15th, 2011 at 5:08 am

  80. all writtens, just like at the BETs

    jharrisn said this on March 15th, 2011 at 6:45 am

  81. My 2 cents consists of this- they can rhyme, BUT they either lack the experience, knowledge, whatever you want to label it that older generations of emcees(when they were this young) exhibited, or at the very least said experience doesn’t find it’s way into thier craft. PEACE

    ESEUNO said this on March 15th, 2011 at 7:21 am

  82. Based God, Krit, Cyhi & Kendrick thats all iWant to see & damn you niggas complain too much if u dnt like what they doin start your own mag.

    U Cnt See Me!!!! said this on March 15th, 2011 at 11:10 am

  83. MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE IS A FRESHMAN?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

    D3TROIT said this on March 15th, 2011 at 11:26 am

  84. Why couldn’t they do this with Gibbs, Cole, and Fashawn? Some spittas, this group leaves much to be desired….Kendrick, Krit n Yela are all i care about.

    JH said this on March 15th, 2011 at 11:52 am

  85. @ XB…: why would you want to skip MAC’s part when he’s THE ONLY one of the group that isn’t GARBAGE…

    Honestly, YG’s shit just ain’t my style, so I could see somebody being a fan of his (if that’s how you do), but if you listen to LIL’ TWIST or DIGGY SIMMONS – please do us all a favor and kill yourself.

    SHAWN GEE said this on March 15th, 2011 at 12:25 pm

  86. ehhh probably diggy but that shit was wack overall

    Dorian said this on March 15th, 2011 at 10:36 pm

  87. @Freeze Kanye’s BET Cypher freestyle=Kanye’s verse on ‘Eyes Closed”

    HoesOnMyDickCuzILookLikeKenMasters said this on March 16th, 2011 at 12:05 am

  88. Explain to me how Mac is average? He doesn’t rap about the typical rap cliche’ things like guns and the hood; does that make him bad? His flow is on point, and he’s creative rapping about what he knows. Rap isn’t all about the punchlines (shocker there). Just accept the fact that he’s different and changing the game by rapping differently. There are people here saying he’s worse than YG… they obviously have no taste in music. A semi-handicapped 4 year old could’ve written those lyrics. Sorry for the wall of text, but give Mac credit. He and Fred the Godson should’ve been switched. Mac doesn’t belong in the shit cypher.

    Mostdope said this on March 16th, 2011 at 11:52 am

  89. Mac murdered them on this. Wasnt that best Ive heard from him but he aint have to do much to get at them on this. Diggy was decent, just seems like the 2nd coming of drake by the appearance and delivery which aint too good bc u need to be different. The other two were trash to me. Still dont know why they’re both in this class. Easily coulda been replaced by Dom Kennedy and XV

    D-Turn said this on March 16th, 2011 at 8:22 pm

  90. Man i would have loved to see a cypher for 09..that would have been nuts

    Adam West said this on March 16th, 2011 at 9:02 pm

  91. Mac Miller’s flow=Wiz Khalifa’s flow. I hate slow niggas smh…

    OhYeTormentedSouls said this on March 16th, 2011 at 9:21 pm

  92. Mac Miller’s gotta be pissed he got put in THIS cypher and not any of the better ones.

    bigwig said this on March 17th, 2011 at 1:36 pm

  93. i think freeze is mad diggy didn’t sign an autograph for him, or something?

    rapraprap said this on March 17th, 2011 at 2:03 pm

  94. I’m pissed. Diggy basically just re-rapped his song “Digg Is Like.” Everyone else went original, but he didnt.

    Mac Miller did his thing. I got love for him.

    It would be crazy if Odd Future was on here. “Free Earl b******!!!!!!”

    Supernaye said this on March 18th, 2011 at 2:15 am

  95. what do you mean “i’m not sure if mac millers was off the dome” ofcourse it wasn’t. If you can’t tell a freestyle vs a pre-written your a fukin idiot.

    swag said this on March 19th, 2011 at 3:41 pm

  96. Mac Miller gets hated on cuz he’s white LMFAO and Diggy gets hated on cause his dad is Rev and he has your fav rappers supporting him? -__- and LMFAO @ “like watching the fucking disney channel,fucking fake hip hop. fuck the freshmen, bring back the seniors” let go of the past O_o

    El Oh El said this on March 20th, 2011 at 3:02 pm

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