XXL'S FRESHMAN 09 MID-TERM GRADES

Fueled by Agthekid / at 11:50:00 PM / /

ALIGHT IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS NOW MID-TERM GRADES ARE IN...








Wale- B-
B.o.B- C
Charles Hamilton- F+
Asher Roth- A
Cory Gunz- D
Blu- C
Mickey Factz- C
Ace Hood- D
Curren$y- B
Kid Cudi- A-


RUN DOWN ON MY GRADES....

WALE- IF FEEL THAT HE UPPED HIS PROFILE A LOT AFTER THE TAPE BUT HIS DEAL WITH INTERSCOPE I FEEL IS WHAT IS KILLING HOMIE. THEY GOT HIM ON THE STRING LIKE A DAMN PUPPET. THAT CHILLEN JOINT AS A SINGLE IS A NO GO. BUT TOWARDS OTHER ARTIST I FEEL HE GAINED THEIR RESPECT AND MIGHT BE THE MOST RESPECTED ARTIST ON THIS LIST BY HIS PEERS. EVEN THOUGH HE WAS EXPOSED TO BE CLOWN OUTSIDE THE BOOTH SEVERAL TIMES ON THE WEB. BUT WHAT RAPPER ISN'T A CLOWN. I THINK HE CAN SURVIVE THIS SET BACK AND MAKE SOME NOISE IN THE GAME AND MAKE SOME GOOD MUSIC AFTER HE SHAKES THE INTERSCOPE BUG OFF. IN THAT REASON I WILL GIVE WALE A "B-" UNTIL THE ALBUM COMES OUT.

B.o.B.- BOBBY RAY HAS A LOT OF PROMISE IN THE GAME AND I FEEL HE CAN HAVE A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN THE FUTURE. AS FOR NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE IS GONNA DO WITH HIMSELF. MAY BE MAKE SOME MORE MUSIC THAT CATCHING EVERYONES ATTENTION. IN THIS REASONING I WILL GIVE B.o.B. A "C" UNTIL HE FINDS A STYLE AND GET SOME MORE MATERIAL OUT.

CHARLES HAMILTON- THE DUDE IS A FUCKING DUMMY HE IS SINGLE HANDEDLY RUINING HIS OWN DAMN CARE PEOPLE A JACKASS. ATLEAST IF YOUR GONNA BE A CARLESS INDIVIUAL MAKE GREAT MUSIC TO BACK IT UP. HOMIE AIN'T EVEN DOING THAT. HOPEFULLY WITH THIS SLAPPING SITUATION HE IS PROMOTING ENDS HE WILL SIT THE FUCK DOWN AND THINK ABOUT HIS DAMN LIFE. PUT DUDE IS TALENTED I CAN'T FRONT THAT IS WHY I GAVE HIM A "F+" INSTEAD OF JUST A "F".

ASHER ROTH- *MVP CHANT* ASHER ROTH IS THAT DUDE FOREAL. EVEN THOUGH WHEN THE MAGAZINE FIRST CAME OUT I THOUGHT MAYBE HE WAS RUSHED INTO THE GAME. ASHER IS EVERY DAMN WHERE AND HE IS MAKING HE PRESENTS FELT(NH). HE BUZZ IS CRAZY AND HE HAS 2 #1 SINGLES ALREADY. AND HIS ALBUM IS DOING SERIOUS NUMBERS ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS. DUDE HANDLED HIS BUSINESS IN THESE 6 MONTHS. MY ONLY PROBLEM WITH ASHER IS I DON'T SEE THIS GOING ON MUCH LONGER BECAUSE HIS STYLE IS MORE LIKE A GIMMICK. HE IS 22 YEARS OLD NOW I GIVE HIM MAYBE 4 MORE YEARS IN THE GAME AND HIS COLLEGE GIMMICK WILL BE DONE AND HE WILL HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER SUBJECT MATTER TO TALK ABOUT. UNTIL THEN HE GETS AN "A" IN MY GRADE BOOK.

CORY GUNZ- DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY ABOUT CORY. HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ON THE MAG IN THE FIRST PLACE. DUDE HAS BEEN IN THE GAME FOR TOO DAMN LONG. AND HE CAN FREESTYLE BUT WHEN IT COMES TO BEING A HIP HOP "ARTIST" I CAN'T TAKE DUDE SERIOUS. HE IS LOOKING LIKE A LO BUDGET CASSIDY AND WE ALL KNOW HOW THAT ENDED.

BLU- SMH A BLU EVERYONE KNOW DUDE IS TALENTED BUT HE HAS BEEN QUIET THIS YEAR. IT'S LIKE HE ACCEPTING THE UNDERGROUND ARTIST ROLE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT A GOOD THING OR A BAD THING. IF YOUR GONNA BE UNDERGROUND FLOOD THE UNDERGROUND GAME. MAYBE HE IS WAITING FOR A DEAL I DON'T KNOW BUT HE NEEDS TO GET THE BALL ROLLING OR HE GONNA END UP BEING A BITER UNDERGROUND RAPPER ALL HIS LIFE LIKE PHONTI.

MICKEY FACTZ- BORING!!! DUDE AIN'T DROP SHIT THIS YEAR. AND EVEN IF HE DID IT WOULD MAKE ME FALL ASLEEP.

ACE HOOD- HOMIE HAS A STRONG AFFILIATION AND IT WILL PROBABLY GET HIM A SHIT LOAD OF FEATURES AND THATS IT. HE IS SLIGHTLY TALENTED BUT HE IS COCKY AS HELL FOR NO REASON. HE IS RIDING DJ KHALED'S COAT TAIL AND WE ALL KNOW HIS 15 MINUTES OF GAME ARE ALL MOST UP. HIS BEST BET IS TO TRY TO POLITIC WITH THE HEADS AT DEF JAM AND TRY TO GET HIS OWN SHIT POPPIN BECAUSE I THINK HE IS JUST AS TALENTED AS RICK ROSS. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS SAYING A LOT THOUGH.

CURREN$Y- ANOTHER MVP. BUT I FEEL THAT HE REALLY HAS NOTHING TO BRING TO THE GAME. SURE ANY COOL NIGGA BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-28 CAN RELATE WITH HIM BUT THAT IS IT. THE STREET WEAR/BOUTIQUE RAP CAN GET YOU BUT SO FAR. MAYBE HE CAN GET A DEAL OFF OF IT BUT THAT IS ALL I SEE HAPPENING. ALL THOUGH HIS ALBUM WAS ONE OF THE BEST THIS YEAR THOUGH. THAT GETS A PLUS IN MY BOOK ALL DAY. BUT ONCE THIS STREET WEAR AND SNEAKER TREND GOES AWAY HIM AND THE COOL KIDS WILL BE WORKING AT DAVE'S QUALITY MEATS. WELL MAYBE NOT CURREN$Y BECAUSE HE STILL WILL BE ABLE TO KNOW HOW TO SPIT BUT ATLEAST THE COOL KIDS WILL.

KID CUDI- LAST BUT NOT LEAST MR. SUPER DUPER CUDI LOL. I SAY THIS EVERYDAY DUDE ISN'T A RAPPER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO CALL HIM BUT HE MAKES GOOD MUSIC. BOTH OF HIS MIXTAPES HE HAS DROPPED ARE BETTER THAN MOST NIGGAS ALBUMS. I SEE HIM DOING BIG THINGS WITH KANYE THIS YEAR AND MAYBE DROPPING A CRAZY ASS ALBUM. BEFORE I DIE I GOTTA SEE HOMIE PERFORM THE SHIT LOOKS CRAZY. AND HE HAS A TOP 5 HIT WITH THE DAY N NITE TRACK. I GIVE HIM AN A- NOW BUT I THINK IF HE KEEPS GRINDING HE WILL GET AND A+ FROM ME LATER ON THIS YEAR.


OVERALL GRADE: C

THIS MIGHT BE ONE THE FUNNIEST THINGS TO ME. THIS FRESHMAN CLASS PROVES THAT HIP HOP FANS DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL THEY WANT OUT OF AN ARTIST...ME INCLUDED. EVERYONE WAS CHANTING THESE DUDES ARE GONNA SAVE HIP HOP NOW PEOPLE ARE CALLING THEM GARGABE. MAYBE IT WAS THEIR FAULT. IT COULD HAVE BEEN JUST FALSE ADVERTISENT OR SOMETHING. I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH THESE DUDE COCKY ATTITUDES THEY GAINED FROM THIS MAGAZINE. I DIDN'T SEE ANYONE FROM THE PREVIOUS MAGAZINE ACTING SASSY ON INTERVIEWS LIKE WALE BE DOING. I THINK THAT HAS TO WITH PEOPLE CALLING THESE DUDES SAVIORS. AND TO BE HONEST I SEE MAYBE THE SAME RESULTS AS THE LAST XXL FRESHMAN. NOW LET'S THINK WHO WAS ON THAT LAST MAG.....LUPE, PAPOOSE, JOEL ORTIZ, CROOKED I, GORILLA ZOE, LIL BOOSIE, RICH BOY, PLIES, YOUNG DRO, AND SAIGON. PLIES IS STRAIGHT HE DOING GOLD RECORDS BUT ONLY PERSON THAT CAME UP BIG FROM THAT MAG IS LUPE. AND I SEE THE SAME RESULT FROM THIS CLASS AND THE LUPE MIGHT BE KID CUDI. NOT SKILL WISE BUT SUCCESS WISE MAYBE BE EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL. BUT THE BAD PART ABOUT THAT IS I SEE CUDI BEING SUCCESSFUL IN SOMETHING OTHER THAN RAP MUSIC. MAYBE WALE CAN MAKE SOME NOISE BUT I FEEL HE WON'T BE SUCCESSFUL AS HE COULD BE. I THINK HE IS GONNA BE ANOTHER POLITICED BY HIS LABEL SPITTER WORD TO FABOLOUS. HE IS GONNA KILL THE MIXTAPE GAME BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE ALBUM THE LABEL IS GONNA WATER THE DOWN THE HELL OUT OF IT WITH R&B HOOKS AND CHEAP RAP FEATURES. BUT I'M GONNA END IT HERE. I LEARNED A LOT OF SHIT IN THESE 6 MONTHS FROM THESE NEW DUDES. SOME OF IT GOOD BUT MOST OF IT IS NOT SO GOOD. I WILL BE ME DOING A FINAL GRADES FOLLOW UP TO THESE DUDES WHEN THE NEXT FRESHMAN 10 ARE NAMED. UNTIL THEN......




MY PREDICTIONS FOR NEXT YEARS TOP TEN...


1. WIZ KHALIFA




2. BIG SEAN




3. DRAKE




4. YA BOY




5. J. COLE




6. JAY ELECTRONICA




7. THE KID DAYTONA





AS FOR ANYONE ELSE THE LIST IS PRETTY MUCH DONE. THE NEXT THREE SPOTS I FEEL XXL ARE JUST GONNA HAND TO ANYONE OR SOME THAT HAD BEEN IN THE GAME FOR A MINUTE ARE READY THAT DIDN'T NEED TO SPOT LIKE HURRICANE OR WILLY NOTHPOLE OR SOME SHIT LOL....