Freshman Class – Bandwidth http://bandwidth.wamu.org WAMU 88.5's New Music Site Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:23:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.2 D.C.-Area Rappers Shy Glizzy And GoldLink Make XXL’s ‘Freshman Class’ http://bandwidth.wamu.org/d-c-area-rappers-shy-glizzy-and-goldlink-make-xxls-freshman-class/ http://bandwidth.wamu.org/d-c-area-rappers-shy-glizzy-and-goldlink-make-xxls-freshman-class/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2015 19:54:38 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=52844 Every year, XXL publishes its Freshman Class issue, trumpeting what the magazine considers the most promising up-and-coming hip-hop artists — and D.C.-area rappers Shy Glizzy and GoldLink made this year’s list, revealed today.

Shy Glizzy has been on the rise locally for a few years, but he got his first national hit with his 2014 single “Awwsome.” GoldLink — whom we interviewed last year — popularized the sound of “future bounce” with his 2014 project The God Complex and has been ascendant ever since, recently working with superproducer Rick Rubin.

In the hip-hop industry, XXL‘s Freshman Class is a big deal. Locally grown artists have benefited from their inclusion on the cover in the past: Breakout D.C.-area rapper Wale made the list in 2009, and two years later inked a deal with Rick Ross’ major label Maybach Music Group. Gaithersburg, Maryland, native Logic appeared on the list in 2013, and announced a deal with Def Jam weeks later.

This year’s Freshman Class also includes “Trap Queen” singer/rapper Fetty Wap; Timbaland protégé Tink; underground favorite Vince Staples; “Try Me” crooner and MC DeJ Loaf; Atlantans K Camp, OG Maco and Raury; and G-Unit affiliate Kidd Kidd.

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