After the cover was leaked, XXL decided to officially release it in high-res.
The class is conformed by Meek Mill, Big K.R.I.T., CiHy Da Prynce, Lil Twist, Yelawolf, Fred the Godson, Mac Miller, YG, Lil B, Kendrick Lamar & Diggy Simmons.
I'm glad to see names like Big K.R.I.T., Kendrick Lamar, Yelawolf & Mac Miller getting some respect, because, personally the ones I mentioned above are my favorites. Krit Wuz Her, OD, Trunk Muzic & K.I.D.S are constantly on my rotation and every time I hear that a new track has be released, by any of them, I rush over to cop it.
I can also see why Meek Mill, YG, Diggy Simmons, Lil B and CiHy Da Prynce are in the cover; since Mill just signed with Maybach Music, CiHy Da Prynce killed it over at Yela's I Wish (Remix) and Kanye West put him on his label and on his album, while Diggy Simmons and YG have the respect of artists and critics alike.
But the decision to have Lil Twist and Fred the Godson, baffles me. Lil Twist is best known for being one of Young Money signees, but he hasn't done much else, he might have a huge following on twitter, nevertheless his music shouldn't qualify him onto the list. And nothing against the Godson, but I think there were just too many artists that deserved it more than him.
Gilbere Forte and Emilio Rojas were the ones that should be in the cover instead of Twist and Fred the Godson. Forte has release two critically-acclaimed mixtapes and Rojas has also a pretty good mixtape record. The rest of the class --hands down--would prefer to work with Forte or Rojas over Lil Twist and Fred the Godson.
