Travis Scott, Joey Badass, Ab-Soul and Action Bronson Cypher - 2013 XXL Freshman

[@Nillsgotit]

Joey was 18 here. He deserves so much more credits for what he's doing

[@kanekik4139]

IMO should be up there with Kendrick and cole

[@ssjaareel1263]

Kanekik for me he is but ppl still sleeping on this man

[@nickkruger5400]

ssj.aareel that’s what I’m saying

[@armandohernandez5454]

Kanekik hes better than both of them

[@armandohernandez5454]

The Official Edonkster lyrically yeah but as an overall artists they’re better

[@nickortiz215]

Joey Badass as a teen was scarily good “U can’t even outshine my shadow” one of the hardest lines I’ve heard to this day

[@Nikolai-yh6tm]

He was 18 here I think

[@nickortiz215]

Nikolai 1911 that’s a teenager lmao

[@Sakanade19]

Broson in the back felt that

[@ihxtsauce6036]

What song that from

[@nickortiz215]

@@ihxtsauce6036 this cypher

[@garongribble3936]

This proves Travis doesn’t need auto tune, he just likes to use it

[@itzjessemolina5303]

facts bro

[@devinloiacano6287]

He kinda just rapped MIA word for word

[@cosmicfire7511]

Devin Loiacano he made Mia after this.....

[@SebbyKusherswae]

Devin Loiacano MIA came out after this... also Dababy did the same thing so what’s the problem

[@zodwakristof763]

@@SebbyKusherswae no Dababy used a song he had already written before hand(it was just unofficially released) or something like that

[@yaboi3339]

"i stay shittin like a sick pigeon" is the most nyc line of all time

[@prodbycozy4958]

this is not travis scott, its la flame.

[@francisco6038]

Nah, this is Travi$ Scott, La flame is him on his creative shit.

[@Tiagosk8]

@@francisco6038 how isn't this creative ?

[@francisco6038]

Tiago Almeida What’s creative about him rapping? Him being creative is him doing shit with his OWN beats.

[@Tiagosk8]

@@francisco6038 Rapping over another person's beat IS creative.

[@francisco6038]

Tiago Almeida You’re delusional

[@MineDane]

Kylie Jenner was 15 when this was filmed lmfao

[@KingCheatsYT]

Carter Haskins 😂😂 Fr

[@TheBapesaiyan]

😂😂😂 fr tho Travis Scott idk how old he was but looked fresh tho

[@TheBapesaiyan]

@Benny Fair fax oh snap

[@nathanwrigley4591]

Carter Haskins wait did he mention her?! When?!

[@nathanwrigley4591]

Benny Fair fax why talk about her then? So confused...

[@jbomb111111]

joey and Travis were 18 and 21 and they held their own against Bronson, Ab soul and each other. thats crazy

[@donathan2933]

Jagged Joey and Travis were pretty much kids at this time and they were way better than rap today

[@dystress2856]

Do- Nathan even today they’re still better than most rappers today

[@donathan2933]

Dystress naw there both waaaaaay better than rappers now that have Lil Pump and 6ix9ine today

[@TheFlapjack48]

Joey the hardest one on the beat too

[@jayjumpa654]

Joey badass finna be a legend

[@SatoshiKong]

"Known to jack the booty like I'm Sparrow" One of the most underrated lines ever lol

[@noodle_tax]

yeah good ass line. It sound written

[@jazielperez9702]

⁠@@noodle_tax it is, it’s called save the children

[@NEMOSFUNERAL]

the quadruple entendre on that line was crazy too😭

[@bosain3]

@@NEMOSFUNERALLiterally not even a double entendre. It’s just wordplay. I like the bar, but Jesus, you young fans so insanely ignorant sometimes

[@julianamarchand3439]

it’s crazy seeing travis’s humble start and now he’s got his own mcdonald’s meal

[@zacho1333]

Where did those bars go gosh I wish trav cared more abt his actual raps still

[@jaysonlempiner8543]

bronson done ate his own mcdonald’s

[@giovannimartinez1734]

That’s Kanye’s son

[@ubelsimp]

Cactus Jack fucked me

[@ted_iv1076]

Facts😂😂

[@dramos25dr30]

Travis dead ass had zero albums this was how XXL used to work finding up and coming rappers now they just get the most popular new artist-.-(owl pharaoh came out after)

[@teenafterlifeofficial421]

Facts bro gunna deadass has been on the radio for the past 2 years man

[@pastpresentfuturesounds7321]

All these guys were poppin at the time and Travis clearly said he already knew yeezy n hov and joey been blown up at this time and Kendrick was already known and ab soul had more hype than schoolboy at that time

[@dramos25dr30]

Its Anhell credibility already ruined boss nobody care about XXL list like they used to

[@VitalXeno]

Ybn cordae has 0 albums

[@nickray9102]

No he was an industry plant, label payed them

[@Nick370Crabtree]

Everyone forgets that Travis knows how to spit.

[@ig1948]

He just doesn't do it.

[@donathan2933]

Aaron Ighile very often the way he used to

[@derrickloeful3175]

@@donathan2933 i see u finished his sentence

[@deuceswild6350]

Yea he does everything else and spit sometimes.

[@xYEETx]

He likes being melodic too!

[@lowerlifeform]

I swear this wave of underground hip hop was unmatched, I’ll never forgot listening to these artists albums and mixtapes in my late teens and early adult years, especially Joey and the rest of Pro Era

[@tomfoley5837]

Underground ?

[@lowerlifeform]

@@tomfoley5837 yeah the shit that they were putting out back then was unlike anything else around that time

[@mm-dd-yy]

I used to bump this era heavy at 13

[@Evan8506]

@@tomfoley5837not including trav

[@nillthagoat]

@@Evan8506nah I’d say Owl Pharaoh era trav was at least stylistically underground bc it was more experimental

[@Zachary-ro6eg]

Travis's verse was like when Rock Lee took off his weights in the Gaara battle except the weights are auto tune

[@Zuri_SM]

lmao

[@piotr00335]

Very nice comment, well done 👍

[@cameron7319]

This literally had no autotune

[@Zachary-ro6eg]

@@cameron7319 I'm saying his songs usually have autotune and in this verse he didn't

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodde833]

Rock lee still lost the fight though

[@Whoevenisboul]

I wish Travis Scott rap like this more often

[@donathan2933]

Jayden M he used to rap like this a lot, but ppl didn’t appreciate it, so he had to change it

[@donathan2933]

MATEI TANASE It’s true ppl can’t make up their mind

[@greeneyedowl1444]

@@donathan2933 when? I havent followed him for long I'd wanna hear it

[@xDTHx]

Ppl don't like it because when he raps like this he gets compared to Kanye. I mean. I love his new style. It's unique as hell.

[@greeneyedowl1444]

@@xDTHx what projects did he rap like this on?

[@Midnight_Ruby]

Lil Mosey was 11 when this was made...

[@StellarBoxer]

I feel like the man

[@ur.normalRU]

Lil Mosey probably watched this I hope

[@chiefqueef556]

He hadn’t woken up like the man yet

[@Midnight_Ruby]

John Fitch yea he woke up like the kid 💀

[@jephthah2347]

But he still the man though

[@liamhorne6939]

crazy looking at travis's evolution over the years hes come a really long way and i feel like its well deserved

[@RarityArchive]

Not really well deserved he fucked over hella people to get where he is now

[@NotMarc123]

Yesss

[@beatsbybrazy]

Right. From bars to mumbling dogshyt

[@dv4manu]

Funny you say that when this is probably the hottest bars he ever spit

[@J-SM0KE26]

@@RarityArchiveI understand that but sometimes getting out of a horrible situation means u have to do horrible things

[@KIPMUS]

Travis always raps with auto tune but this cypher proves he doesn’t need it to sound good

[@ykms2058]

Yes he does

[@whiteheavn]

Yes that's the point

[@ohboysv]

Joseph Salino no he doesnt? But the fact that he uses autotune in that way, in he’s own style creates a different sound. He really doesnt need autotune because he is a great rapper, but if he didnt, he wouldnt be what he is today. And that is an artist who defies genres, and makes brilliant Music.

[@justinbollish5841]

@@ohboysv my g out here know what tf going on

[@justinbollish5841]

@@ohboysv you really shouldn't waste yo energy on such zombies,but I get why you did it

[@owaisshaikh9376]

And 7 years later I go to McDonald’s “aye yo can I get a travis Scott meal please, actually make it 2”

[@edu1443]

AYE CACTUS JACK FUCKED ME CAN I GET A TRAVVY PATTY FOR ME AN MY SLIMES

[@PostTraumaticSwagDisorder]

*Ayo can get a" 🎶🎶🎶"with no lettuce*

[@cayjdesperado9936]

Tell me why his meal slap tho 😂😂😂

[@davechapl]

It's lit

[@Emmanuel44444]

@@cayjdesperado9936 ong

[@sumuqh]

“They couldn't outshine my shadow” - Joey ‘GOAT’ Bada$$ (2013)

[@elmaskpito99]

he still being a GOAT

[@marleyyoung9530]

I read this as he said it

[@JR-ef3by]

Still can’t

[@90maducc]

I’mma leave it at 666 likes.

[@sc6ut533]

I’m the 700 like

[@thalastblackhippie]

9 years later and still one of the greatest XXL Cyphers

[@Huncho_papi_zw]

Nah man😂

[@jackwalker2041]

This is by far my favorite freshman Cypher

[@darrenbaird1286]

Wait til u hear Denzel on the new one

[@androidkharifatman]

Denzel curry and lil dicky gonna destroy the 2016 cypher

[@ginmorrison885]

+Khari Lawrence lil dicky garbage imo

[@jackwalker2041]

+JAKE THE GOOFY ASS NIGGA HOLDING NICKS BUD I guess you've never his freestyles

[@ginmorrison885]

+Jack Walker I have their decent I just can't stand his voice or delivery

[@GottalLoveThatCush]

so ab-soul, action bronson, joey bada$$, schoolboy, dizzy wright, logic, and travi$ Scott were all xxl freshmen in 2013.... wow im pretty astonished.. death lineup

[@josearellano3670]

Jerry Diesel best xxl ever

[@tonymathew391]

Jerry Diesel remove logic and dizzy

[@4zarias]

Tony Mathew did you even watch their cypher?? Straight 🔥🔥

[@tonymathew391]

yes i did back when i used to be a fan of both now they straight corny one keeps talking about weed and the other keeps talking about being half black this shit got overplayed i got bored from both of them. They got skill but they corny

[@iamaksel]

his new ambul is hot trash the incredible true story was godlike tho-

[@imsmokey4331]

“They couldn’t even outshine my shadow”- Joey. GOOD LAWD🔥🔥🔥

[@HZR-mx2xo]

Yea that one stuck with me too

[@CDRLShow]

Now it’s a song from his 2015 album: save the children

[@PorkbellyTV]

weak ass bar dont cap

[@JP-eh5xf]

PorkbellyTV weird ass kid

[@TheGunnerz7]

@@PorkbellyTV How is it weak? It's a cold bar, even though it's not even 20% of what Joey is capable of lol. But even when Joey is not on his best, he's still better than 99% of all newschool rappers.

[@andrejspirkoski5529]

All 4 of them just breathing, harder than the Coi Leray whole freestyle.

[@mohamedoza0027]

Finally i found a comment about coi leray 😂😂😂

[@dacarrie2084]

Ong finally

[@andrejspirkoski5529]

And don’t forget that lil mosey woke up like the man.

[@Starsdealer]

@@mohamedoza0027 fax😂

[@shindofoundations]

FRLL 😂

[@lightbulb4873]

We need a joey and trav collab

[@donathan2933]

Young Lettuce I’m praying for that

[@hiiipoweriii2211]

Without the auto tune tho.

[@donathan2933]

hiiipower iii you mean Travis? Yeah needs to go back to his 2013-2015 yrs style

[@dystress2856]

Do- Nathan I think if the two of them were to do a collab he’d have to go back to his older style, but I do like his new music a lot. Even if you don’t like the auto tune style, you have to respect the artistry and creative genius it takes to compose an album the way he did on Astroworld. The production is incredible, the songs pretty much all have a great vibe that makes them replayable, and it’s not something that the average listener requires effort to listen to. It’s no TA13OO or TPAB but it’s also not trying to be, and I respect it for what it is

[@donathan2933]

Dystress bro I like his autotune and old lyrical style. But ppl are criticizing him for the autotune, also he does rap lyrically still, but not that often

[@Nathan-wx7dc]

travis's excessive heavy inhaling was better than lil mosey whole career

[@eljaroamesi4592]

God damn hahahah😅😅🤣🤣🤣

[@happysanwich3178]

Ok but lil mosey woke up like the man 😫

[@titooswap603]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mustapha3287]

You fr comparing??

[@isaacezeodogbo2222]

1000th like 👍🏾

[@williamoconnell12]

Action Bronson is so under appreciated. The imagery in his verse is so vivid, people dont talk about that enough

[@elijah2460]

SpookyScarySkeletons “I stay shittin like a sick pigeon”

[@williamoconnell12]

Elijah Rivera but sick pigeons really do stay shitting tho

[@samyrandome425]

Think Dominican women skin cinnamon with they ass up

[@ezekielsalinas1334]

Dmtri 🔥

[@OBEYzALL]

I love his flow and iconic voice

[@tazmoir]

This is legit the greatest XXL Cypher ever. Everyone went hard.

[@tazmoir]

1. Joey 2. Travis 3. Bronson 4. An Soul Don’t get me wrong - Ab Souls verse is absolute fire. He’s just at the bottom because of how good the cypher is.

[@uuser_1017]

@@tazmoirTravis had the weakest verse in terms of bars but had the best verse in terms of flow

[@onfoenemgrave-e7f]

@@tazmoirAb soul has the most soulful songs tho

[@Man_Jr._Studios]

@@uuser_1017Flow’s important too. You can have the best bars, but if your flow sucks, then you’re not gonna be considered good.

[@Eighty8k]

It’s crazy how Action Bronson just flows so smoothly on this beat

[@serpway]

He’s raw

[@nxo2468]

@@serpway hes hard asf only annoying thing is that I cant get ghost facw killahs face out my mind when I hear him

[@brandonloaiza8595]

BronsoliÑO

[@Siptoseina]

Better than all them lyrically

[@Siptoseina]

@@nxo2468 lmfao!!!

[@DrunkenCacti]

TRAVIS SCOTT GOD DAMN

[@ZalvadorZali]

It was NOT written... BTW

[@abigailweller3582]

it was off one of his songs

[@stann.3408]

most xxl freestyles become songs..

[@6manlikelouwill949]

Actually Owl Pharaoh was basically what got him on this cover. He recycled the 2nd verse from MIA.

[@patrickwest-cahill7011]

+6 Man Like Lou Will what are you talking about, owl pharaoh was released after this cypher was made

[@BR_1458]

Everyone talking bout travis and Joey but action Bronson is so underrated

[@schematicb5393]

Ab-soul's verse went crazy too

[@DavidDavid-lp9yv]

wooord

[@hbkslazyeye8865]

He’s the coldest freestyle in the game no argument

[@pinhedlary4408]

I stay shittin like a sick pigeon

[@user-fs1lc2cj5s]

@@pinhedlary4408 different colors hitting off the wrist prism

[@seshiontheartist951]

Everyone talking about travis scott being different like Action Bronson didn't cut his weight in half while still cooking delicious food

[@sharpiexd8468]

its amazing to see how happy he is and heathy he is

[@darlexcartel659]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@iarlaroche7782]

0:32 - Joey Bada$$ 1:32 - Action Bronson 2:41 - Ab Soul 4:01 - Travis Scott Like so it goes higher in the comments 🛑

[@czayaczaykowsky6260]

Thank's a lot i was having a mindfuck when i was trying to know which is travis becouse of he is using only autotune now xD

[@cutzzz666]

@@czayaczaykowsky6260 travis scout is the big white dude lol

[@mansheiky3416]

cutoverspice no the big white dude is Action Bronson

[@cutzzz666]

@@mansheiky3416 really nigga it was a joke i said lol at the end just delete your comment

[@edwinbriseno1763]

A hero that we dont deserve

[@maanihendessi2668]

I love how everyone thought Travis was gonna be another future without auto tune then he kills it

[@SebbyKusherswae]

Nah this is before everybody knew he rapped everybody mostly knew him from production

[@nicolai4k]

Fuckin Yyyuh

[@cemsen5460]

@@SebbyKusherswae fr this was before DBR I don't even know how XXL offered him a spot in 2013 tbh

[@yodaedits416]

@@cemsen5460 Prolly his connections with Kanye or his Owl Pharoah mixtape

[@neymarjrjaffrayj.jacksonde2734]

@@yodaedits416 this was before owl pharoah

[@jakethomas_419]

2:54 The most dramatic sip of water you'll ever see

[@fallcreekboysclub]

LMFAOOOOOOOO

[@BMXhowtosandOWNAGE]

He looks like dj Khaled when he drinks that shit lol

[@ThirdWorldPastries]

just watched that in slow mo came to the comments to say that and that Action Bronson looks like DJ Khaled in black & white...

[@justinsephens6018]

😭😭😭

[@shxxck]

If u watch the vid u see them flashing the devil horns. It’s a brand they use and is referred to as the sign of the curse. It’s a satanic sign

[@mystikgleam9541]

This was an era you had to just be there in the moment to experience. Hiphop never felt more exciting

[@ronnie7100]

Facts family

[@OhioKing_Z]

Yup. You can tell someone’s age when they say 2016 was the best one lol

[@ronnie7100]

@@OhioKing_Z crazy 2013 seems so far away from 2016. But nah the 2016 one was fuckin whack. This one is forever legendary

[@standardbrah]

yup when that 1train track dropped...sheeeesh

[@5HeadTaste]

Just coming back here to be reminded that XXL was good at one point

[@dajion13]

appleciderpapi You mean when they picked up kirko bangz and Trinidad James?

[@Thabosefotoastsha]

Drowzy Meta nigga that was two people that you can name

[@dajion13]

They also got dizzy wright and angel haze, two of the most preachy pretentious "lyricists" in the game. Every year had trash, with the possible exception of 2014. There was no point when it was "good".

[@awsambdaman]

Drowzy Meta is the rap snob over here lol

[@dajion13]

lil greyboat I rlly don't see how, these niggas sayin there was a time when xxl promoted good artists but they never did, they promoted popular artists. Talent never had any baring on who got picked.

[@skiiimsk]

I fucking love Joey Bada$$ and Travis Scott Also this is one of the best cyphers out there NO CAP

[@imperialhiphop5531]

HypeBeast joey badass never releases bad music

[@thelonelybluewhale1458]

Imperial Hiphop Travis also has no bad songs

[@dantebeebox488]

The lonely blue Whale boii Rodeo was full of em

[@aleksanderelkins7560]

YerGuy Man you tripping rodeo is a masterpiece

[@1Slo5ooh]

YerGuy Man hell nah I said that before and once I’ve listed to the whole entire album shits fuckin good

[@__Babaaaa]

It’s actually crazy how all of them have their own lane now 10 years later. Travis going crazy becoming a superstar, Soul dropping classic projects on TDE, Joey keeping true to his boom bap sound but finding his feet in acting, and Bronson dropping classics with Al and doing KZbin! All *legends*

[@yungjt8738]

This wasn’t Travis Scott.... It was Travi$ Scott

[@zino618]

Yung jt 🔥🔥🔥

[@virajsachdeva]

Yung jt That was LAFLAME

[@wedkwho]

That was Cactus Jack

[@woffelled]

That wasn’t Travi$ scott... that was LaFlame

[@theofficialcosworthracingt8987]

AP Productions no cactus jack wasn’t a thing at this point

[@conradrose6460]

Yo this had to be the best xxl class so far

[@revoksixth690]

2016 so trash except curry and dave east

[@ZacharyHasRaps]

+Revok Sixth and dicky, .paak, and G-herbo

[@cursekatana]

+Revok Sixth .paak is the only good one

[@TheSuavvé]

+Jonathan Ameh you sleep g herbo can spit

[@nick120ful]

+darion dixon and curry

[@hamiltonshillingford1729]

Who here after the 2019 cypher to clean their ears

[@shivambansal5046]

The only good thing that happened to that cypher is Dababy

[@abdullaalzaabi6303]

la flame changed smh

[@MentalF33r]

Yup, went back and watched the cypher with 21 savage and Kodak, lil mosey has given me aural aids

[@catherinemojapelo1196]

I had to come back to this... 2019 is Umm something else

[@TheHiphopson]

@d v joey reused a verse from another song so whats the diffrence?

[@bardobrabo]

10 years later and i still cant belive someone outstanded itself in a freestyle beat with joey bada$$ in it but, yea, Travis Scott did it, bruh!

[@greatestever4824]

This is one of the top freshman classes in my oppinion

[@JohnCena-ms6dv]

Greatest Ever yea 2016 was shit (except curry)

[@juni104]

Paak and Dave East?

[@ak-jxrdy-7]

JP8_FIFA Paak was pure ass cheeks. Herbo was way better.

[@juni104]

Paak was pure ass cheeks on this, but probably because he's more of a singer than a rapper.

[@HapplePirate]

2011

[@jonjay2909]

Travis Scott is ahead of his time, he had a mask on 7 years before the pandemic

[@abdulfahadqureshi4528]

He came in last and wasn't even wearing mask

[@marcolizzo]

i just say the same thing brooooo

[@soundwavy7792]

@@lolhowmad joke went straight over your head bro

[@outlaster933]

@@lolhowmad joke went over your head like an airplane and crashed

[@Itz_Just_Music]

@@lolhowmad Joke went over your head like my dam grades

[@veerusenthil9038]

Throwback when xxl took talented up and coming artists and not tik tok rappers

[@FootballAl3x]

tiktok rappers?

[@staigenerator2949]

Alex B mosey and osiris

[@aryans9334]

NLE Polo and baby keep aren't tiktok spawns

[@familyroadtriparchive]

@@aryans9334 baby keem blew up off tik tok bc of "orange soda"

[@hoopsfan3417]

okay like jet baby keem is really good tho

[@cameronsmith717]

This is the greatest class of all time been coming back every year to listen

[@presmokan]

REALLY THO I DIDNT THINK TRAVIS COULD KEEP UP WITH JOEY AND AB SOUL BUT HE GOT BARS WHEN HE REALLY NEED IT

[@sosarickgrimes5301]

No one did. But I did. You'd be surprised at how many rappers can actually go when they want too.

[@presmokan]

YH, CONSIDERING HIS RECENT ALBUM IS MORE ARTISTIC THAN PURE LYRICS ASWELL

[@mikemyers2002]

presmokan foreal!!!

[@mcmxcvii4271]

Bar for bar he didn't keep up BUT hes still dope in his own way tho.

[@LetsGetItKhan]

This is from his project Owl Pharaoh on the song MIA check that shit. Birds fire tho

[@hunter.220]

Can we just appreciate Ab soul and Joey... forever lyrical kings.

[@velvetarcade6017]

Ab soul is a lyrical monster, nobody currently in the game is fucking with him lyrically

[@kyleelias890]

@@velvetarcade6017 its crazy how no one even comes close, lmao just waiting for an album

[@JM-md4ri]

@@velvetarcade6017 ab soul been mia for like 5 years

[@bilalwardak1999]

@@velvetarcade6017 he's up there but theres heaps who can fk with him lyrically

[@mcfly_2.0]

Thats 4L

[@boabuin1151]

I love how this early XXL Cyphers look like a group of professionals showing their abilities while the recent ones have a highschool cafeteria type vibe, like just a bunch of friends

[@schematicb5393]

I don't know; I feel like their all friends here too. I mean a lot of them have definitely collaborated together, Travis shouted out everyone on his verse and Bronson gave Ab-Soul a bro hug at 4:00

[@sambitchakraborty8733]

I think the 2016 one was the transition. Like all of em were great and showed their skill but it also felt as if they were just having fun. 2016 was the last "great" cypher.

[@richcantgame]

1000%

[@abdullahgari4861]

2012 brought Macklemore, iggy azelaya, hopsin, and mgk

[@jayd_ironmic]

@@sambitchakraborty8733 checkout the 2018 bet Cypher from south Africa 🇿🇦

[@TravisScott-mt5yg]

the 2010's decade is the best era in hip/hop history imo. i firmly believe Ab-Soul, Mac, Pusha T, Drake, Wayne, Kanye, Jay Rock, ScHoolboy, Tyler, Earl, Kendrick, Jay Electronica, Action Bronson, Danny Brown, Joey, A$AP, J. Cole etc. are far superior artists as a whole than any other era of hip/hop ever.

[@officialsonic1]

2010s was different everyone had there own style and sound

[@user-qz3vn1xk2c]

jay elec 2010s, he more of a 2000s rapper. So is wayne.

[@saif_shahid1]

you compared 2010s to 1990s?

[@Blacknik3s]

Facts so much originality Been saying this bro!!

[@TravisScott-mt5yg]

@@saif_shahid1 the originality and greatness of the 90's paves the way for everything. The biggest difference is an abundance of multi faceted creative artists. It's just very hard to say even Andre 3000 is better than some of the people he's influenced. I don't think I would ever take him over someone like Kendrick (who he heavily influenced).

[@04Monte]

This one of the best cyphers in XXL history. They all did their thing (overall: 9/10) I will be here on here one day

[@diseasesarentrea]

Monte NG ab souls was conplete trash

[@los2203]

Bronson did complete garbage

[@jasvineetsingh8704]

@@diseasesarentrea "leave your girl with me that's a miss-take"

[@salvadorgarcia9981]

playdoheater1 wdym dude get out of here and give respect to a G dude

[@Taerock3]

@@diseasesarentrea dude ... gimme your ring

[@specialburrito]

Jesus Christ, Travis

[@edwardrangel6317]

Jack Montgomery I've never really seen him freestyle like that and I've been a fan since day one. But I've never really fucked with XXL so I never saw this

[@SoundZReTuRnZ]

its just his song MIA that hes rappin

[@Dylangame190]

zReTuRnZ II he's not rapping the song dawg he used the freestyle for the song , stop

[@TheDiamondsions]

no he used MIA he was working on it at the same time as this cypher and decided to use it before its release.

[@TT-yv6fu]

Jack Montgomery lol

[@shawnpetro7789]

And yet to this day, Joey is still underrated

[@arisanagno0024]

Shawn Petro Nah bro he ain’t underrated cause everybody who’s heard of him knows that man can rap he just isn’t that popular

[@TruTrae]

Under appreciated

[@elmaskpito99]

sadly fax

[@Steveblovvjobs]

No

[@pxqgers6325]

Travis got the recognition he deserved, ab-soul bronson and joey still need to get the shit they deserve. This cypher was so fuckin fire

[@rowenwoelke1673]

This travis dude has potential

[@mv-me6ud]

😂😂

[@zavier2339]

yeah, fosho, in 8 years i could see him having a mcdonalds meal

[@kaedynkaedyn.7515]

Facts I feel like McDonald’s will notice him

[@xaviermarshall458]

😂😂😂

[@fakegrant]

yeah, he's pretty good, hopefully there's no controversy around him

[@MilkSteaklol]

the moment you realize Ab-Soul was coming completely off the top and sounds good enough to be a written

[@tonyatlas4826]

Bro I cannot believe it 😭💀

[@ericmatthews5163]

He Freestyles DWTW an entire album!!!

[@kyleelias890]

He’s too good 😭

[@norfanglo1206]

I even used "likeded"

[@doveliv2783]

I refuse🙆🏾‍♂️😂 off the top🔥🔥🔥🚀

[@Felixwebstervideos]

"the last black hippy to get a wiki" 😂

[@FirekenBeat]

sorry 4 the spam: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHqql6uoepl6odU

[@VinylFlesh]

Travis killed this shit, I wish he still rapped like that

[@MrUgur97]

VinylFlesh idc if he raps or sings. Rodeo is a fucking classic

[@kostas1156]

TheNumberedAgent Days before rodeo was experimental too lol

[@SergeantTurnip]

lmao bruh DBR was crazy experimental

[@User0797youtube]

+TheNumberedAgent yeah wish people would understand that.

[@malcolmdbz]

trust me he prolly still can, but has to keep doin this 2017 commercial type shit to keep his spot, he can't risk a flop

[@samsackett211]

crazy to me watching travis’ rise during what might be his fall. rest in peace to all that passed away in Houston yesterday

[@systemout9914]

He aint gonna fall

[@samsackett211]

@@systemout9914 I really hope he stays relatively around

[@systemout9914]

@@samsackett211 I hope :(

[@pratyushthakur8815]

Travis too big to fall, Drake can get over being a nonce, Travis can get over this

[@ROONLD]

@@samsackett211 he wont fall but he’s gonna be controversial like ye

[@financewithsamson]

Travis should rap like this in songs cause honestly this is a whole other level

[@panchoestrada307]

Bars don't sell

[@kevinimoukin2966]

I come back to this freestyle several times a week, i agree, every once in a while it would be lit if he just threw out a rap like that!

[@Albert-xl3nx]

Pancho Estrada he has great trap production and a trap beat mixed with actual good bars in like woaaahhhh . As long as he has good beats he could put some good bars like this . But he's not cause people already like him he's not taking time to make it better I guess.

[@adriancunningham6646]

True

[@Walruskinz]

Samson Abrams 'A whole another level'?

[@fettytoad7707]

Everybody said fuck the 2016 class and came back to this

[@dereka6662]

haha came here to say this

[@up6044]

same

[@TheHornetsboy]

damn right

[@tyson5604]

fr tho hahaha

[@conradsmith2130]

Yo I was thinking the same damn thing!

[@uxoriousss]

If anyone says Travis Scott’s only good with auto tune, show them this

[@donathan2933]

facts

[@otvicious6296]

who else is here to bleach to the shit out of theirs eyes that the 2021 cypher gave us

[@majestymxnt7384]

This is hands down the best Freshman Class they've ever had in my opinion. Great bars, great freestyle beat, it's perfect.

[@nicholasmamos5968]

yuh this and kdots

[@isaacmyung9013]

Did you listen to bronson. His lyrics are wack

[@juuso1124]

Isaac Myung nah u trippin

[@lepiee]

Isaac Myung bitches with military fitness was lit boy

[@ig3ntl3man3]

Dave East n G Herbo shit was 🔥 too

[@jamionjamison8498]

When XXL wasn't all about Magnum Condoms

[@moecash8450]

This isn’t Travis Scott, this is Travi$ Scott

[@biljanaperisic4932]

*la flame

[@moecash8450]

Biljana Perisic la flame/ travi$ Scott

[@DaughterDater]

Stolen lmao

[@moecash8450]

NonFarmer niggas who reply to niggas comments saying stolen think they doing gods work

[@moecash8450]

PAPER STAXx Travi$*

[@rorymccallum6063]

travis’s breathing was better than coi lerays freestyle

[@chapterblaq]

Glazing

[@FlameOnDeck]

Bro I will never ever get over this cypher. In my opinion it was the best one ever released by XXL. The bar was set so fucking high. You could tell me any of them was your favorite verse and I wouldn't even hold you lmao. Each one of them in their own way literally married the beat and took that bitch on honeymoon

[@spuuuuuz]

2011 was as amazing but I get man, this was special.

[@Mcrocks1998]

im late but this shit is way better than the 2016 cypher. 2013 cypher way more rugged 😤

[@FlameOnDeck]

@@Mcrocks1998 this exactly how I feel lol. 2016 was cool for the vibes and setting new stage of rap but this one is goated , it's how a cypher should be

[@daltonvillani8341]

@@Mcrocks19982016 cypher is more of a meme tbh lol

[@sunblieths3625]

If you're wondering why Trav don't rap like this it's prolly cuz 1. People don't appreciate it Or 2. It's a bit similar to Asap Rocky's shit

[@222Houdini]

It just don't sell as well

[@reidheine8838]

Chief Shotta fr bro but the prayer on days before rodeo i used to bump but wish he made more shit like this

[@rankedjuju5619]

it reminds me of cudis voice sometimes

[@ColinOffenbacher]

He still spits sometimes (No Bystanders, Houstonfornication), but he sells better with atmospheric shit (Stargazing, Butterfly Effect)

[@xaiikuu7955]

Except Trav ACTUALLY FROM HOUSTON ....3rd Coast Rep..

[@DontReadDis]

This was the best XXL freshman list they've ever had. Joey, Bronson, Q, Soul, Dizzy, Logic, Travis Scott

[@noahreith3057]

Agreed sir

[@seanhemenway2569]

Na check out 2010

[@noahreith3057]

Sean Hemenway Everybody on this list has gone on to be successful

[@DontReadDis]

2010 and 2011 were close but this list was more focused on artists that have dope lyrics. Everyone in this list was pretty much successful after this. Only ones in 2010 to me were Cole, Wiz, Sean, and Jay Rock. The rest aren't really heard about a lot.

[@jayentv6264]

Logic, Dizzy Wright, & Angel Haze was on this list too

[@ramicoobtee8296]

travis and joey absolutely murdered this

[@zaza-ew3vi]

fuck dude, x done casted a spell on me so i came here for protection

[@bboy_nliten]

LOL legit doe

[@austinng1137]

Keep in mind Joey was 18 when he did this fire... he’s worth ten teenage mumble rappers any day

[@jerrythebusdriver]

Wow, I had no fucking idea Joey was 18, that is legendary yo. Like bruh, I am 16 right now, I can't imagine being an XXL Freshman in 2 years, deadass. Plus he released 1999 a year before this. That is actually crazy.

[@donathan2933]

Austin Ng I guess being a teenager is no excuse to rap bad once you’ve seen Joey. Fire

[@cocohotheatclips8264]

Joey is a god

[@flame_e3]

The day that video came out travis had his 21 birthday

[@donathan2933]

FLAM3 how old is Travis now?

[@Salman-rv8eq]

is this the same Travis Scott from 2016????? oh shit

[@sosarickgrimes5301]

Doesn't matter, this jobber only got on da cover cause Chief Keef let him.

[@tonicz770]

you thought. old travis is better. the new travis sounds too much like kid cudi and kanye.

[@fakename9965]

+Becky Beckertons have you listened to his 2013 mixtape "Owl Pharoh" he sounds way more like Ye & Cud on that, when I first heard "Hell of a night I thought it was" Ye

[@kevin-davidseefeld8846]

Fake Name everybody thought that 😂😂

[@skiiimsk]

Becky Beckertons New travis sounds nothing like Ye or Cudi

[@blobbything2986]

Ab-Soul fucking murdered it

[@jacobwalker8730]

"Im in your city gettin a hickey from your chick in her vickys"

[@andrefernandez8880]

I'm assuming everyone who listened to that 2016 cypher had to redeem their ears real quick & come back to this.

[@justinmaxon12]

for real now I'm off to logics cypher

[@JoeKingTv1]

fr lol

[@michaelc4575]

Herb and Dave easts cypher was one of the best freshman cyphers to date

[@linus3905]

yeah

[@andrefernandez8880]

+michael coughlin very true bro! That's why they only put them two together

[@r3alityrecords789]

this dude travis scott realty went inn on here

[@jaylynpayne1]

agreed

[@josearellano2321]

La flameeeeeee

[@jmshein0]

Definition of a perfect cypher

[@josegarza7719]

Dave east and g herbo was hard too

[@broadwaynicky]

Bronson beard way better than Coi Leray’s entire rap catalog

[@lucaspadafora13]

Don’t forget lil mosey

[@vofse]

Who else just randomly got this recommended to them in August 2019? Edit: I’m getting so many replies to this now in August 2020 lol I wonder if yt will recommend it to everyone again next august

[@MischieviousJirachi]

Same

[@Tyrecordslol]

deadass lol

[@yungdynamic471]

me my good man LOL

[@dg-vx6wi]

fr😂

[@mcknighttt]

hey

[@9994L-g3k]

Travis Scott and Joey Badass in the same room, im all in 🔥

[@maledoggy7643]

5 years later travis got kylie pregnant

[@Knx3k]

He got her pregnant when she listened to don't play, she just realized now

[@devontepowell2255]

she was 16 when this came out

[@memorylane3866]

A body guard got Kylie pregnant*

[@jaylonjackson3218]

Rxptify 420 nah Travis

[@teletino]

9 years later n i still think this the hardest cypher of all time, trav n ab murdered it big time.

[@surgedgaming7677]

Travis is a dual threat, he's lit with his mumble rap but he can actually rap. It's sad that real rap doesn't sell well, or else we'd being seeing a lot more of that from Travis.

[@gt_slattt2494]

Surged Gaming Travis don't mumble

[@DRLLNPROD]

Surged Gaming Trav is a real artist, theres no sense in limiting yourself with a genre

[@TepidBlack]

Stewie Griffin listen to Green and Purple and say that again

[@robertantimo1]

Surged Gaming his albums go platinum, what u mean?

[@iamjp1]

if you listen to rodeo, at the end of alot of the tracks he spazzes out like in this. listen to i can tell (especially the second verse), the second half of 90210, and then just a bunch of other songs have him going off towards the end.

[@zakkofficial7045]

this is the best written Travis ever spit.

[@sxuiog1142]

ZDub Tha Gawd travis doesn't "rap"

[@anotherdaybroke832]

HaXX Orous he just show you with this video he "rap"

[@Daniel-ep5xf]

he obviously does you corny white boy logic fan did you not see the video

[@sxuiog1142]

Banshii CapriSun Nigga his music falls in the rap but lowkey he singing

[@Daniel-ep5xf]

HaXX Orous no tf hes not lmao

[@meankrandel]

If you would have told me in 2013 that Travis Scott would be piping down a kardashian, I would have laughed in your face

[@vlonethug9296]

meankrandel i mean he could have ended up with riri which would be a god tier w

[@tacomoraco]

Look at how far Travis has come! This video is almost 10 years old

[@laloortega6811]

Dont let this distract you that lil mosey woke up like the man

[@edinsisic896]

He also never pops xans because they killing him (damn)

[@culpy2818]

okay

[@justinrodriguez2777]

How the fuck did the mosey comments get here

[@Jervmiester]

Lmaooo

[@meli-sf7nm]

Edin Sisic he doesn’t pop them yet they kill him 😐

[@nicebars]

"I'm known to Jack the booty like I'm Sparrow" LOL

[@xavierwilks411]

yeah,that was mad wack! lol

[@xavierwilks411]

***** YOU BUGGIN!!!

[@xavierwilks411]

i understood the reference,but it was corny!!

[@Eflemz]

Xavier Wilks What about "yo chick will strip tease us, thighs, legs, and the b(r)est part is the cleavage." or are you going to continue to hate on best up and coming lyricist.

[@xavierwilks411]

Estryus Flemming that Line Impressed you?? lmbao wow you're easy!

[@MangaSword8]

man this was 3 years ago? fuckkk

[@jamiebond1821]

Ikr

[@Theo-kc5ed]

now its been 11 years

[@MangaSword8]

@@Theo-kc5ed craziness

[@MrSimilee]

Seeing DJ Drama's energy here vs later cypher's is a huge difference. He actually looks like he's having a good time 😂

[@loot3503]

The best freshman cypher of all time tbh

[@stevencross6189]

+Tay Green idk have you heard the one with Cyhi Da Prynce and Kendrick? close tho

[@loot3503]

steven cross 0 competion to me

[@mikeclayton5182]

+steven cross You're just gonna forget about Lil B like that? Based God blessed that shit #TYBG

[@loot3503]

Every single one of the freshman in the cypher are successful know and they're arguably top 15

[@Diamondstandard2234]

+steven cross Kendrick was the only good person in that cypher lmao. They put him in one with trash niggas like lil b and yelawolf because they thought he wasn't gonna blow up.

[@zeroybratton]

You I just realized ab soul shouted out Kendrick with “i spell hi with 3 i’s” referencing hiiipower

[@FirekenBeat]

sorry 4 the spam: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHqql6uoepl6odU

[@noah9373]

you do know that they’re on the same label and they’re in a hip hop group together right?

[@user-fs1lc2cj5s]

@@noah9373 yeah I’m pretty sure he knew that

[@ye4us]

You can tell just by Travis Scott's flow that he was gonna be big

[@lioness-sx6fr]

And he is!

[@alzicario3466]

He has a basic white kid eminem flow

[@dovhussein5155]

@@alzicario3466 Tripping

[@homiesexualparodies]

@@alzicario3466 on crack

[@millionredz4638]

@@alzicario3466 homie do u need a hearing device???

[@qosmick.]

Ab Soul been slept on for a maafakin decade

[@marxistlynchist]

Lowkey the best XXL cypher there ever was...

[@l3altroo]

2012 you uncultured swine

[@marxistlynchist]

Bluestone Studios nope Future trash

[@marxistlynchist]

Silas Melara yes.

[@INK-MONO]

ALI True, Future brought it down a level under this.

[@skrrr8124]

I think 2016 is better 21 and uzi and kodak and yachty and denzel

[@NotAGrabbaghoul]

Is that Travis Scott rapping without modulation? He sounds dope af

[@connorqr]

RJ Foyles imo he's the only trapper who truly chose trap by choice not necessity. He has the talent to do any style of rap.

[@rayo77789]

Connor Quinn-Ray facts

[@yakamozzzz16]

Connor Quinn-Ray travis ain't a trapper

[@TepidBlack]

Connor Quinn-Ray too bad he's become completely lazy and just auto-tune phones it in with every song

[@connorqr]

I enjoy his trap more than others, but i agree on that

[@viilinryystaja3297]

Everyone comes for travis but i came for my solo boy ab-soul

[@mermerdreams]

same. he's too underrated. his style really fazed out but pure rap he is one of the best left.

[@azzamrahmadhan136]

I FEEL U🔥🔥🔥

[@danielcortes327]

You can tell Travis wrote his verse

[@owenwu-pac5418]

Joey, Soul, Bronson

@@danielcortes327 ur such a fucking dumbass they all wrote them lmao you fell on yo head as a child alot?

[@ABRAMELINTHEMAGE]

Man I wish hip hop was still like this :( watching in 2023 kinda makes me sad 2023 list so so so bad :(

[@patrickhoskins7260]

I feel it

[@Artemis-v8i]

Like what?

[@ГенрихХайнц]

I came here after lil mosey and yk orisis freestyle

[@thelion5282]

Генрих Хайнц factzzzzzzzz

[@JohnnyReyGonzalez]

Lil mosey made me exit the video, how was that cypher lol

[@natevesey8269]

Subpar at best. Ybn cordoe was the best by far

[@brianstone3722]

@@natevesey8269 cordae has a bright future reminds me of a young J. Cole maybe cause they're both from north carolina but he definitely has potential

[@samuelcox8622]

Оууууууоууууууу е айт