<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=21OQEF_0ubszZ6M00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=21OQEF_0ubszZ6M00" width="980" height="653" ><figcaption>2024 XXL Freshman Cypher With That Mexican OT, Skilla Baby, ScarLip, Cash Cobain and Lay Bankz – Watch</figcaption></figure><p>Now that everyone knows more about the <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/2024-xxl-freshman-class-revealed/">2024</a> <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/2024-xxl-freshman-class-revealed/">XXL</a> <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/2024-xxl-freshman-class-revealed/">Freshman Class</a> through interviews, Mean Comments and ABCs, it's time to see how showcase their talents in the cypher. After <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/tags/bigxthaplug/">BigXThaPlug</a>, <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/tags/bossman-dlow/">Bossman Dlow</a> and <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/tags/maiya-the-don/">Maiya The Don</a> caught wreck in the <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/2024-xxl-freshman-cypher-bigxthaplug-bossman-dlow-maiya-the-don/">first cypher</a>, <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/tags/that-mexican-ot/">That Mexican OT</a>, <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/tags/scarlip/">ScarLip</a>, <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/tags/skilla-baby/">Skilla Baby</a>, <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/tags/lay-bankz/">Lay Bankz</a> and <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/tags/cash-cobain/">Cash Cobain</a> get their chance to show off today. Rapping over a beat with pounding bass and ethereal chords produced by <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/southside/">Southside</a>, each Freshman brings the energy to the verses they deliver.</p><p>Straight outta Bay City, Texas, <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/that-mexican-ot/">That Mexican OT</a> comes out swangin' with his bars before turning up with head-spinning, rapid-fire wordplay. "H*, stop calling me the No. 1 Latino rapper, b**ch/Because I'm sh*ttin' on the Blacks and Whites, it not just Mexicans," OT raps. "'OT, you made the <i>XXL</i> list?' I'm screamin', 'F**k that sh*t'/You can catch me sippin’ on some medicine where Texas is."</p><p>The Bronx's own <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/scarlip/">ScarLip</a> brings the energy and an undeniable emotional connection with her boisterous bars. "Show no emotions, growing up we had to fight tears/Bloodshed, tears shed for anyone who might care," she snaps. "Can't stop, won't stop, the finish line is right there/Creep up in they dreams, pen game give ’em nightmares."</p><p>Next up, <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/skilla-baby/">Skilla Baby</a> puts on for the Motor City, delivering hard-body bars for the trenches. "I f**k with Southside ’cause I know he got my back/I'm the richest young ni**a doing this sh*t without a plaque," he boasts. "Pushing records out the studio, I treat it like my trap/Henri from <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/bmf-rap-lyrics/">BMF</a>, ain't doing sh*t without my strap."</p><p>BX rapper and producer <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/cash-cobain/">Cash Cobain</a> jumps in the mix next. The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FvR1pLpbXc">"Fisherrr"</a> co-creator keeps it laid-back and uses the opportunity to rich flex. "Walk inside the club with that sh*t tucked in (OK)/It cost about a dub for me to go clubbin' (OK)," he rhymes. "Fast broads, fast cars in my budget (OK)/And I still be on the block, b**ches love it."</p><p><a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/lay-bankz/">Lay Bankz</a> rounds things out. The Philadelphia native shows no sisterly love to her rap foes. "Steady bursting bubbles and bruising egos/Just being me though/My body tea though/And b**ches Cheeto," she spits. "A lot of sh*t you seen these b**ches doin', yeah, I started it/Party music, no I ain't create it, I was part of it, the evolution."</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/3BAgmPNIK5IJl7zMK1wvMA?si=efTH1o0QQBmT5e1w2Sn1Bg">That Mexican OT</a>, ScarLip, Skilla Baby, Lay Bankz and Cash Cobain showing off in the 2024 <i>XXL</i> Freshman cypher below.</p><p><i>The Freshman issue is on newsstands everywhere. In addition to interviews with the 2024 Freshman Class and producer</i> <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/tags/southside/">Southside</a><i>, there are also conversations with</i> <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/sexyy-red-interview-setting-record-straight/">Sexyy Red</a><i>, Ski Mask The Slump God,</i> <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/mustard-interview/">Mustard</a><i>, Rubi Rose, Ken Carson, Ghostface Killah, Lola Brooke and more, plus, a look back at what the 2023 XXL Freshman Class has been doing. Also, there are stories on the ongoing scamming and fraud plaguing hip-hop, and how podcasters and streamers are playing a major role in rap beef. The issue is on</i> <a href="https://shop.xxlmag.com/products/2024-xxl-freshman-issue">sale here</a><i>, along with some exclusive</i> <a href="https://shop.xxlmag.com/products/2024-xxl-freshman-t-shirt">Freshmen merch</a><i>.</i></p><p><b>Watch the 2024</b> <b><i>XXL</i></b> <b>Freshman Cypher With That Mexican OT, Skilla Baby, ScarLip, Cash Cobain and Lay Bankz</b></p><h2>See the 2024 XXL Freshman Class Artists and Producer</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4RG3yO_0ubszZ6M00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4RG3yO_0ubszZ6M00" width="980" height="1469" ><figcaption>bigxthaplug 2024 xxl freshman photo</figcaption></figure><h2>BigXthaPlug</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0HfBqu_0ubszZ6M00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0HfBqu_0ubszZ6M00" width="980" height="1469" ><figcaption>That Mexican OT 2024 xxl freshman photo</figcaption></figure><h2>That Mexican OT</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=42Tm1W_0ubszZ6M00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=42Tm1W_0ubszZ6M00" width="980" height="1469" ><figcaption>lay bankz 2024 xxl freshman photo</figcaption></figure><h2>Lay Bankz</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0NRQhN_0ubszZ6M00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0NRQhN_0ubszZ6M00" width="980" height="1469" ><figcaption>bossman dlow 2024 xxl freshman photo</figcaption></figure><h2>BossMan Dlow</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3tNkhj_0ubszZ6M00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3tNkhj_0ubszZ6M00" width="980" height="1469" ><figcaption>rich amiri 2024 xxl freshman photo</figcaption></figure><h2>Rich Amiri</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1b2Yqn_0ubszZ6M00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1b2Yqn_0ubszZ6M00" width="980" height="1469" ><figcaption>scarlip 2024 xxl freshman photo</figcaption></figure><h2>ScarLip</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0ridOF_0ubszZ6M00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0ridOF_0ubszZ6M00" width="980" height="1469" ><figcaption>hunxho 2024 xxl freshman photo</figcaption></figure><h2>Hunxho</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4UQ8RA_0ubszZ6M00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4UQ8RA_0ubszZ6M00" width="980" height="1469" ><figcaption>4batz 2024 xxl freshman photo</figcaption></figure><h2>4batz</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2Py8ZR_0ubszZ6M00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2Py8ZR_0ubszZ6M00" width="980" height="1469" ><figcaption>Maiya The Don 2024 xxl freshman photo</figcaption></figure><h2>Maiya The Don</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=21dUJt_0ubszZ6M00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=21dUJt_0ubszZ6M00" width="980" height="1469" ><figcaption>cash cobain 2024 xxl freshman photo</figcaption></figure><h2>Cash Cobain</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4PDj8j_0ubszZ6M00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4PDj8j_0ubszZ6M00" width="980" height="1271" ><figcaption>skilla baby 2024 xxl freshman photo</figcaption></figure><h2>Skilla Baby</h2><p>10th Spot winner</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4ZLBbB_0ubszZ6M00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4ZLBbB_0ubszZ6M00" width="980" height="1311" ><figcaption>2024 XXL Freshman Class Cover</figcaption></figure><h2><b>2024</b> <b><i>XXL</i></b> <b>Freshman Class Cover</b></h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3alaOc_0ubszZ6M00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3alaOc_0ubszZ6M00" width="980" height="1469" ><figcaption>Southside 2024 xxl freshman producer photo</figcaption></figure><h2>Southside</h2><p>Producer for the 2024 <i>XXL</i> Freshman cypher beats.</p></div></body>

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2024 XXL Freshman Cypher With That Mexican OT, Skilla Baby, ScarLip, Cash Cobain and Lay Bankz – Watch

Now that everyone knows more about the 2024 XXL Freshman Class through interviews, Mean Comments and ABCs, it's time to see how showcase their talents in the cypher. After BigXThaPlug, Bossman Dlow and Maiya The Don caught wreck in the first cypher, That Mexican OT, ScarLip, Skilla Baby, Lay Bankz and Cash Cobain get their chance to show off today. Rapping over a beat with pounding bass and ethereal chords produced by Southside, each Freshman brings the energy to the verses they deliver.