Original version appears on 2014′s Testimony LP.

From Luca Brasi 2: A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition . Directed Jon J.

From the album, Ohio, available in stores and everywhere October 27th.

Here’s XXL’s Freshman pick from the MMG line-up. Nicki Minaj guest stars.

Directed by Gil Green. From Khaled’s upcoming album, I Changed Alot. Also, “Alot” is not a word.

Def Jam’s new R&B singer grabs Nicki Minaj for the remix to “No Love”.

From Que’s Can U Digg It? dropping next month.

MMG’s XXL Freshman representative joins Rick Ross for “Benediction”. Dude has a soulful voice.

From August Alsina’s Testimony, available now.

XXL: “Ever since we unveiled the cover of the XXL 2014 Freshmen issue last month, we’ve been rolling out a ton of freestyles, behind the scenes photos, interviews, videos, and plenty more with our class of 12 guys. But now that we’ve got a slew of stories and links for you to check out, it’s time to get down to the Freshmen Cyphers, one of the most anticipated aspects of the cover shoot.

This year, we’ve got an additional three cyphers for everyone to enjoy, and we’ll be rolling them out all week. The first features Chance The Rapper, Isaiah Rashad, Vic Mensa, August Alsina, and Kevin Gates, and is as entertaining visually as it is lyrically. Check out the video above, compare it with some of last year’s Cyphers right here, and let us know what you think in the comments.”

Meet XXL’s “Yeah We Got R&B This Year” pick from the Freshmen cover.

XXL Magazine has released their official 2014 Freshmen cover. The list of artists included are as follows: Chance the Rapper, Isaiah Rashad, Ty Dolla $ign, Rich Homie Quan, Vic Mensa, August Alsina, Troy Ave, Kevin Gates, Lil Bibby, Jon Connor, Lil Durk, and fan pick, Jarren Benton. That actually makes 12, rather than the usual 10, complete with an asterix that reads “Yeah we’ve got R&B this year.” Something tells us this will be the first and last year that happens.

How did we fare on our initial predictions for the list back in March? Not bad. We got 6 of the artists correct, with Chance The Rapper, Isaiah Rashad, Ty Dolla $ign, Rich Homie Quan, Troy Ave, and Jon Connor.

We were a bit surprised to see Sage and IamSu omitted given their heavy buzz, and we’re sure the Bay is none to thrilled about that.

Our pick of Gunplay was a gamble, but not surprisingly, the political MMG slot was instead filled in with their R&B artist, August Alsina, strangely.

We also knew Riff Raff was a bit of a stretch, considering that he isn’t taken that seriously, but we thought there might have been a ODB / wildcard type angle on that one.

Much love was given to the bubbling Chicago scene; we didn’t think there was any way that both Vic Mensa and Chance The Rapper could make the list, let alone two rappers from the same city with “Lil” in their name, but hey. Afterthought, we would have picked Vic Mensa as well.

August Alsina’s Testimony is in stores now.

New music from August Alsina’s Testimony LP, which hit stores today, with added verses from King Push.

Pre-Order August Alsina’s Def Jam debut album Testimony from iTunes now to get “Benediction” ft. Rick Ross instantly. The album also features Jeezy, Yo Gotti, Pusha T, Fabolous, and others.