Blogpacker's Freshmen Class of 2011

You already know I had to make my own freshmen class. Well here it goes...in no particular order of course.

1. Mac Miller - Dude has made some serious moves towards the end of 2010. With a co-sign from big brother Wiz Khalifa and frat boys everywhere, the kid formerly known as 'Easy Mac' has established a strong following.
2. Kendrick Lamar - After dropping a dope EP at the ending of '09, K-Dot hits us with a just as dope full length in '10. Now working on a collaborative project with J. Cole as well as doing some work on Detox with Dr Dre, Kendrick is a no brainer for the freshmen class.
3. Big K.R.I.T. - Another guy who had an awesome year. his indie debut 'KRIT wuz here' was sick, and as he scores points for production as well as a super smooth flow, KRIT is someone to watch this year.
4. Yelawolf - The man with the mullet has dropped nothing but nasty verses with his crazy flow last year. Oh yeah and he signed with Eminem's Shady Records...any reason to NOT look out for this dude?
5. Cyhi The Prynce -  I promise, every artist after this guy will differ from XXL's list. Cyhi made some major moves showing and proving himself last year on the GOOD Friday joints. Def a force to be reckoned with this coming year.
6. Tyler, The Creator - Honestly, i just got into this guy after the Jimmy Fallon performance. That was all the convincing i needed...well that a listen through to his indie debut "Bastard."
7. XV - With 2 without a doubt sick mixtapes (at least) under his belt and a record contract with Warner Bros, Vizzy is doing big things this year. He's already working some big names for his singles and is showing and proving himself on the net.
8. Tiron - Tiron has been silent on the mainstream front, however, anyone in the know has a copy of MSTRD on their hard drive and probably still bump it. Trust me, dude is nice.
9. Dom Kennedy - Reppin for the new west, Dom Kennedy. 'From The Westside With Love' was a dope tape and Dom def has the persona to remain in the limelight for a minute.
10. Stalley - I first heard this guy on that Curren$y joiny address form Pilot Talk. Ever since i been doin my hw on dude. Flow is sick, def got some lasting power here, once again, keep an eye on this guy.