Freshmen talk always stirs up around this time every year but this time around, XXL needs some help picking the Freshmen 10. They've chosen 50 possible candidates to vote from including DWND mainstays like Emilio Rojas, The Kid Daytona, Stalley, Smoke DZA, Casey Veggies, ASAP Rocky, Neako, Chip Tha Ripper & more as well as a few unknowns. Skim through all 50 and place your votes. Voting ends January 1st.

The deliberations for XXL's 2012 Freshmen class are underway (but no where near finished) and this year things are gonna be a little different. For the fifth annual cover, XXL will be selecting nine of the Freshmen and the public will vote on our online poll to determine who gets the 10th slot-the People's Choice. After picking the brains of many industry folk, real hip-hop heads and other MCs, here is a list of the 50 most mentioned names for Freshmen 2012 candidacy.

Make your voice heard and vote now for whom you think should be on the XXL Freshmen list. The winner will be revealed on the April cover. - XXL

VOTE HERE