The artist formerly known as Lil Herb is the lone Chicagoan on this year’s cover of XXL’s Freshman issue. Crazy, right? Well, it goes without saying that Herb might be the most lyrically talented of his class, and he further proves this with his amazing Freshman freestyle. He kicks some real shit on this one, with his patented street tales, talk of tough times and warnings of the trappings of the dark side.
He’s an acrobat with the bars, and he displays his dizzying talent in just over two minutes. He’s a beast — a Humble Beast at that. Check out his freestyle down bottom, where you can also watch his XXL profile interview. Herb is headed to the top one way or another — pay attention.