Port Salerno, Fla. is a minute dot on the map on the East Coast of Florida that’s most well-known for its world-class angling tournaments, however the city’s present huge fish is rapper BossMan Dlow. Rising up quick in a small city gave the 25-year-old rapper a grassroots grind. He is been reeling in new followers with a easy but efficient lure of uncanny swagger and conversational baritone braggadocio. He hooks onto the identical power for his 2024 XXL Freshman freestyle,
As the one member of the 2024 XXL Freshman Class from Florida, it is solely proper that he shines for the trenches. “The entice n***as successful, child, we obtained huge pockets,” he raps within the video beneath. “Made thousands and thousands off a rooster speaking, I finished skipped faculty/Ten-pointers moon strolling, child, I obtained huge diamonds,” Dlow spits a cappella whereas palming a big wad of freshly minted money.
Although his title is now ringing bells, Dlow nonetheless has an underdog mentality and a Kobe Bryant-like confidence. “35 hunnid simply to place these in your toes, n***a/I’ma wake them up for appearing like they sleep, n***a,” he confidently spits in a while in his freestyle. “They ain’t wanna see me make it, b****es had they nuts crawling/Pull up, i7, inside duck sauce.”
2024 could have been BossMan Dlow’s breakout yr, however he is been effervescent just below the radar since 2020, when he started placing out music following a short stint in jail for drug expenses. After releasing a number of singles, issues ramped up for him in 2023, with the releases of the mixtapes Too Slippery and 2 Slippery. In between initiatives, he inked a cope with indie powerhouse Alamo Information. This previous January, Large Za began issues off with a bang. He dropped the now-certified gold single “Get In With It,” which peaked at No. 49 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 chart and obtained cosigns from Lil Child, Quavo, Ciara and others. He adopted that up with a second hit, “Mr. Pot Scraper,” which has gained over 26 million streams on YouTube and been a TikTok mainstay.
“I rap like I’m in any individual’s face simply speaking to ’em,” he tells XXL about his catchy rapping model and closely influenced Florida entice sound that separates him from the pack. “It ain’t all of the capturing and killing and all of that, what I am saying? The vibe and sh*t. Simply bringing optimistic power.”
This previous March, he delivered his third mixtape, Mr Beat the Highway. The providing debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard 200 chart, additional solidifying Dlow’s standing as an artist on the rise.
“I simply [feel] like every part occurred for a purpose,” he tells XXL about his 2024 come up. “All the things occurred on the time it occurred. It is a good yr. I do not sound like no one the entire class of this yr. Even exterior of XXL, I sound completely different than everyone. So it is a good time proper now.”
Take a look at BossMan Dlow spit sport in his 2024 XXL Freshman freestyle beneath.
The Freshman situation is on newsstands in all places. Along with interviews with the 2024 Freshman Class and producer Southside, there are additionally conversations with Sexyy Crimson, Ski Masks The Stoop God, Mustard, Rubi Rose, Ken Carson, Ghostface Killah, Lola Brooke and extra, plus, a glance again at what the 2023 XXL Freshman Class has been doing. Additionally, there are tales on the continued scamming and fraud plaguing hip-hop, and the way podcasters and streamers are taking part in a serious function in rap beef. The difficulty is on sale right here, together with some unique Freshmen merch.