XXL and DJ Drama have released this years “XXL 2014 Freshmen” Mixtape. the tape comes with 21 tracks from all of the freshmen. Listen and download below.
XXL Announces 2014 XXL Freshman Class Concert In NYC
As they do every year, XXL will hold a concert in NYC with their Freshman Class. Often times, because of the last minute nature of the announcement and because it’s such a large group of popular artists with hectic schedules, not everyone is able to appear, but hopefully this year we’ll get the full Dirty Dozen! XXL also revealed that there are “more shows to announce,” so I wouldn’t be surprised if we get a Chicago show (as there are FOUR Chi-Town artists on this year’s cover!), and maybe a few other major cities like L.A. and ATL. Get the deets on the concert in the gallery, and below, go behind the scenes of this year’s cover shoot.
Guess Who Was Supposed To Be On The XXL Freshmen Cover But Cancelled At The Last Minute!
This year’s XXL Freshmen cover was revealed yesterday, with the ‘Dirty Dozen’ being Ty Dolla $ign, August Alsina, Chance The Rapper, Rich Homie Quan, Isaiah Rashad, Lil Durk, Kevin Gates, Troy Ave, Vic Mensa, Lil Bibby, Jon Connor and Jarren Benton…the latter of whom was voted in by fans. One person who should have been on the list but cancelled at the very last minute, though? Young Thug! I’ll get into those details in a second…but I’d like to add my little inside info first. I originally received the list before everyone got together to shoot the cover, and there were 10 people listed, as well as one slot that was TBA. The only two missing from that list were Kevin Gates and Chance The Rapper, and judging by the popularity of Chance, I’m going to make an educated guess that Kevin was the last-minute addition. Just a little tidbit! Now on to Young Thug! During her interview with Sway In The Morning this morning, XXL’s Editor in Chief Vanessa Satten revealed the ATL rapper was scheduled to be on the cover, but called 10:30pm the night before the cover shoot and said he wouldn’t be making it. Interesting move! They also discussed other artists who are bubbling right now that didn’t make the cut…like Sage The Gemini (he was left out because he had a major label debut already) and IAMSU!, who they said is likely to be a contender for next year, and broke down why they included singers for the…
(Photos) 2014 XXL Freshmen Class Revealed!
It’s official! The 2014 Freshman class has finally been revealed. Live on 106 & Park right now, all 12 artists have been revealed, and while some are unexpected, some were definitely expected as well! Check out the gallery to find out who made the cut and see the cover!
