In the past five years that XXL has been picking Freshman classes, never once has making the list been easy. This year included. Similar to 2011, the hype around the Freshmen Class has continued to grow by leaps and bounds, surprising even us with its popularity. For this class the buzz began earlier than ever, four months before the cover was even shot. And it seemed like everyone had a list. From subdued music fans to diehard rap junkies, from Twitter stalkers to industry heavies and featherweights, folks wanted their list to be the XXL list. We listened, asked opinions, took notes.
Here’s the list of names… and Info about the twitter beef.
Machine gun kelly
Danny Brown
Kid Ink
Future
Roscoe Dash
Hopsin
Macklemore
Don Trip
Iggy Azalea (The only female)
French Montana
In other news YBF is reporting that once Harlem-based rapper Azealia Banks found out that the Iggy Azalea mad it and she didn’t, she was not too pleased and had a few not-so-nice things to say.
Disclaimer: I barely have a clue who 99% of these chicks involved are and couldn’t pick their song out of a playlist with ONLY their tracks. But since others are fans…
Azealia Banks had a few things to say about XXL Magazine selecting white rapper Iggy for their “2012 Freshman Class†(which also includes Machine Gun Kelly, French Montana, & Roscoe Dash).
She tweeted,
“Iggy Azalea on the XXL freshman list is all wrong. How can you endorse a white woman who called herself a ‘runaway slave master’?â€
She added,
“Sorry guys. But I’m pro black girl. I’m not anti white girl, but I’m also not here for any1 outside of my culture trying to trivialize very serious aspects of it.â€
Do we smell a beef? Well……Iggy didn’t respond directly to Azealia, but she tweeted a response to her non-lovers saying,
“You can’t block my blessings! Today I’m celebrating! Get with it or kick rocks! First female freshman. Ever. Period. Thanks world! I used to stick XXL on my bedroom door, now I’m on the cover. Life is great.â€
WOW Ladies its about the music not the ego’s, I am learning you will get whats yours in time… LOL
ANOTHER CHICK THAT WANT BLACK MONEY, BLACK FANS BUT NOT BLACK! SO SICK OF PPL TRYING TO BE SO BLACK AND PROFIT OFF OF BLACK CULTURE BUT THE 1ST CHANCE THEY GET THEY WILL LET YOU KNOW THEY ARE NOT BLACK AND BY THE WAY MIXED IS “NOT” A RACE! BYE GIRL, EAT ONE! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH OF ALL THESE SO CALLED PRODUCERS, MANAGERS THROWING THESE WHITE, MIXED OR WHATEVER CHICKS DOWN BLACK PPL THROATS! AND SAY LOOK THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL, BUY THEIR MUSIC, TRY TO BE LIKE THEM BUT OH ANY CHANCE THEY GET THEY WILL CALL YOU THE N WORD, NAPPY HEAD OR ANY OTHER RACIST TERMS! BLACK KIDS WAKE UP ENOUGH IS ENOUGH,DONT BUY THESE TYPE SO CALLED ARTIST MUSIC, DONT MAKE THEM RICH OFF OF YOUR BLACK BACKS!
Just because someone has a poduct for sale doesn’t mean one has to buy. It is a choice. If you check sources she is linked in with T.I. soooooo…..what’s your point? Freedom of speech is a mofo so I would say to anyone who doesn’t like her, don’t partake. And I’m not a fan, btw. Just stating common sense knowledge. Indulge…
So Azealia Banks who dresses like a white hipster & makes electro techno hip hop is accusing somebody of stealing another cultures style. *GASP* Pot meet kettle.
Shes the Nicki to M.I.A.’s Kim & Santogold’s Foxy.
Azealia Banks is a big time HATER! She is WACK! Big props to Iggy for not responding to ABanks’ bullshit. ABanks obviously needs to focus on her own shit and stop talking about everyone else, including Lil Kim. Iggy blows ABanks out the water every day, all day! That’s why she mad. Work on your blessings ABanks, God don’t like ugly.