KR's Pitch for 2017 XXL Freshman

The 2017 XXL Freshman class will be revealed this summer and now the Freshman hopefuls are here to show and prove why they deserve a spot in this year’s class. The 10th Spot voting is happening now, so each of the potential Freshman are letting you know why they should appear on the 2017 XXL Freshman cover.

Looking to land a spot on this year's 2017 XXL Freshman class cover is Los Angeles rapper and songwriter KR. Best known for his record "Play My Shit," which has over 1 million plays on SoundCloud and 500,000 views on YouTube, the West Coast MC is steadily making a name for himself. He offers a refreshing style of rap to the world, which contains equal parts of positive and party vibes. With two critically acclaimed projects (It Could Happen and And It Begins) under his belt, KR is one of the rising rappers destined to blow out of the Left Coast. Read up on his story in XXL's The Break.

The 10th spot voting for 2017 XXL Freshman will run for one week. This is where the public gets the chance to vote an artist into the XXL Freshman Class. Go here to the 10th spot voting page to make your vote count for your favorite artist.

Head over to XXL’s YouTube page to check out the 2016 XXL Freshman Class, which featured Lil Yachty, Dave East, Kodak Black, Anderson .Paak, Desiigner, Lil Dicky, 21 Savage, Lil Uzi Vert, Denzel Curry and G Herbo.

And watch all the 2017 XXL Freshman pitch videos that have been released on XXL's YouTube page here.

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