Kyle'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.

Kyle's popularity skyrocketed when his Lil Yachty-assisted single "iSpy" was released last year. The song became Kyle's first top 10 song of his career, jumping to the No. 10 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. Kyle has worked with the likes of Kehlani, Chance The Rapper and G-Eazy, to name a few. His 2015 project, Smyle, debuted independently at No. 7 on the U.S. Top Rap Album charts of Billboard. Read our interview with him for 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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