The selection for the XXL Freshmen 2014 is kicking into high gear, and yes, you should be as excited as we are here in the XXL office.

In preparation for this year's class, we let some possible candidates tell us why they think they deserve to be part of XXL Freshmen 2014. Over the course of the next week, you'll see video pitches from potential freshmen stating their cases for the cover.

Next up we've got Fredo Santana...

Here's the list so far:
Troy Ave
Ty Dolla $ign
Fredo Santana
Rapsody
August Alsina
Lil Durk
Mack Wilds
Chinx
Lil Bibby

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