Rome Fortune’s Pitch for XXL Freshman 2016

XXL Freshman 2016 is coming and the freshman hopefuls are gearing up to possibly make this year’s class. With the 10th Spot voting happening now, we have to let the potentials tell us why they should appear on this year’s cover.

Up next with their Freshman pitch is Rome Fortune. The 27-year-old rapper by way of Atlanta, received recognition from the hip-hop community after the release of his 2013 mixtape, Beautiful Pimp. Since the release of the project, Rome has toured the world with British indie-rock group Glass Animals and has released a number of EPs and collab mixtapes. After dropping Jerome Raheem Fortune earlier this year, Rome is ready to take his career to the next level. Watch above as Rome Fortune tells us why he should appear on the coveted XXL Freshman list.

The XXL Freshman 10th Spot will run for one week. This is where the public gets the chance to vote an artist into the XXL Freshman Class.

Go to XXL’s YouTube page to check out The 2015 XXL Freshman Class, which featured Fetty Wap, DeJ Loaf, GoldLink, K Camp, OG Maco, Raury, Shy Glizzy, Tink, Vince Staples, and Kidd Kidd.

Watch some of the other Freshman pitches below. To watch all Freshman 2016 videos that have been released, click here.

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