10th spot

Jarren Benton Calls Winning 2014’s Fan-Voted Freshman 10th Spot a Blessing
Last year's XXL Freshman Class was unique for a few reasons; for one, with 12 Freshmen on the cover, we had more artists than ever before; and it was the first time we'd included R&B singers as part of the Freshman class. But one thing hadn't changed from the 2013 edition; an artist from indie label Funk Volume's roster won the fan-voted 10th spot competition, earning a spot to call their own
Iggy Azalea Thinks The Fan-Voted Freshmen 10th Spot Is A Brilliant Idea
Iggy Azalea's finally gearing up for the release of her debut album, The New Classic, this April, and the Australian rapper's headed for a busy 2014 after that. But with XXL launching our Freshmen 10th Spot contest this week, we spoke to the inaugural winner of the competition—Iggy took 2012's vote by a landslide—to get her take on what it was like to be voted in by the fans...