This is Ruck & D Wash: Episode 9 (XXL Freshman Cover Special)

XXL Magazine unveiled its list of the “hottest” nine up-and-coming new comers in hip hop in their annual Freshman cover magazine. Much of hip hop and the internet had an opinion on the nine rappers who got a chance to grace the cover. Everyone has something to say about XXL’s 2015 Freshman cover whether they like, love, or feel indifferent about it.

Naturally, I had to chop it up with my co-host of the This is Ruck and Dwash podcast, Christian rapper Will Ruck. We broke down this cover, hip hop, and every topic in between.

Here are just a few of the topics we discussed:

• Who is Fetty Wap and why does he have fake dreadlocks?
• How much did 50 Cent pay to get Kidd Kidd on the cover?
• Did XXL make a mistake putting Iggy Azalea on the previous cover?
• Why Drake and Nicki Minaj never made the Freshman cover
• Did Lil Wayne single-handedly kill hip hop?

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