



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.

Starting things off is Brooklyn native Troy Ave. Stay tuned for more.

Here's the list so far:

Troy Ave

Ty Dolla $ign

Fredo Santana

Rapsody

August Alsina

Lil Durk

Mack Wilds

Chinx

Lil Bibby