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For today’s XXL Freshmen of the Day, Fred The Godson holds the spot down and drops a quick freestyle. Down below, the BX spitter speaks on the importance of making the class.

“Ever since things started picking up last year April, this is what I’ve been gunning for. I’ve been in the office and doing whatever I can do. And I’m like, ‘Yo, I need that Freshmen cover, man.’ It means everything. I think some people take it lighter than others, but it gets so bigger than XXL. You being on that cover with the Freshmen, the new people that’s out, it’s a privilege. It’s an honor. It’s like two million other rappers who would love to have that opportunity. I just been blessed to have a lot of success with doing it by myself, with my manager, Shawn Prez. It’s just been a blessing. There’s a lot of people in my shoes who intend to do this. I’ve been trying to do this, but in the last year, it’s been picking up. God’s been good.”

Yesterday: Mac Miller