As the anticipation heightens for the announcement of XXL’s 2016 Freshmen class, Tory Lanez has answered one of the many questions by removing himself from consideration.
“I passed on the XXL cover,” the Toronto artist wrote on Twitter today (April 15.) “Don’t b confused.”
This seemingly means that Lanez was offered a spot on the publication’s list, but turned it down. He is listed as one of the rappers in contention for the tenth spot on the list, which is decided by fan vote. Voting is now closed and XXL’s website says more information is coming soon.
Lanez recently released two mixtapes, The New Toronto and Chixtape 3.
The “Say It” singer joins Nicki Minaj and Drake, who declined inclusion on the 2010 list.
“With all due respect, we felt like we kinda had graduated from the freshman class,” Minaj said of passing on the opportunity. “We felt that XXL missed the mark when they didn’t put us on the cover prior to that. They have to pay for that.”
View Tory Lanez’s tweet turning down a spot on the XXL Freshmen list below:
Why the fuck would you pass on free publicity… Fucking moron. You are a freshman by the criteria!
It’s not free since the labels have to pay XXL for publicity. How do you think magazines make money? It’s 2016. I haven’t bought a magazine in decade!!
You need all the exposure you can get talking about XXL will have to pay for that. 6 months from now he’ll be begging for XXL to interview him
He didnt say they have to pay for that, nicki minaj did. Reading is fundamental.
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This nigga is a Dumbass! Just cause you want to be like Drake relly! Just cause Drake passed it up don’t mean you have to I know why drake dissed you on summer sixteen both yall from Toronto but you want to be him so bad #SMH
Really??? Foh
What a LAME, YOU don’t choose nicca, they do & your third rate azz didn’t make the cut! Corny Tory WHO?@!#
tory lanez must have talent if he passed on for xxl cover 2016 so far is looking pretty weak with soo much gimmicky rappers making the cover is increasingly becoming obsolete
That cover is like the Madden curse! Be honest. Tory Lames is well . . . lame
Lmfao you guys are ridiculous. He passed on it because he should have been on one of the covers since at least 2011. It’s not legit though. It’s not about the talent or who’s actually buzzing anymore. It’s about who’s signed & what label is willing to throw some bread XXL’s way to get their artist on the cover. The lists have been skeptical since 2012. He’s getting publicity just for announcing that he turned it down. Y’all are acting like ppl still buy magazines anyway.
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Real shit and these youngins don’t know shit some of these rappers been out for years and just now getting ask to be on a cover of freshman class….i would’ve turn it down too knowing damn well im not a freshman smh
i havent checked a xxl since like the source disappeared
What’s the point of these covers anyway? Crooked I and Joell Ortiz got theirs in 08… and they were in the game since early 2000s, or last year Kidd Kidd got his… a decade in and they’re still declared a Freshman? they should change the name of it or something… and Tory Lanez poppin right now… i don’t think he needs that stupid cover, someone like Tsu Surf deserves it, too much talent and less known.