[After my Freshman pitch], I tremendous left it as much as God ’trigger I used to be positively not assured after that. I discovered [that I made the Freshman Class while] I used to be on the airport. I used to be leaving Cali on my strategy to New York, about to board the aircraft, and my supervisor bought a name, after which he simply walked as much as me. He was like, ‘Congratulations!’ And I used to be like, ‘For what?’ And he was like, ‘You made XXL.’ I used to be like, ‘Oh sh*t.’ It was a loopy feeling proper earlier than I bought on the aircraft.
I really feel like [XXL Freshman is] not all the time for everyone, but it surely is without doubt one of the phases you gotta come onto when you on that path to be the following large factor, when you on the trail to make your profession one thing. I really feel like I wanted this. Not even for y’all—for me. For my accolades. For my achievements again dwelling.
[The haters] can’t say nothing. They ain’t right here. I be within the feedback wanting [at the hate], however I snort generally, and I simply shrug it off. I’m recent. I’m new. I’m actually a freshman. I really feel as if it hit tougher if I got here in and bought it my first go-round as a result of I’m a freshman proper now. Come again subsequent yr, I’m going to be a sophomore.
[It’s important to] join together with your friends in your profession path, particularly for rappers like me who’re out the field loads of occasions. I really feel as if it’s one thing I’ve bought to do if I wish to get to the following place I wish to get to.
I don’t actually attempt to exit and meet new rappers and all that different stuff. So, it’s good for us to return out right here, and meet our friends, and see what they’ve bought happening. See we’re all on the identical stage and all transferring up collectively. I really feel prefer it’s vital for us to see that.”—Jordan Lo
