XXL Magazine’s editor-in-chief Vanessa Satten and writer/journalist Jayson Rodriguez visited the Cipha Sounds & Rosenberg show to explain and defend their decision to pick the 10 freshmen for 2012. Vanessa Satten also clearly sets the record straight on Chip The Ripper and tells us why A$AP Rocky didn’t make the cover. The discussion continues after the jump.
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XXL Explains Their Freshman 2012 Picks On Hot 97
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