hasn't appeared on an XXL Freshman cover since the very first Freshman issue in 2007. So, I feel like it’s really to show people what type of artist I am and that I’m here to stay.”- Aleia WoodsĪ rapper from Mobile, Ala. ’Cause you can get all the opportunities, but if you don’t know what to do with them, they’re really useless. So, I think that’s really the most important thing about it. I definitely think open up more doors because it’s such a huge platform, but I think it’s more so about me showcasing why I'm here. So, it’s gon’ be even more entertaining, like, exciting.
Last year, everything was kind of closed up, but now it’s like, we’re here and we finna be outside. I feel like things are opening up, shows are coming, so, it’s a great time to really be able to enjoy the fruits of it. It’s a platform for people to really show what they’re made of, for real.I think it’s the perfect timing ’cause No. So, it’s like, with XXL, you know people ain’t finna miss that shit. It’s very like, it’s a humbling experience and I think it’s a milestone.It’s important to show people because a lot of times people will see you, hear your name, still won’t listen to your music. Seeing him, it was like, Damn, now I’m the first female on it. He was the first one from our city to be on XXL, which was a while ago. It’s not common to make it out of Mobile, Ala. TRUTH ON BEING AN XXL FRESHMAN: “ XXL is a big deal because simply, like, it’s such a cultural movement. Getting money, rapping and staying to myself. So, I was really, like, to myself for the most part and hustling. And I started to, like, really cut everybody off. But then like, after the first year, I started to kinda smarten up on what high school was about. Freshman and school, that’s two different things ’cause like, coming to high school, I was so hyper and ready for the world. AS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL: “As a Freshman in high school, I was outspoken.
So, I think everybody who came before me, Lil’ Kim Nicki, Eve, even Diamond, Missy Elliott, MC Lyte. Every woman that came before me, I am definitely influenced by in a way ’cause if you think about it, history is repeating itself, always.