Tierra Whack Shines in Final 'XXL' Freshman Cypher

Roddy Ricch and Comethazine round out the impressive trio.

View this video on YouTube

youtu.be

XXL just shared another round of the Freshman Class freestyle series, this time featuring Tierra Whack absolutely owning the scene.

Roddy Ricch and Comethazine are also aboard this cypher. See the full thing up top instead of having it spoiled in written form. The video, boasting beat production by D-Fresh, was directed by @travissatten.

Speaking on her successful approach of brevity that defined her 2018 project Whack World, Whack told XXL in her Freshman interview that the move was inspired by her desire to take a more innovative approach to the precarious task of introducing one's self to new listeners. 

"When somebody's trying to put you onto a new artist, nobody feels like sitting through a three- [or] four-minute song," she said. "I did what I had to do in 60 seconds to prove that people should listen to me . . . It was just something new, something fresh. It's different, innovative. I think everybody wanted and needed something new so they appreciate it."

Following the critical success of Whack World, she shared a number of one-off singles (including "Clones") and joined Beyoncé on The Lion King: The Gift cut "My Power."

Latest in Music