Hip Hop newbie August Alsina is celebrated by Vanessa Satten‘s ‘XXL‘ magazine this year, seeing his efforts praised by the publication as part of their Top Ten Freshmen List.

Developed to showcase ten of the year’s most promising newcomers, this year’s list shone a fresh light on Alsina’s journey to the top and the material it inspired on his debut offering ‘Testimony.’

Now watch him remind the world of his promising nature with his official ‘Freshman’ freestyle, directed by Travis Satten, after the jump…

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