4. There’s Sometimes A Little Bias
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By no way am I condoning domestic violence or anything of that sort, but there have been times where it was obvious that personal bias got in the way of the selection process for the Freshman List. In 2017, Famous Dex was omitted. This came as a surprise to many people, considering he had already released a successful album and countless hits including “Pick It Up” as well as “Ok Dexter”. Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Satten revealed that the snub was completely due to an old video of Dex assaulting his ex-girlfriend. What made it worse is that XXXTentacion did make the list at a time when he was also accused of similar charges. Satten defended herself, stating that “We saw it [Dex’s video]. I think the thing with X is that he hasn’t been found guilty of anything”.