Adam22 puts the ball in XXL’s court.
Not long ago, XXL shared a bountiful crop artist pitches, all vying to secure a spot in the upcoming 2019 Freshman class. With no shortage visual content to sift through, it’s no wonder that No Jumper host Adam22 took a couple hours to livestream his own reviewing process, fering up his signature brand brutally honest commentary in the process.
Throughout the hour-plus stream, Adam examined pitches from Rico Nasty, Lil Wop, Asian Doll, Mir Fontane, Kodie Shane, Boogie, and more. Now, Adam has taken to Twitter to call out XXL over an ongoing copyright battle, which appears to have stemmed from this video.
“I’ve been in a copyright dispute with @XXL for 2 months over a 30 second clip in this hour long live stream,” writes Adam, sharing a link to his Freshman pitch evaluation. “It’s blatantly fair use. stop abusing the system.” While it’s unclear which thirty-seconds he’s referring to, Adam’s defiant tone suggests an innocence any foul play. While it’s but one side the story, XXL has yet to respond to Adam’s accusation, though it’s unlikely they wage such a war on a public forum like Twitter.