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SXSW 2010: Enoyable rappers who will be there

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No, not Kanye West, who sorta surprised everyone last year by not only showing up for numerous shindigs, but also played three hour retrospective sets. This year's list of national names is quite enormous, offhand it's the most comprehensive rundown of relevant hip-hop SXSW has ever presented. Below is a list of confirmed names you've probably heard of. This does not include local talent, foreign talent, or the black hole of underground names; we're still sorting out those showcases.

  • Chalie Boy
  • Paul Wall & Chamillionaire
  • Madlib
  • Peanut Butter Wolf
  • Broken Bells
  • Reflection Eternal
  • Jean Grae
  • 8Ball & MJG
  • Nappy Roots
  • Sage Francis
  • Killer Mike
  • GZA
  • Slum Village
  • Mayer Hawthorne
  • Theophilus London
  • Kid Sister & Flosstradamus
  • Donnis
  • Pharoahe Monch
  • B Real
  • Skyzoo
  • 9th Wonder
  • Sean Price
  • Mickey Factz
  • Murs
  • Freeway
  • Evidence
  • Donald Glover
  • Black Milk
  • Tanya Morgan
  • Xzibit
  • Charles Hamilton
  • Rhymefest
  • The Cool Kids
  • 88 Keys
  • Freddie Gibbs
  • J. Cole
  • Wiz Khalifa
  • Pac Div
  • Pill
  • Fashawn
  • Yelawolf
  • Nas
  • Damian Marley
  • Big Sean
  • Shawn Chrystopher
  • Bun B
  • Mike Posner
By Ramon on 03.03.10 1:55PM | 1 Comment | No TrackBacks
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Show Review: Freeway, Jake One and friends @ the Highline



So we opened up a New York office. 

Ramon being a native Austinite didn't make us hip enough, so I sold the car and what was left of my soul and hopped a plane for Williamsburg, New York - ground zero for people who wear infuriating outfits for a living. 

Of course, before the trust-fund condos and "vintage" shops sprang up, 1 or 2 or 10 genre-defining hip-hop legends got started not all that far from here. Last night I went to my first rap show as an NY transplant, and it was actually worth the commute.
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By Reggie on 02.17.10 10:50PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
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Local spotlight: Wale X Austin, TX

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From the Texas bureau, one of our favorite rising stars swings by the Cap City tonight. Shouts to the Score More camp for their consistent string of top tier hip-hop bills they've been programming over the past year.

The local support is likewise stellar: Kevin Jack parlays his smart bars and aggressive live game to another well-earned opening slot, the Table Manners crew DJs are the most consistent collective in town, Crew 54, with their aggressive southern style, don't play.


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By Ramon on 02.12.10 10:18AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
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Jay-Z to headline Bonnaroo

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Fringe attendees debating festivals have another conundrum: Jay-Z is double dipping and set to top the bill of another staple festival: June's traditionally hippie-heavy, Tennessee held, three-day camp out, Bonnaroo.

For hip-hoppers debating between Roo and Coachella, the scales shift favorably to Bonnaroo with newly confirmed artists:

  • Jay Electronica
  • Wale
  • Kid Cudi
  • Nas & Damian Marley
  • Mayer Hawthorne

Can't wait for summer.
By Ramon on 02.09.10 4:49PM | 2 Comments | No TrackBacks
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Drake announces Spring tour

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Solid choice of interesting, expansive openers make an otherwise run of the mill college tour worth checking out. Hit the jump for dates.
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By Ramon on 02.09.10 9:53AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
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Chamillionaire releases new mixtape, reunites with Paul Wall

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With the backdrop of industry perils pushing back Chamillionaire's third major label album, Venom, the Houston rapper delivers on a December promise to bring "major pain" via a mixtape dubbed, um, Major Pain. Like his classically underrated and excellent Mixtape Messiah volumes, Pain is set to be an ongoing series available through his website.

"If you happen to take a trip to New York, and you happen to bump into anybody, anybody in Manhattan that's walking out of the Universal building -- you know, anybody that you see in a suit and a funny looking bow tie, you deliver this message, you tell them this, February 2 here comes the pain, they don't push us back"

In an ironic twist, Venom finally gets a March 16 street date.

And in related, welcome news to fans of their seminal 2002 classic, Get Ya Mind Correct, Cham is reuniting with longtime cohort and brief beef buddy, Paul Wall, for a nationwide tour that jump starts next month during South by Southwest in Austin, Texas.
By Ramon on 02.03.10 10:50AM | 1 Comment | No TrackBacks
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Rhymesayers to host show for Haiti

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The musician activism continues building. Details after the jump.

"It's embarrassing to admit how unaware I've been of the living conditions in Haiti. And that's before the earthquake hit. I'm honored to be involved with this fundraiser and I'm thankful for the conditions that allow me to be on the giving end of this charity. I trust that our fans feel the same way."

- Sage Francis
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By Ramon on 01.25.10 1:05PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
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Lauryn Hill live at Raggamuffin Festival (New Zealand)




Lauryn Hill destroys "Doo Wop (That Thing)" over the weekend during New Zealand's Ragamuffin Festival. I wish her heart still was in rhyming.
By Ramon on 01.25.10 8:47AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
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Jay-Z to headline Coachella

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Along with Wale, P.O.S., 2ManyDJs, Major Lazer, Flying Lotus, Gorillaz, De La Soul, Sly and the Family Stone, B.o.B., Mayer Hawthorne and lots of indie rock.

Get the full lineup here, the festival runs from Friday April 16 through Sunday April 18.
By Ramon on 01.19.10 10:09AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
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Jay Electronica f. Diddy, Mos Def & Talib Kweli - Exhibit C (Live)



Incredible live performance with Jay Elec and his famous friends.

Influential outlets are picking up on this monster underground classic. We've been telling you. His new, Just Blaze-produced and Nas-versed work, Act II: The Patents of Nobility, drops soon. Hopefully this week.

By Ramon on 01.18.10 12:29PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
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