Guest writer Phil Barton Dual Core, of the nerdcore hip-hop world, blessed Austin last night with a true party. The in-your-face performance, hanging from rafters, jumping off of monitors, and spitting lyrics that would make your IT guys head spin was a breath of fresh air in the world of …
SXSW has ended. The most wonderful time of year has passed. Thousands of artists and tens of thousands of SXSW attendees have returned home. Some have fallen in love with Austin and plan to move here as soon as possible and a few have extended their vacation for a little longer …
Guest writer Bang Ho Rap veterans Atmosphere ran the gamut between slow spoken word rap with songs like Sunshine and fast bangers. They dug deep into their discography and performed Dirty Girl from Slug’s time in Felt with Murs of Living Legends. Whether it’s your first time seeing this group …
Open Mike Eagle drops insanely substantial bars over his signature art rap beats, alternating between fast spoken word flow and singing! Bio: Michael Eagle grew up in Chicago listening to alt-rock on q101 and taping underground rap shows on WHPK. He also occasionally snuck and ordered music videos on the …
Blue, the Misfit, producer turned killer bar dropping rapper tore up Parish for a Red Bull Sound Select showcase. From begin to end the energy was 100. Jumping into the crowd he impressed new fans and secured his place in the hearts of the die-hards. A truly impressive performance and it’s …
King Mez’s bars are tight and sharp, the production and music blend beautifully with raw lyrics. From his biography: Ambitiously battling to emerge as a respected lyricist and producer from Raleigh, North Carolina, 25 year old King Mez has managed to differentiate himself with a righteous delivery unsullied with superficial content …
Guest writer @manvsparty Continued from the Jarren Benton writeup After another skit came my favorite of the night, Dizzy Wright. Along with Dj Hoppa, another live drummer and a hype man, he rolled through conscious west coast rap reminiscent of Warren G and at times sounding like Kendrick Lamar. Dizzy …
Guest writer @manvsparty After the local Austinite rappers burned up the stage, the main show kicked off with a well produced video for The Funk Volume Tour, which became an on going story between sets, like the skits found on old school hip hop records. Jarren Benton came next with …
West Coast rapper Hopsin brought his Funk Volume tour to Austin and they tore-down the stage backed by DJ Hoppa. His rapid fire style and direct bars kept the fans screaming along the entire set. Dizzy Wright joined him for him on stage for his heartfelt apology to Fort Collins. The …
