Austin's South by Southwest Festival has had a history blessing young musicians like Jhené Aiko, Tyler, the Creator and Theophilus London with career-changing exposure. And this year's SXSW Festival is gearing up to be more hip-hop heavy than ever.

Alex Wiley, Chi-Town's latest goofy protege will be making his debut, former XXL Freshman Big K.R.I.T will be reppin' hard for Mississippi and GoldLink's EDM-soaked showmanship is sure to introduce a new mass of concert goers to future bounce. Queens-bred rapper Action Bronson is a ruthless performer guaranteed to stop at nothing to leave an impression on his audience and BeatKing will be bumping hard at two separate sets. Here's a breakdown of the new hip-hop prospects performing at this year's festival.

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