SXSW

Here are some shots of YG, Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa and more living it up at SXSW 2014 in the Fader Fort presented by Converse. Check out the photos above from Ryan Muir.

Why perform alone when you can bring your friends onstage? Damon Albarn brought out Snoop Dogg, Dan The Automator and Del The Funky Homosapien for a rousing rendition of Gorillaz's "Clint Eastwood," while De La Soul joined in for "Feel Good Inc...

A victim from last Wednesday (March 13) drunk driving incident has died, as The Austin American Statesman reports. The victim name is Sandy Le. She was among the 22 people injured in the crash. It was initially reported that 23 people were injured but has since then been corrected. The death total from the hor...

SXSW is the place to be this week, and rappers from Kevin Gates to Kanye West have turned up for the event in Austin. Check out some shots of other attendees above.

BET Networks hosted a special SXSW Music Maters Showcase headlined by rapper Schoolboy Q. It also featured performances from  DJ Mustard, The Internet, Vic Mensa, Jim E-O, Roman GianArthur, Mack Wilds, Two-9, DJ Hella Yella and Isaiah Rashad. The show...

Police revealed that Rashad Charjuan Owens, 21, is the alleged drunk driver responsible for killing two individuals and sending 23 into the hospital Thursday morning (March 14), according to The Austin American-Statesman.  A father of six from Killeen, Texas, he’s also an aspiring musician who was in Austin Wednesday night to perform at Club 1808. Owens raps and prod...

Update 3/14 10 a.m. Eastern: The Austin-American Statesman reports that the second deceased person was 27-year-old Austin resident Jamie Ranae West, who was riding on the back of a moped driven. The names of all of the injured can be found here. ------ SXSW has i...

More grizzly news has come up from the horrific drunk driving incident at SXSW early this morning that killed two individuals. One of the deceased was a local Austin woman who was riding a moped. The second person who died was a Dutch man who was riding a bicycle. Polic...

Deniro Farrar has come a long way from Charlotte, N.C. The rapper signed a record deal with Vice Records/Warner Bros. Records last October, and since then he's gone a bit quiet, taking his independent movement back underground and keeping his cards close to his chest...

SXSW is an annual festival that allows attendees to consume art culture in it's purest form. One event that is a must-see for hip-hop enthusiasts is #IndependenceDayatSXSW, a two-day spectacle the will include both a panel of industry veterans and performances from the biggest rappers without a major label contract...

XXL has received an exclusive video of Kendrick Lamar's surprise performance during T.I.'s set at BET's SXSW. Hip-hop fans were treated to a surprise performance at BET's "Music Matters" SXSW showcase last night when headliner T.I. brough...

Now that you know about the must-see indie acts on the rise at this year's SXSW festival, we've decided to lace you with a breakdown of the best hip-hop showcases at this year's festival. While one of our editors runs around Austin and live-tweets about delicious cart food and fun concerts, the rest of the XXL staff is sitting here in New York, pretty jealous of all the rap there is to be heard t