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Vic Mensa has been blowing up since he dropped his debut solo mixtape, INNANETAPE, in September, and down at SXSW XXL caught up with the 2014 Freshman hopeful after he absolutely crushed the stage at the MTV Woodie Awards. We spoke to one of Chicago's leading newcomers about the art of performing, touring Europe with Danny Brown, and what he's got in the pipeline for the rest of the year. Savemone

DJ Mustard's rise just keeps on going. The L.A.-based producer behind hits like Tyga's "Rack City" and YG's "My Hitta" has been on the front lines of the ratchet music scene for a minute now, and he's finally getting a lot of the shine coming his way that he's deserved for a while...

Iamsu!'s movement only gets bigger. The Bay Area rapper/producer and leader of HBK Gang is gearing up to drop his debut album, Sincerely Yours, this April, a few weeks after HBK cohort and regular collaborator Sage The Gemini is set to drop his major label debut, Remember Me, at the end of March. With a slew o...

Last night was another crazy SXSW experience, though luckily it came with a lot less drama and fewer problems than the sad and horrific occurrences of the night before. But that doesn't mean it came with any less intrigue—the showcases may not have had the glitz and glamour of a Kanye West and Jay Z collaboration, but there was still plenty to see and get down with. Luck...

Chicago's Lil Bibby is one of the brightest stars breaking out of the city's vibrant scene, and he's down at SXSW this week for the first time, putting on shows at Fader Fort, for LiveMixtapes, and other places around the city. But the young gun—whose Free Crack mixtape lit the underground on fire when it dropped late last year—is still on a learning curve, having only performed 30 or so shows and

SXSW really kicked into high gear hip-hop-wise yesterday (March 12), with surprise guests, late-night sets, and a horrific, chilling conclusion to what was otherwise one of the most frantic, high-energy nights of the year so far. Here are five of the biggest shows, moments and performances that you missed from yesterday...

The only thing that sucked about this show was that my phone died. I'll apologize now for the lack of photos, Instagrams and tweets. But I won't apologize for saying that this show was absolutely insane in just about every way. Jay Z and Kanye West are simply two of the best performers in hip-hop right now, whether or not you liked the Yeezus Tour (and if you didn't, check your head). And... Read

Previously: Car Drives Into Crowd, Leaves Two Dead At SXSW

At least two people are dead after a car ran into a crowd of people at SXSW in Austin, TX tonight. The accident—which happened outside of the Mohawk club on Red River Street—also left at least 21 injured, with differing reports putting that number as high as 23. The Moh...

As the cliche goes, there are two sides to every coin, and rarely is that more evident than when talking to Baton Rouge's next great hope, Kevin Gates. The rapper often refers to his life as a movie, with him just playing a part in a larger screenplay...