Jambalaya at The Backyard

The Backyard

05.24.13

Jambalaya packs together some of the top names in rap and hip-hop all together at The Backyard in Bee Cave, featuring Tyler the Creator, Big Boi, Earl Sweatshirt, Araabmuzik and others. 

Method Mand & Redman

The Mohawk

05.07.13

The dynamic duo of Method Man and Redman roll into Austin for this highly anticipated show, along with performances by LNS Crew, Tee Double, Phranchyze, and Zeale. Hosted by Smackola and a stacked

Day 19

Brooklyn's Joey Bada$$ & Pro Era poised to assume Odd Future's spot as best young rap crew

By Caitlin M. Ryan

03.05.13 | 4:33 pm

Name: Joey Bada$$ Featured track: "Waves" from 1999 [Parental Discretion advised] Country/City of origin: Brooklyn, New York Genre: Rap In one sentence:&nbs ...

Day 7

Zion I merges socially conscious hip-hop with EDM that doesn't suck

By Caitlin M. Ryan

02.21.13 | 3:17 pm

Name: Zion I Featured track: "Human Being" from Shadow Boxing Country/City of origin: Oakland, California Genre: Hip-hop In one sentence: "Anyone that has listen ...

Blue Santa Benefit

ND@501 Studios

11.29.12

Ben Baxter is an emerging Austin based singer/songwriter. With a difficult sound to categorize, Ben blends the contemporary urban blues/hip hop sounds reminiscent of G. Love and Citizen Cope with a

Keeping it Jersey

'90s hip hop icon Treach from Naughty by Nature talks about two decades in the rap game

By Tyler Rudick

11.16.12 | 10:24 am

This fall marks 21 years since Naughty by Nature stormed the airwaves with "O.P.P." — a raw-but-catchy track that spent weeks in the Billboard Top Ten to become one of hip hop& ...

Austin Freestyle Exchange

Spider House Ballroom

10.28.12

This Halloween weekend, come join Austin Mic Exchange for an exclusive LIVE FREESTYLE COMPETITION. In AMX tradition, this event is FREE and OPEN TO ABSOLUTELY ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COME COMPETE. No p

Phranchyze's Texas Tour

Holy Mountain

10.26.12 - 10.31.12

One of Austin's most prominent rappers is setting out on tour throughout the rest of 2012 in support of his recently released mixtape, Phranye West. Phranchyze will be touri

Music For Capital

Music for Capital: What's good in Austin hip hop

By Dan Solomon

10.04.12 | 9:31 am

Talking about hip hop in Austin is talking about an essential paradox: There are countless hip hop fans in Austin, but not that many fans of Austin hip hop. And while there are a number of fact ...

Multi-Disciplinary

"Street-nerd" artist Da'Shade MoonBeam coming soon to every show near year

By Michael Graupmann

09.16.12 | 5:46 pm

Da'Shade MoonBeam is busier than you are. When the Austin artist is not working his 40+ hour a week job at the youth development nonprofit LifeWorks, he is practicing for upcoming shows wit ...