MC Frontalot - ON THE ROAD TO AUSTIN

MC Frontalot is a big dork. And that's awesome. He wouldn't have it any other way. There's a certain level of charm that comes along with the Brooklyn-based "nerdcore" emcee. He is the self-proclaimed "579th greatest rapper" and his lyrics heavily revolve around modern day pop culture absurdities...Read more

FROM OAKLAND TO AUSTIN - Zion I is About to Takeover

Zion I is emcee Zumbi and producer extraordinaire Amp Live. Coming at you from Oakland, California, the duo has been putting out bass heavy bangers since 2000 when they released the critically acclaimed Mind Over Matter. Since then, they've been on a tireless mission to get their music to the masses...Read more

VERY FEW WORDS FROM COUNT BASS D - On the Road to Austin

For those of you that are fans of MF Doom's Mmm...Food (Rhymesayers, 2004), the third track on that album featured production work from the Tennessee-based artist, Count Bass D. Layers of short MPC samples and film snippets characterize his production style, which is complemented by live instrumenta...Read more

Myka 9 & Factor: The Road To Austin

Fake Four Records founder Ceschi Ramos called Factor "the Prince Paul of Canada" and Myka 9 of Freestyle Fellowship won’t work with anyone else lately. The Canadian producer has been at the helm of Myka's projects since 2008. Their first song together was "Smokey" for Factor's album, Chandelier. Tha...Read more

Josiah The Gift teams up with producer Sassoon for mixtape

Rising New York emcee, Josiah The Gift teams up with producer Sassoon to release a new video, "Legend," to celebrate the debut of their collaborative mixtape entitled The Mandelbrot Set which was just released. The video can be viewed here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCn6v6ZC_po and please vis...Read more

Sweatshop Union: Canadian Hip-Hop Collective Takes Austin

Next up on RAPstation’s SXSW coverage is Canadian hip-hop collective, Sweatshop Union. Hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia, the group formed in 2000 through a mutual love of musical expression. Comprised of Mos Eisley, Metty the Dertmerchant, Conscience, Dusty Melo, Marmalade, and Ray Black, Sw...Read more