As usual, SXSW last year was a blast. If there aren't enough cool downtown people in Austin already, SXSW week brings in legions upon legions of others to be randomly bumped into at and between events. It actually gets kinda overwhelming in those moments when there are four showcases that you want to see happening at once, and you just ran into some old out-of-town friend that wants to catch up, and you've just had your thirteenth free beer of the day, and oh what the hell, just go with the flow as it's sure to lead you somewhere worthwhile.
First photo is of some extremely talented Austin homies...Trashman, Mirage, DJ Lil Ron, Blac Goliath, and Young Nick of The Guud...
I always make sure to check out international acts during SXSW, acts that don't make their way to the States all that often, at least not to Austin. So, I wasn't mad at all about getting to catch ChocQuib Town from Columbia...
It's nice that one of my favorite rappers anywhere, Gerald G, lives right here in Austin. This is him along with Ryno and others of Monsta Entertainment...
Columbia again brings the heat, this time in the form of Systema Solar. This was my favorite thing to see the whole week, so much fun...
This is Wiz Khalifa's dj warming up the crowd...
And then here's Wiz Khalifa himself...
Philadelphia Freeway...
And last but not least, there was a West Coast rap showcase held outside in the freezing cold. The batteries in my camera ran out before I could get any shots of Bone Thugs N Harmony joining DJ Quik on stage, but I did get this shot of Daz and Kurupt of the Dogg Pound...
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