The SXSW Recap: The Temporary, Abbreviated Version
GENERAL By Gotty™ on March 21, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Ugh.
There should be age & physical requirements for participating in SXSW.
I woke up yesterday @ 4:30 in order to make my early morning flight. When I got to the hotel, it was maybe 9:30-10am in Austin and the hotel seemed to have zombies just floating around looking for coffee, burning squares and generally drifting around aimlessly.
After getting in @ 4:12 in the morning, putting in a full 24 hours of hosting, handshaking & just Hip-Hopping (and a whole lot of gahdamn standing & walking), I see why everybody looked zonked out yesterday. My eyes are swollen from only five hours of sleep and now, I’m the one walking around smoking back-to-back while funneling as much of the hotel’s free coffee as I can in order to get the motor cranking for whatever’s next. I think they should forewarn people that you should probably be under 23 to attend this joint.
Initially, I wanted to see us drop you updates live from the venue but technology (or lack there of) didn’t allow for that. Dah well. We have a lot of footage & flicks so it’s tough to decide where to start. Truth be told, we’ve got enough compiled to post for a while but we’ll spare you. We’ll filter through it all & hit you off with bits & pieces for right now. First up, Hot Spitta performing “Modern Day Hippie” @ the B&T set yesterday. For the record, Curren$y laid it down during his set. No amplified blogger-talk. On a personal level, cat is one funny character (as if you didn’t know after watching Mythblazers) for real & is currently my favorite artist to check for.
Previously Posted — Blu & Exile - “No Greater Love” Live @ SXSW | Video: Mistah F.A.B., Zumbi (of Zion I), Kosha Dillz, & Others - Freestyle Cipher
Posted in GENERAL, MUSIC, VIDEO — Tags: Curren$y, Fly Society, SXSW, The Grand Ole Party Of Bootleggers & Tastemakers, The Smoking Section, VIDEO
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19 Comments
Spitta!
Yeah, I’ve been digging his music for a minute, but those Mythblazers spots put him over wit me, big time. Dude comes off as laid back & casual as his flow.
“I smoke & make music, I’m a modern day hippie!”
Gotta respect it.
Good to see the General is holding up too lol. In the trenches with plenty of hotel coffee & an ample supply of Newports lol. We salute you, good sir.
Ya’ll seen those Discover Card commercials when the floating ball of light be talking?
That’s Gotty… you better wear your shades if you want to talk to him.
LOL AWWWWWW Poor Gotty !!!!!! LOL Hope something good came out of ur trip homie c u soon!
LMAO, was just jammin this song like 10 minutes ago along with Navigation Pimpin’.
I doff my Crooks & Castles fitted (which I just copped from Ltd/Ed in Richmond VA, holla) to the TSS Staff for committing mind, body, & soul and making the necessary sacrifices & compromises needed to cover an event of epic proportions.
Thanks, Gotty, for allowing us to live vicariously through your old self. I got bags under my eyes my damn self reading this and imagining the fatigue you subjected your body to. Maybe you ain’t built for all that anymore, lol
I lool forward to flicks & stories.
Man I’m still built for it…I just have to have a carton of cigs & nuff coffee. Dumb fun.
Just landed, back playing Paper Trail & a reports & such to follow.
Every convo I had w/Spitta revolved around smoking weed lmao. Literally, every convo.
He’s not lying
I don’t like you guys too much right now
lol @ Teef, if it makes you feel better we’ve walked around longer than egyptian slaves over the last few days. I could have me feet amputated & be cool w/ it…
… & 88keys is dj’ing in a spacesuit
Every convo I had w/Spitta revolved around smoking weed lmao. Literally, every convo.
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Sounds like a man I might have to build with.
Cuz I know he got that good tree lol.
Did ya’ll or will ya’ll make the concert w/ the cool kids and fatlip?
Nah, when is it Turk?
shout out to gotty for asking to cover the tab with the tss corporate card.. haha
gop was ill though, mickey factz was def my favorite set. ill let whoever missed sxsw to get the details from the full recap
and btw, if yall left sxsw early you missed out today @ the fader fort. bun b replaced rick ross’ slot, jada brought out sp, and kanye himself started off the good music showcase and brought out cudi, big sean, glc, consequence, common, erykah badu (and a few others im too drunk to remember ha)
all in all a good weekend.
@MZ - Ill hit em up to see (Fatlip that is) …. that is if some miracle occurs and he answers the phone
F the fader fort & their janky hours for wristband alotment. Its all good though.
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great fun tho. good to meet everybody i met…..
Uhh, can this dude not find the instrumental that he used on his own mixtape? Rapping over your own vocals is always a weak move.
Spitta reppin’ Austin, Texas’ own 3rd ID Clothing.