Day one, the Dot Com stage and MTV Woodies, was done in photos, but so were the additional four days that we were on location in Austin. But as mentioned last night, the hotel wifi was a whore and time was sparse. So here’s a huge gallery of sights from SXSW, including shots from two of our events – Bootleggers and Tastemakers and Perfect Attendance Read the rest of this entry »

Whatever hype and bold proclamations being passed around regarding Kendrick Lamar, I have to consider them to be true after witnessing his stage show with my own eyes. Compton’s newfound hope ab-so-lute-ly shut down Bootleggers and Tastemakers on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Today, we’ll be holding fort at Peckerheads for the Bootleggers and Tastemakers stage. Three years running and still going strong!

Right now, a very brief photo recap of sights from yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »

Mere mortals and supernatural inhabitants of the vast Hip-Hop emporium, the time has come upon us for the mass exodus of culture in SXSW. Imagine your favorite MCs combined with acts you’re generally curious in on top of names you’ve heard of but never had the chance to check out and what do you get?

Behold… Read the rest of this entry »

From gracing our Bootleggers & Tastemakers stage in Austin to taking over S.O.B.’s in NYC, RocNation puts their focus on J. Cole in this short visual. Read the rest of this entry »

When the seas parted, eleven Crew members walked from various points across the great expanse of America to convene in Austin, Texas. Though we spent a handful of days indulging the senses together — thrown into the immediacy and intimacy of a shared experience — the mark SxSW leaves on a person is as unique as a fingerprint. We all took in different shows, talked to different people and shook different hands. Read the rest of this entry »

Of course there will be an unabridged recap full of storytelling, details and all the extras. But since we’ve been sporadic with the updates, I figure there’s a chance that many may be interested in what the heck we’ve been doing the past few days as well as thoughts going forward. If can’t wait for our take, check out Weiss’ “Bootlegging and Blog-Rap at the Nah Right and Smoking Section Showcase” writeup for the L.A. Times.

These are my ramblings.

– I’m going to go into intense physical training before SXSW 2011. Believe that. There’s no other way a body can withstand the insane amounts of walking, standing and complete sleep deprivation required. Read the rest of this entry »

You know what it is. TSS, Nah Right & The Knuckle Rumbler together again. The Grand Ole Party of Bootleggers & Tastemakers is back for our second trip to Austin, Texas and SXSW. Rumbler Lounge @ Peckerheads (||) on March 18th. Respect due to our sponsors, Southern Comfort, Best Buy Musical Instruments, IRIS, Sweet Leaf Iced Tea and Taco Cabana. Read the rest of this entry »

“…We may never meet again.”

Strike up the band! SxSW is less than a month away.

That means The Grand Ole Party is close to a round-two kick-off. That means a family reunion of bootleggers that prefer to call themselves tastemakers, thank you very much, is nearing a conglomerate of noteworthy proportions. And that really means you are slacking if you haven’t yet bought your plane ticket to Austin. Read the rest of this entry »

Blu & Exile performing the aforementioned “No Greater Love” @ the B&T show.

Previously Posted — Video: Mistah F.A.B., Zumbi (of Zion I), Kosha Dillz, & Others – Freestyle Cipher

Another excuse to remind you to go to our showcase with Nah Right today at SxSW.

This shit right here is a classic example of undue YouTube attention. When I read the title of this as “Flight Attendant Doing Raps!” I prayed for another Red at HVW8. “Doing raps” should have told me otherwise. What I got was Read the rest of this entry »

Pardon my arrogance, but boy can I pick a winner.

The homie BRich shot over this footage of B.o.B. & his drummer ALIen putting in work Read the rest of this entry »

BOB plans his SXSW trip

Have you RSVP’ed yet?

Aiyo! Bobby Ray, stop playing. Friday > Saturday.

Man listen. It’s real simple.

Trackstar said for me to drop this teaser mix on you fools. It’s a prelude to what you’ll hear next Friday night in Austin.

I looked @ the schedule of shows for that Friday night because I figured I might as well catch another show. Bar none, ours is THE best show on Friday. The bill is lovely, if I do say so myself. B.o.B. is headlining. Eskay and our Crew will be in the building. To quote eskay, “RSVP now or hate yourself later.”

Nuff said. Tracklisting & link after the break. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s funny the path that blogging thing has created.

A few weeks/months (the days run together after a certain point), the homie Berk shot me an email asking would we be interested in participating in SXSW. My initial thoughts were “SXSW? Ain’t that for white rocker people who wear flip-flops?” Read the rest of this entry »