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Move over MTV. Down in Austin for SXSW, Top Dawg Entertainment cordially invite us inside their Austin pad and ScHoolboy Q does the honors of giving us a tour.

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While performing at SXSW’s Coast to Coast showcase in Austin last week, Crooked I’s DJ turned down the volume but turned up his mic for an a cappella.

JT partook in the SXSW festivities last night at his secret MySpace show. Up top, he performs “Pusher Love Girl”. In other news, ?uestlove spilled the beans that we may get The 20/20 Experience 2 in November. The 20/20 Experience drops Tuesday. hhnm

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Austin got on their country shit with Big K.R.I.T. at Def Jam’s SXSW showcase last night. If you missed the live stream, here’s the full set with a premiere of a new track (14:00 mark). mwp

Ursh made his SXSW debut last night at Fader Fort by joining The Afghan Whigs’ cover of “Climax”. Below, he sends prayers for Weezy, an acoustic “OMG” and a “Bad Girl” and “You Got It Bad” acapella.

Future packed the Fader Fort tent earlier this evening. From “Same Damn Time” to “Karate Chop”, Future Hendrix turned SXSW out. If you missed the live stream, here’s his full set. Voila, “Magic”! mwp

Snoop’s still on his stop the violence campaign.

BET held their SXSW Showcase with T.I. last night at Austin’s Brazos Hall and P surprised the audience during “What You Know”. Below, his fellow Grand Hustler Trae joins the fun while Kendrick assists T.I.P. for “Memories Back Then”, “Backseat Freestyle” and “Swimming Pools”. hhnm

All the hoes be jockin’, but Trae and Problem kept ’em all rockin’ at yesterday’s Nice Kicks’ SXSW pool party with a live premiere of their new track. The fun didn’t stop there. Problem runs through “Like Whaat” below.

Last night in Austin, Myspace had a secret show that featured Hit Boy, KiD CuDi, and Diplo. During CuDi’s set, he treated the audience to a new verse off his upcoming, Indicud. Billboard says the album will feature Hit Boy, Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky and Michael Bolton on April 23rd. missinfo

Last night at “The Warner Sound Captured By Nikon” SXSW Showcase in Austin, MMG’s Rockie Fresh brought Casey Veggies to the stage for a live performance of his Driving 88’s title track. If you haven’t already, get Rockie’s Electric Highway and Casey’s Life Changes.

The Wu is bringing their 20th anniversary down to Austin and we got two pair of tickets for RZA’s Soul Temple label showcase on Thursday, March 14 at Scoot Inn. First two to email us at [email protected] with #SoulTemple in the subject line wins a pair. Good Luck! UPDATE: Congrats Randal and Connie

Nikon and the Warner Sound welcomed Seattle’s dynamic duo over to The Belmont last night. While a drunk B.Dot was twirling his du-rag, the pair performs “Can’t Hold Us”. Fan clips below.

This year’s South by Southwest is already underway down in Austin, Texas. On Friday, the big Southern rap impresario rolled things out with Just Blaze on the 1s and 2s for “Big Pimpin”. sama’an

Last week at SXSW, Count & Moonie crashed the Shady 2.0 Showcase in Austin, TX. Up top, is some footage from their set where they performed their new track, “Benjamin Franklin”.

Count and Moonie returned to Austin last weekend for SXSW. In a span of three days, we follow them on their promo grind, various performances including our own Shady 2.0 showcase and more.

Although Bushwick Bill was absent, Scarface and Willie D both performed at the Thrasher Magazine showcase on Saturday. Sans, Z-Ro, the pair kept it G with a live edition of their 2005 track. dgb