Bryon Chambers was 16 years old when he snuck into a club where the first South by Southwest (SXSW) hip-hop showcase was ...

Austin-based rapper George VonDoom held his first Austin Hip Hop Awards show in 2008 with funds out of his own pocket. It largely remained a solo mission in the years following, a one-man effort ...

it's best to arrive early, because each night kicks off with warm and welcoming cypher outside the venue. Bring your rap game, your dance shoes, and prepare to enter Austin's hip-hop critical mass.