No, not Kanye West, who sorta surprised everyone last year by not only showing up for numerous shindigs, but also played three hour retrospective sets. This year's list of national names is quite enormous, offhand it's the most comprehensive rundown of relevant hip-hop SXSW has ever presented. Below is a list of confirmed names you've probably heard of. This does not include local talent, foreign talent, or the black hole of underground names; we're still sorting out those showcases.
- Chalie Boy
- Paul Wall & Chamillionaire
- Madlib
- Peanut Butter Wolf
- Broken Bells
- Reflection Eternal
- Jean Grae
- 8Ball & MJG
- Nappy Roots
- Sage Francis
- Killer Mike
- GZA
- Slum Village
- Mayer Hawthorne
- Theophilus London
- Kid Sister & Flosstradamus
- Donnis
- Pharoahe Monch
- B Real
- Skyzoo
- 9th Wonder
- Sean Price
- Mickey Factz
- Murs
- Freeway
- Evidence
- Donald Glover
- Black Milk
- Tanya Morgan
- Xzibit
- Charles Hamilton
- Rhymefest
- The Cool Kids
- 88 Keys
- Freddie Gibbs
- J. Cole
- Wiz Khalifa
- Pac Div
- Pill
- Fashawn
- Yelawolf
- Nas
- Damian Marley
- Big Sean
- Shawn Chrystopher
- Bun B
- Mike Posner
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