SXSW Hip-Hop Day 3 Report

Day 3 of SXSW was long but well worth it. We began our day downtown around noon and headed for the Austin Convention center to pick of a new issue of the SXSW magazine. The magazine contained one of my photographs of Bun B at the Pimp C Tribute show on Wednesday night. Talk about a fast turnaround time. Nice job SXSW. While there, we also took time to check out the various exhibits as well as some of the Direct TV concert series.

Next, we headed to Fuze for the Hot 93.3 / AllHipHop.com compound. The Hot 93.3 crew were out broadcasting live as they have been all week. David Banner stopped by to talk with Boogie for a bit and to debut his new single. Chingo Bling had his street team out and about all day promoting his show later that night.

Fast forward to the evening where Chingo Bling, Coast, Mr. Capone E, Stunna, Lil J, Lucky, Hata Proof Records and C.O.D. were the performers for the night. Local group C.O.D. put on a good performance and had a nice size crowd to match. Stunna, Lucky, Lil J, Mr. Capone E, Hata Proof, and Coast each represented very well.

The main event and performer for the evening was Chingo Bling. About 10 minutes before his set, Carnival Beats began to set up their keyboards and drums as they would be assisting with the performance. Chingo is always sure to let people know about the Carnival Beats family and what they mean to Texas hip-hop. Chingo put on a good show as always. Having Carnival Beats on the stage showing their support doesn't hurt either.

Another successful day of SXSW in the books. Stay tuned for the Saturday/Day 4 report.