Ski Mask and his entourage kept the crowd alive and moving all night at Emo’s. The rage halted not once throughout his performance.

Every direction you turn, another fall-enthusiast appears, donned in clothing that bears the unfortunate essence of Donald Trump’s face tan. Cheap, gray cobweb decorations and brown blob-shaped “pumpkin” Reese’s taunt you as a brutal reminder that 2019 has been a disappointing dark pit of dead aspirations. Your only solace is the tireless hip-hop music that hasn’t been ruined by football-savvy frat boys.

Here are eight such tracks you can blare to drown out the intensity of autumn, somewhere between looping the new Frank Ocean, coping with October 31st’s Mercury in Retrograde and the painful wait on Kanye’s Jesus is King.

Storming the stage wearing denim and a smile, rapper Tierra Whack immediately matched the energy of her DJ and the already excited crowd. A Philly native, Whack dominated her weekend two ACL set with her infectious personality and unique flow.

Street Queer is the alias for University of Texas at Austin student, Dorian Delafuente, who has been making a name for himself through rap.

NOIR is a refreshing album that solidifies Smino as one of the most unique voices in hip hop.

Rap group BROCKHAMPTON continues to transform their sound with new levels of vulnerability on their fourth studio album, iridescence.

From May 4-6, JMBLYA, a hip-hop oriented music festival, toured through Texas' biggest cities.

21 years ago, Erykah Badu released her first album, “Baduizm,” and shook up the environment of R&B.

ORANGE Magazine had the opportunity to sit down with Xavier Omar and learn more about the journey to the Mala Luna Festival.

All emcees welcome– this is the essential belief behind Austin Mic Exchange. Founded in 2012, AMX started as a weekly hip-hop open mic night at Spider House Ballroom. Along with the weekly program, the group acts as an events booking company and support network for local artists.

For 5 years, Zay Guru has been hard at work blending genres together– from rap to reggae to neo-soul and sometimes even folk.

With high-profile names like Danny Brown, Jay Electronica and Freddie Gibbs, Weird City Hip-Hop Fest was set to be one of the genre’s biggest events to visit Austin...