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South by Southwest (SXSW) is one of the biggest festivals of its kind in the world.

The music focus of the festival lasts 6 days in total and always has a diverse list of the hottest performers in the industry. We’ll be providing full coverage of all the dopest events in Austin, TX at SXSW and this list is just the beginning.

Get extra lit with these 18 artists at SXSW:

18. 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne

2 Chainz

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17. DJ Khaled

DJ Khaled

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16. Desiigner

15. Trinidad James

2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival - Day 7

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14. OG Maco

13. Tory Lanez

Tory Lanez

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12. J. Cole

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11. French Montana

French Montana Hosts Compound

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10. Metro Boomin (if Young Metro don’t trust you…)

9. iLoveMakonnen

8. Rae Sremmurd

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7. Yo Gotti

6. Wale

2014 Tribeca Film Festival - Opening Night Premiere Of 'Time Is Illmatic' - Outside Arrivals

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5. Vince Staples

4. Nas

Nas Host Prive

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3. Migos

BET Hip Hop Awards 2014 Show

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2. Kevin Gates

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1. Young Thug

Young Thug

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FYI: Up until just days before SXSW, more artists & headliners are continously announced. SXSW is known to have major special surprise guests randomly pop up at shows.