SXSW 2010 Hip-Hop Superlatives

Published Mar 22 2010, 03:36 PM by Chris Faraone

And the winners are...

Most likely underground stalwart/Hollywood actor to perform a Gregorian chant at the final SXSW blast-off: Mos Def

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Most likely extended Wu-Tang fam members to get on stage with Fucked Up at a Brooklyn Vegan party and announce that GZA is unable to make it: Beretta 9 and Killah Priest

Most likely degenrates to die young, or any minute now, for that matter: Salem

Most likely SXSW crasher to shut down 6th Street with a two-hour cipher: Icon the Mic King

Most likely Austin rapper to get banned from Austin: Dubb Sicks

Most likely band to show a roomful of indie rock snobs at the Spin party what progressive hip-hop is supposed to sound like: Audible Mainframe

Most likely Brooklyn rapper to wear a t-shirt that says "Fuck Rap" and break new misogynistic boundaries at the Duck Down 15-year anniversary party: Sean Price

Most likely New York MC to get pulled on stage to spit a free: Homeboy Sandman

Most likely hipster-hopper to lose his mind and hearing before he turns 25-years-old (he's already deaf at 23): Juiceboxxx

Most likely SXSW rookie to represent a real-coast renaissance: Fashawn

Honorable Mentions...

Most likely freestyle champ to sport a blonde wig throughout the full duration of SXSW: C-Rayz Walz

Most likely underground vet to shatter expectations and be one of the few cats to successfully transition to a live-band format: One Be Lo (with Double LO7)