SXSW Hip Hop Preview: Esso at SXSW Music 2011

Fresh off the release of his latest mixtape, Y&I, Esso travels to the Lone Star State to perform during the yearly pilgrimage to indie music, South By Southwest, occurring March 15-20 in Austin, Texas.

Esso, something of an underground journeyman, has been dropping material for several years, and Y&I should contain all one needs to know about the Harlem-based MC, as Esso states, “Here it is and here we go. Everything else that I wanted to say is on the mixtape or written on the back cover.”

If you are checking out SXSW, Esso makes an appearance on Thursday, March 17, at Peckerheads, for a performance sometime between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m. (as of this writing, we didn’t have the exact time, but other NY-area artists Outasight and Skyzoo as well as buzz-worthy acts like Blu and Yelawolf will also be at this event, so you really can’t go wrong.) Or, you’ll catch him at Compete between 8pm and 2am at the OnSmash x 10.Deep showcase, featuring NYC-area artists Troy Ave., Skotch Davis, Ninjasonik and Slaughterhouse.

Check out Esso’s latest mixtape Y&I as well as the video for “Big Bed” below.

Click for a full, up-to-date list of New York-area hip hop artists performing at this year’s SXSW Music Festival, going down from March 15-20, 2011.