RHYTHM & RISE LIVE

Mr. Shorts: Austin's Southern Hip-Hop Veteran

In the Austin rap scene since the mid-80s. Hog Pen Clique. Collabs with Chalie Boy, Li'l Keke, Big Pokey, Devin the Dude, K-Rino. New solo album mixed Austin to Houston.

KoCain: From the Closet to the Stage

Salt Lake-born, Washington-raised, Austin-based. Thirteen years writing every day in private — now the hip-hop artist is finally stepping out.

Untitled Flows: All My Love

Alt hip-hop, alternative metal, and goth-rock fused into one voice. A 21-year-old Little Rock artist building a movement out of Austin under the AML slogan.

PUSHPLAY914: The Unfamiliar Voice of Gen Z Hip-Hop

Uncensored, unafraid, and built for the next wave — an Austin hip-hop artist pushing fresh sounds and fearless creativity as a counterpoint to the mainstream.

Booga Brim: Austin Rap, In Her Own Words

An upcoming Austin rap artist making music as escape, art, safe haven, and free mind — built for the listeners it touches.

Tiffiny: Southern Fire, Soul Deep

A Louisiana-born blues, funk, and soul singer channeling bayou grooves — with a voice that carries the heart and heat of the South.

Dream: Austin's Eclectic Voice

LaWanda Wyatt aka Dream — an Austin artist drawing from Lauryn Hill, MC Lyte, Tina Turner, Sam Cooke, and the Five Heartbeats. Eclectic ear, Austin stage.

Einstein The Mastermind: Heart and Mind on the Mic

A Copperas Cove rapper-singer bringing emotional melodies and intense lyrics — the heart and the mind on the same record.

The Lineup

Earlier spotlight reveals

Tay No Tee: Austin's Voice for the Grind

A Southern soul, an introspective pen, and a code that doubles as a way of life. Meet the Austin hip-hop artist bringing #F3 to the RRL stage.

Ife Devine: The Frequency of Healing

Singing since age two. Writing since fifth grade. A Killeen-born soul artist turning her healing journey into music and community advocacy.

Big Tone P: Three Decades, One Mail Route

Three lanes — artist, writer, beatmaker. One label. Thirty-plus years of work. Meet the Austin veteran behind Mail Route Entertainment.

DVINE: Music You Don't Just Hear, You Feel

Sensual, cinematic, unapologetically expressive. Meet the Dallas-born R&B artist building immersive worlds across Texas with her debut project, Just Another Illusion.

Ryan Dove: Just A Guy Who Does Stuff

Five years deep, eight projects in. Meet the Austin alt-rap artist behind LIVE LAUGH DOVE — lighthearted, honest, and built for the live room.

Jamaal Anderson: Visionary, Vocalist, Producer, Engineer

HBCU-trained voice. Spitshine Studios producer chair. Credits with No Cap and Pi'erre Bourne. Meet the four-hyphenate keeping Austin's R&B and Hip-Hop infrastructure honest.

Mirage The Gr8: A Southern SoulHop Artist for the World

Austin-raised. Prairie View-trained. Dallas-Fort Worth based. Meet the emcee behind “That brand NEW good OLD HIP HOP” and The Amelioration Collection.