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Birthplace Magazine traveled to Austin for the annual South By Southwest Music Festival, to follow New York area hip hop artists as they take on one of the premier music festivals in the nation. Here's how it went down for us.

Fabolous, recently named a "5 Reasons Why New York Hip Hop Doesn't Suck," tries to capitalize on the success of his New York Music Award winning single, "You Be Killin Em" with a smoothed out remix, featuring crooner Ne-Yo and singer/songwriter/producer Ryan Leslie on "Look At Her (Killin Em Part 2)".

Lloyd Banks drops "Getting To It Mandatory," a joint from his upcoming "Cold Corner 2" mixtape, a gritty and grimy head-nodder.

Nicki Minaj once again graces the cover of a fairly big-deal mainstream magazine, this time hitting the pages of Elle Magazine's "Women In Music Issue" with a cover story and photo shoot. (Photos, behind-the-scenes video)

Birthplace Magazine, along with notable New York hip hop artists including Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj and Joell Ortiz, have been voted recipients of New York Music Awards for 2010. Birthplace Magazine was honored with the 2010 New York Music Award for Best Music Website.