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The third and final night of Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s Future of Music event at this year\u2019s SXSW doubled as a showcase for Texas itself: Just about everyone who appeared onstage had roots in the Lone Star State, regional pride was everywhere, and \u201cTexas Hold \u2018Em<\/a>\u201d even made an appearance.<\/p>\n In his recent Rolling Stone<\/em> cover story,<\/a> BigXthaPlug documented his rise from solitary confinement to rap fame and then the country charts. He hit it big with booming hits like \u201cThe Largest,\u201d before swerving and releasing a full-on country-rap album last year, I Hope You\u2019re Happy<\/em>. And it wasn\u2019t just a half-measure: BigX has multiple country hits<\/em>, including the Bailey Zimmerman-assisted \u201cAll the Way,\u201d which became the first song ever to top both Billboard\u2019<\/em>s Hot Country Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.<\/p>\n More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n But BigX has never forgotten where he came from, and he\u2019s kept his mind on family \u2014 both blood relatives and the rappers who make up 600 Entertainment, the independent Texas-based collective he founded in 2023. The 600 crew \u2014 who are releasing a mixtape this Friday,<\/a> 6WA \u2014 <\/em>include fellow Texas<\/a> rappers Ro$ama, Yung Hood, Murdagang PB, KevanGotBandz, and KaineMusic, all of whom made boisterous appearances on Saturday night at ACL Live at the Moody Theater. KevanGotBandz came out first, spitting intense triplet-inflected bars on the tracks \u201cI\u2019m Serious,\u201d \u201cAin\u2019t Never Slowing Down,\u201d and \u201cShine.\u201d<\/p>\n Next, KaineMusic, 600\u2019s lone female MC, appeared, sporting blonde hair and abundant swagger. Her brief set showed off brash, Lone Star attitude \u2014 \u201cI\u2019m a Texas bitch!\u201d she proclaimed \u2014 and ended on \u201cDo it,\u201d a dark, sexy single on which she broadcasts a single-minded intent: \u201cI ain\u2019t come here to love, I just came here to hit.\u201d The 600 showcase closed with Murdagang PB and Yung Hood, who displayed dextrous flows on \u201c24 Hours\u201d and \u201cToo Player,\u201d respectively.<\/p>\n