Rick Ross Hosting the 2017 MTV Woodies

The 2017 Woodies are returning to SXSW in Austin, Texas on Thursday, March 16 at 11/10c. Rap legend Rick Ross will host and perform at the big show! Keep it locked right here for updates on festival and main show performers, who will no doubt be a crop of the hottest up-and-comers!

“The Woodies have always been cool,” said Ross. “I performed at the Woodies with the Clipse [in 2009], and I’ve been back a few times, but my new album Rather You Than Me will be up in stores on the 17th, so it just felt right to mesh all the dope concerts, a lot of dope artists and really just the culture.”

​As Ross mentioned, his ninth studio album is just weeks away, and it’ll be his first release on Epic. Plus, he said the project is his best work, and once it drops it’ll prove that he’s one of the best.