FIRST PLACE: Buckshot Killit
SECOND PLACE: Hemingway
THIRD PLACE: Farch

Buckshot Killit, a member of Bozeman’s Filthy Family hip-hop crew, takes the top honor this year. Killit is undeniable on stage, slaying his beats with compelling verses. Hear them on “Stomping on the Devil’s Tail,” released in August. Killit often performs with As the Crow Flies, spitting lyrics like a punk rocker and creating one hell of a local supergroup.