The co-founder of Swishahouse helped kickstart the careers of rappers such as Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, Slim Thug, Mike Jones and more. Michael Watts, one of the founders of the Houston hip-hop label ...

Michael "5000" Watts, a Houston hip-hop legend and founder of the Swishahouse record label, died Friday. He was 52. Watts died after developing Torsades de Pointes, a life-threatening abnormal heart ...

Houston Hip Hop lost one of its most important pillars with the passing of Michael “5000” Watts, the founder of Swishahouse and one of the most influential figures the city has ever produced. Watts ...

Hip Hop history would not be the same without Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, one half of the legendary duo UGK and a cornerstone of Southern rap. Today, the Port Arthur icon celebrates his 53rd birthday, ...

Houston hip-hop pioneer DJ Michael “5000” Watts, best known for helping popularize the city’s signature “chopped and screwed” sound, has died.

HOUSTON - Michael "5000" Watts, the visionary DJ and producer who founded the influential Swishahouse record label and helped propel Houston’s "chopped and screwed" sound to international prominence, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HOUSTON, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 16: Michael "5000" Watts attends the VIP Red Carpet Screening of "The Dirty 3rd: Next Generation"on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Watts and his wife Tammie Watts are photographed at the memorial service for BeatKing, the Houston rapper known as the ...