On this day in 1995, Compton architect DJ Quik delivered his third studio album Safe + Sound, a project that further cemented his reputation as one of the West Coast’s most musically gifted producers ...

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The Seattle stop of the “Winter Carnival Tour” was scheduled to start at 8 p.m. Feb. 17. When approaching the gymnasium-like Showbox SoDo at 7:20 p.m., the music was already blasting, and the floor ...

Michael Watts, one of the founders of the Houston hip-hop label Swishahouse and a key figure in the legacy of chopped and screwed music, died on Friday (Jan. 30). He was 52. In a statement shared on ...

HOUSTON – Houston hip-hop pioneer DJ Michael “5000” Watts, best known for helping popularize the city’s signature “chopped and screwed” sound, has died. Watts passing was confirmed in a statement from ...

Beats are the foundation of hip-hop. They set the rhythm for the rap and like these classics from 1996, are sure to make you dance.

Houston ISD, Katy ISD, and Plano ISD are temporarily banned from enforcing Senate Bill 12 (SB 12). Judge pauses SB 12: What changes for Houston ISD and Katy ISD Read full article: Judge pauses SB 12: ...

A public tribute event was held Monday for Watts, who died recently at age 54. The Swishahouse record label founder helped ...

Houston lost one of its rap icons Jan. 30 with the death of Swishahouse co-founder and CEO Michael "5000" Watts. Instrumental in helping to popularize DJ Screw's "chopped and screwed" as Houston's ...

Cole appears to address bowing out of his 2024 feud with Kendrick Lamar. By Michael Saponara Hours before turning 41 years old, J. Cole released a four-pack of new freestyles hosted by DJ Clue on ...

Artists like Mike Jones, Slim Thug, Chamillionaire and Paul Wall emerged from the Swishahouse mixtape circuit.