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History. Swishahouse was founded in North Houston in 1997 by founder and President Michael "5000" Watts and OG Ron C as a response to the popularity of chopped and screwed music from Houston's south side. The label began by distributing a mixtape series that featured chopped and screwed versions of R&B songs.
Southern hip hop. Southern hip hop, also known as Southern rap, South Coast hip hop, or dirty south, is a blanket term for a regional genre of American hip hop music that emerged in the Southern United States, especially in Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Florida —often titled “The Big 5,” five states which constitute the ...
Robert Earl Davis Jr. (July 20, 1971 – November 16, 2000), better known by his stage name DJ Screw, was an American hip hop DJ based in Houston, Texas, and best known as the creator of the chopped and screwed DJ technique. [ 1] He was a central and influential figure in the Houston hip hop community and was the leader of Houston's Screwed Up ...
Houston rappers Paul Wall, Lil O, Yungstar, Trae the Truth, Slim Thug and Lil' Keke attended a memorial service for Big Pokey over the weekend. Houston hip-hop community celebrates the life of Big ...
A black mecca, in the United States, is a city to which African Americans, particularly singles, professionals, and middle-class families, [1] are drawn to live, due to some or all of the following factors: New York City, in particular Harlem, was referred to as a black mecca during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and still is ...
Crunk is a subgenre of southern hip hop that emerged in the early 1990s and gained mainstream success during the early to mid 2000s. [ 1][ 2] Crunk is often up-tempo and one of Southern hip hop's more nightclub-oriented subgenres. Distinguishing itself with other Southern hip hop subgenres, crunk is marked and characterized by its energetic ...
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In addition to the artists mentioned in the § Hip hop and rap ties section, Magic City has been visited by 2Pac and Biggie, [2] and Michael Jordan. [8] In November 2018, Magic City was temporarily refashioned as "Future City" to celebrate Future's thirty-fifth birthday, and was visited by him, Drake, Lil Yachty, Jacquees, Pastor Troy, and others. [15]