Louie Ray talks Still Grindin' 4, Life in Flint, MI & Being a Real Hustler in a Game of Frauds Taking a break from the insane mania of back to back H-Town celebrations with both Screw Week and Trae day, I made my way up the towering elegant structure of Downtown Houston's Magnolia Hotel to … Continue reading The Hardest Working Hustler in Flint, Michigan
Last year was so nice that they had to do it twice. The premier Texas luxury cannabis brand, Gas Gods, is bringing back the Texas Smoke Break Fest on Saturday, March 19th. The event will be held at White Oak Music Hall with a lineup like no other. Artists such as DJ Chose, Monaleo, DJ … Continue reading Texas Smoke Break Fest Makes its Return to Houston
Photo by Peter Beste The director of Bushwick Bill’s: Geto Boy documentary, Gregy Roman, was in tears at the Museum Fine Arts of Houston telling the audience how proud he was making this film. Despite how taxing the production was一mostly because gaining the Houston legend’s trust was no easy feat 一he couldn't be more pleased … Continue reading Bushwick Bill: Geto Boy is an Important Documentary for Houston Hip-Hop
I'm always using music as my solace through these weird twenty-somethings. Somehow it helps me to navigate through these growing pains of being a young woman trying to find my footing in this thing called life. How do we define love? How can you tell someone what feels like to be in love? It's just … Continue reading Navigating Relationships Today: Through Music
While we give a lot of credit to Atlanta for originating the "trap" sound that we know and love, there's another city that gets criminally overlooked in the industry as a musical powerhouse- Memphis, Tennessee. While I'm a huge proponent of saying that Texas has influenced most sounds of today, 90's and early 2000's hip-hop … Continue reading Let’s Give Memphis Some Much Needed Credit
Weed, Lowriders, Sneakers, & Mob Flicks. The industry is infiltrated constantly with artists who sell themselves to their labels- making music that "the listeners want to hear." In addition to that, we also have artists who constantly infiltrate the market with sub-par music, just to say that they've put something out. Spitta is the exception … Continue reading Curren$y Spitta: The Mixtape King
I'm a die hard Southern Hip-Hop fan. A Country Rap Tunes Connoisseur, if you will. So while I'll forever ride behind the duo that is Underground Kingz, I want to talk about a different Southern rap duo- OutKast. The pair, having joined forces in high school, looked up to other artists in Atlanta that came … Continue reading OutKast: One of the Most Revered Duos in Hip-Hop
Picture Courtesy of Peter BestePicture Courtesy of Peter BestePicture Courtesy of Peter Beste Houston's impeccable hip-hop history can be contributed to a multitude of people- but what about places? The Rhinestone Wrangler was the club that gave Houston rappers a platform for their music to be heard. Places like the Rhinestone Wrangler would hold more … Continue reading The History Behind the Rhinestone Wrangler
Picture Courtesy of Peter Beste As we all know, Hip-Hop originated in New York, and eventually made it to different regions of the United States, and beyond. But what many people may not know, is that Houston, and all of Southern hip-hop has been very heavily influenced by Houston, Texas. While this may seem like … Continue reading How Houston Influenced Your Favorite Rapper
Picture taken from Complex June 27 just passed- but the legacy of DJ Screw lives on each and everyday in the city of Houston. We've seen rap cliques come and go, but very few actually touch the impact of Screwed Up Click. This somewhat because there were so many members. At some point in time, … Continue reading The Legacy & History of Screwed Up Click
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