Rap Space

As for Houston, insiders say the only way we can accept visiting rap shows with all the positivity, structure and affordability of your average pop show is for Houstonians to accept and embrace their city's potential as a hip-hop community, which will, in turn, make the city integral to the hip-hop industry at large. As Rap-A-Lot's Edwards says: "If we had a fan base that was large and, you know, all about music and hustlin' -- that's the major thing, trying to do this, trying to do that, making money for music -- this would be a good industry. But until then, it's just gonna be," she begins to chuckle, "Houston.