Email Author Shea Serrano

Awards

• 2012 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published February 10, 2011

  "Getting Past the Bouncer"

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2010 Stories by Shea Serrano

• Houston Rap High-Fives For 2010

  published Dec 30, 2010

  Earlier this week, the official Top 10 Houston Rap Albums of 2010 list was posted. Though initially the only real surprise on the list seemed to be the discreet Preemo wiggling his way through the tho... More >>

• Remember Propain's #Departurer

  published Dec 30, 2010

  Houston's history is dotted with albums that, fairly or un, have been swept aside. We'll examine them here. Have an album that you think nobody knows about but shouldr Email sheaserrano@gmail.com. Pr... More >>

• Herney The Great Is Really Doing It

  published Dec 29, 2010

  Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist ... More >>

• Affiliated Soldierz Explain Longevity In The Rap Game

  published Dec 28, 2010

  The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place - lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good - so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask th... More >>

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  Top 10 Houston Rap Albums Of 2010

  published Dec 27, 2010

  This, as you've (hopefully) read, was a standout year for Houston rap. In addition to the shuffling that went on at the tip-top of the food chain (Bun, Slim, Trae, Paul, Cham, Z-Ro, Devin and even Lil... More >>

• Bun B Resolves To Really Grind In 2011

  published Dec 27, 2010

  Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Every Monday that isn't a national holiday, Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. This Week's Pa... More >>

• Houston Rap Year-End Odds And Ends

  published Dec 24, 2010

  We're seven days away from the beginning of the New Year. Let's make sure we go in there clean, shall wer Time to dump out the mailbag: First, stay tuned for our Top 10 Houston Rap Albums of the Year... More >>

• Trae Vs. The Box: No. 2 Local Music Story Of 2010

  published Dec 23, 2010

  Rocks Off is counting down the Top 5 local music stories of 2010 this week. We have already covered Lightnin' Hopkins, Meridian and Fitzgerald's. In 2008, eight people were shot at Trae Day, a day sa... More >>

• Remember Eskabel's Pep Talkr

  published Dec 23, 2010

  Houston's history is dotted with albums that, fairly or un, have been swept aside. We'll examine them here. Have an album that you think nobody knows about but shouldr Email sheaserrano@gmail.com. Es... More >>

• Roky Moon & BOLT!, Glam-Rock Monsters Of Midtown

  published Dec 22, 2010

  Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist ... More >>

• Eskabel: Ready To Get All Trae Tha Truth Tonight

  published Dec 21, 2010

  The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place - lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good - so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask th... More >>

• Sarah Palin, Twitter, Weezy Top 2010's Most Tired Stories

  published Dec 20, 2010

  Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Every Monday that isn't a national holiday, Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. This Week's ... More >>

• Remember hasHBrown's Sounds from the Backseatr

  published Dec 17, 2010

  Houston's history is dotted with albums that, fairly or not, have been swept aside. We'll examine them here. Have an album that you think nobody knows about but shouldr Email sheaserrano@gmail.com. h... More >>

• Bun B, Rap Superhero, Feeds The Needy... And What Elser

  published Dec 17, 2010

  Bun B is many things: Beyond-influential rapper, college professor, entrepreneur and trillman (totally just made that word up). But above all else, he's long been recognized as a decent, caring and wi... More >>

• DeAndre Wright, R&B Star On The Rise

  published Dec 15, 2010

  Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist ... More >>

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  iLL LiaD: Greek Tragedy Is Gangsta

  published Dec 14, 2010

  The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place - lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good - so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask th... More >>

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  Can Rap Be Blamed For Teen Prostitutionr

  published Dec 14, 2010

  Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Every Monday (or thereabouts) that isn't a national holiday, Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture... More >>

• Nasty Nique EP Has The Heart Of A Champion

  published Dec 10, 2010

  This year, the New Houston Collective has really become a force. In no particular order, their attendance sheet: Fat Tony, Propain, B L A C K I E, Hollywood FLOSS, Preemo, Eskabel, Hubbard, Nosaprise,... More >>

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  Remember Kyle Hubbard's Tomorrow in Retrospectr

  published Dec 09, 2010

  Houston's history is dotted with albums that, fairly or not, have been swept aside. We'll examine them here. Have an album that you think nobody knows about but shouldr Email sheaserrano@gmail.com. K... More >>

• Rainchild: Gigging Frogs And At A Club Near You

  published Dec 08, 2010

  Perhaps their riffs were just too overpowering, their noodling too caustic. Maybe their lyrics were too poignant and personal, or their drumbeating too tribal. Or maybe the scruffy realness of their c... More >>

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  Ramo: What Makes A Rapper "Fresh"r

  published Dec 07, 2010

  The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place - lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good - so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask th... More >>

• What Were Rap's Best And Worst Events Of 2010r

  published Dec 06, 2010

  Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Every Monday that isn't a national holiday, Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. This Week's Pa... More >>

• Z-Ro Is Now On Twitter - Both Of Him

  published Dec 03, 2010

  With the other guys, it made sense. Chamillionaire: The tech junkier The basketball fanr The guy so confident in himself that he created a whole new unit of money measurement and then named himself... More >>

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  Remember Z-Ro's Crackr

  published Dec 02, 2010

  Houston's history is dotted with albums that, fairly or un, have been swept aside. We'll examine them here. Have an album that you think nobody knows about but shouldr Email sheaserrano@gmail.com. Z-... More >>

• The Dead Revolt: Howling, Lizard-Free Indie Rock

  published Dec 01, 2010

  Rocks Off loves four things: The Dead: Zombies rock tits, there are no two ways about it. Revolts: As long as they are not aimed at the Rocks Off contingent, a revolt is just about the most inter... More >>