Email Author Shea Serrano

Awards

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

  "Getting Past the Bouncer"

More

2012 Stories by Shea Serrano

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  OG Ron C Purplefies Girl Talk's All Day

  published Jul 18, 2012

  There are a lot of reasons why OG Ron C running Girl Talk's All Day through his "Chopped Up Not Slopped Up" purplefication process is fun, but one of them seems more substantial -- or, at the very lea... More >>

• Saturday Night: Digital Mystikz at Gritsy's 6th Anniversary

  published Jul 16, 2012

  Gritsy's 6th Anniversary Party feat. Digital Mystikz Warehouse Live July 14, 2012 Back in April, the Press ran a cover story about the rise of dubstep stateside, placing it next to the story of Grits... More >>

• Empirical Research: Examining the League of Extraordinary Gz

  published Jul 13, 2012

  There was a show at Jet Lounge last night. I wanted to go for a three reasons: 1. Local rapper D. Risha was performing. He has a brilliant song called "Ebonics" that is a manuscript on Houston slang ... More >>

• Let's All Take a Second And Enjoy One of the Most Compelling Local Rap Songs of the Year

  published Jul 12, 2012

  "I don't feel that I'm the best in Houston, but if you tried to argue it I bet you could prove it." --Kyle Hubbard, "It's Burning" Here's the thing that Kyle Hubbard knows and that a few others aroun... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  A King's Course: Phonetic Spelling With KDOGG

  published Jul 11, 2012

  I don't know how many rappers are on Twitter. A mathematician might guess it somewhere around "A FUCKING LOT." And plenty of them have been high-fived for any number of things, be it insight, humor or... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  That Purple Bastard: Houston's Reluctant "Remix King"

  published Jul 10, 2012

  "Can I call myself a Remix King when nobody knows who the fuck I amr" --Purple Bastard Purple Bastard has a beard. Or maybe A Beard has a purple bastardr Not sure. No matter. It's not important. Wha... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Slim Thug Tells How To Survive In a Recession

  published Jul 09, 2012

  "If he had $10, he'd put $7 aside and try to do what he can with the $3 til he could make some more money." -- Milton Harris, about Slim Thug Slim Thug wrote a book. No kidding. NO KIDDING. Now, if... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 6 Karaoke Bars

  published Jul 05, 2012

  Here's something maybe you didn't know about karaoke culture: It's considerably more involved and nuanced than most anyone outside of it knows. For example, were you aware that, same as there are ka... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Top 6 Rap Songs That Criticize the USA

  published Jul 04, 2012

  Word to your mamas, sucka emcees. It's the Fourth of July (or, as the Native American guy that I went to college with used to half-jokingly refer to it, "The Most Fucked Up Holiday I Can Think Of... W... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Rap Round Table: Who Is the Greatest Movie Villain of All Timer

  published Jul 03, 2012

  Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Each week, Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. This Week's Panel: E.S.G., Marcus Manchild, Ren... More >>

• Fist-Fighting With Hip-Hop Headlines: Drake, Iggy Azalea, Etc.

  published Jun 29, 2012

  You are a human and you have eyeballs and you also have the Internet, so you've likely read some things. That's sort of what this is, except sort of not too. We went through a ton of headlines of ... More >>

• Last Night: Les & Friends at Fitzgerald's

  published Jun 28, 2012

  Les featuring Slim Thug, Killa Kyleon, Mug, Doughbeezy, Propain, Amber London, Roosh Williams, DJ Mr. Rogers Fitzgerald's June 27, 2012 Twice this year already, Les, one of the new rap generation's m... More >>

• Alibi Rankz: 6 Songs to Say "I'm Sorry"

  published Jun 27, 2012

  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 ... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 6 Hidden Bars

  published Jun 27, 2012

  Actually, for our purposes, the term "hidden" might be a bit incorrect, at least technically. Perhaps more appropriate would be "undiscovered" or, better still, "underappreciated." Either way, Houston... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Rap Round Table: Wu-Tang vs. N.W.A. vs. A Tribe Called Quest

  published Jun 26, 2012

  Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Each week, Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. This Week's Panel: Mic Skills, E.S.G., Chingo B... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 8 Places to See a Local Act

  published Jun 22, 2012

  Year after year after year, Houston nurtures and cultivates its music scene. It has grown into substantial force, arguably as powerful and diverse as it's ever been, with legitimate talent in just abo... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  B L A C K I E Completes Successful French, Canadian Invasions

  published Jun 21, 2012

  For the last month, B L A C K I E, Houston's favorite act of musical warfare, roamed around Europe and Canada on tour, performing shows (both scheduled and impromptu) and yanking bolts from the Eiffel... More >>

• The "Did Beat King Really Say Thatr" True or False Quiz

  published Jun 19, 2012

  Beat King, the wonderful wonderful Beat King, is a beyond-effective club rapper who is really a thunderstorm who is really a refrigerator-sized obscene comedian. His latest song, "Bath Salts," whi... More >>

• 

  Top 10 Interesting Things From Ice-T's The Art of Rap

  published Jun 18, 2012

  Friday night, Ice-T's new hip-hop documentary The Art of Rap opened in theaters nationwide. I went and watched it at the AMC Studio 30 at Westheimer and Dunvale. Here are ten things from the movie t... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Here Are Some Classic Houston Rap Lines as Memes

  published Jun 15, 2012

  Early Wednesday evening, I was teaching my sons lines from SPM songs because being a cool dad is usually the same as being a shitty dad. Boy B had a question: "Daddy, why are we doing thisr" It was s... More >>

• Ask A Rapper: D-Risha Discusses Sports' Worst "Decisions"

  published Jun 14, 2012

  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 ... More >>

• Is This the Most Interesting Underground Rap Video Made In the U.S. This Yearr

  published Jun 13, 2012

  This is Dustin-Prestige, and below is the video for his song "I Am Legend." Recently the Houston Press announced the categories for this year's Houston Press Music Awards, among them was the inaugura... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Which Houston Rapper Bet "Whatever" On the NBA Finalsr

  published Jun 12, 2012

  Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Each week, Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. This Week's Panel: Mac, Mug, Killa Kyleon, Trou... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Fat Tony Grows Up On California Fresh New LP Double Dragon

  published Jun 08, 2012

  Things are different. Like, REAL DIFFERENT. Except some things are the same, mostly. The last time Fat Tony released an album, it was 2010. He'd become a beloved underground performer -- cool, cleve... More >>

• Happy Birthday, Michael Watts: Revisiting SwishaHouse's Best Tape

  published Jun 07, 2012

  Actually, that might not be totally true. It might be a falsity to call 1999's The Day Hell Broke Loose SwishaHouse's best tape. I'm sure arguments could be made for something from their Before da K... More >>