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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2012 Stories by Shea Serrano

• And Lo, From The Heavens Emerged Grievous Angels

  published Feb 15, 2012

  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 >>

• Summoning The Dead: Which Six Artists Would You Bring Back To Lifer

  published Feb 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 th... More >>

• Rap Round Table: What Was Whitney Houston's Best Songr

  published Feb 13, 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: TroubleSum, O.N.E., Medicine ... More >>

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  Your iPod Is Interesting Again: 10 New Local Rap Releases Worth Noting

  published Feb 10, 2012

  It appears that last year, local underground rap's most impressive in a handful of terms, was not an anomaly. Six weeks into the last year of human existence (goddamn you, Mayans) and Houston's burgeo... More >>

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  Clearing Up What Happened At Roosevelt Lounge

  published Feb 09, 2012

  It's been reported that last weekend, a group of people was turned away from Washington Avenue's Roosevelt Lounge for, according to the aggrieved, having "too many black people." Reports of exactly wh... More >>

• And Here's Glass The Sky, Indie-Rock Group/Clarinet Enthusiasts

  published Feb 08, 2012

  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 >>

• Let's Get High: Reggie Picks Six Great Songs About Weed

  published Feb 07, 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 th... More >>

• Rap Round Table: The Red Beast Is Nearing. Are You Preparedr

  published Feb 06, 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: Fat Tony, KAB, Kyle Hubbard, ... More >>

• Fourteen Years After His Death, Fat Pat's Legacy Continues Acting Bad For Scrilla

  published Feb 03, 2012

  In Huntsville, back somewhere around 2000, there used to be this club called The Tin Can. There are a bunch of reasons to remember The Tin Can; two stand out and another is unfortunately appropriate t... More >>

• Hail Doughbeezius: The Southeast Beast Preps For His Magicianship With "Grind"

  published Feb 03, 2012

  "I am not one of these rappers that be rappin' just for shine, for these skeezers on these pics on inDmix. Bottom line: I gotta grind." --Doughbeezy Twelve months is all it took. At the beginnin... More >>

• Young Sensation Only Wants A Chance In Your Speakers

  published Feb 01, 2012

  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 >>

• Excuse Me, Rapper. Would You Like To Be Played On The Radior

  published Jan 31, 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 th... More >>

• Mall Mixologists

  published February 2, 2012

  Yes, Prohibition, Craft of Cocktails (5175 Westheimer), the two-story bar located in the Galleria, has a Prohibition Era, speakeasy theme.... More >>

• Fast and Ferocious

  published February 2, 2012

  "And even though I sound different, you can motherfuckin bet this: I'm repping this for Houston, Texas." — Marcus... More >>

• Rap Round Table: Is A Video Called "Stupid Hoe" Hype Williams' Bestr

  published Jan 30, 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: Bun B, TroubleSum, E.S.G., ... More >>

• Somehow, Red Bull Has Become Very Important To Underground Rap In Texas

  published Jan 27, 2012

  A white guy, two black guys and a Mexican walk into a club. Harharhar. This coming Wednesday, February 1, Warehouse Live will host the inaugural show of the Red Bull Skooled tour. (If you've any c... More >>

• Via The Great Eatlon, The Handshake Arrives

  published Jan 27, 2012

  Each Wednesday (or Thursday, if the guy that was supposed to be interviewed disappears like a gypsy), Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing ... More >>

• Update: MUG Looks To Make Bricks Out Of Crumbs On New Mixtape, Money and Pain, At 1 P.M. Today

  published Jan 26, 2012

  Update: After a slight delay, Money and Pain has been made available. Download it here. That's MUG, the bruising fullback of the Boss Hogg Outlawz. Were you to place the members* of the BHO on an... More >>

• Which Were The Six Best Houston Rap Songs From The Ninetiesr

  published Jan 24, 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 them... More >>

• Which Words Are Rappers Tired Of Rappers Usingr

  published Jan 24, 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: OG Ron C, Mac, Preemo, O.N.E.... More >>

• Were Musicians Given Progress Reports, Lil Wayne Gets All Fs, Apparently

  published Jan 20, 2012

  There's this deli across the street from our work. It's an okay place to get a cheesesteak but it's an excellent place to get a burger. And for a brief period last year, it was A1 territory for fistfi... More >>

• KAB's Bully On Tha Beat: The Monster Only Looks Familiar

  published Jan 20, 2012

  "There's no place on the earth for the righteous." -KAB, being insightful "I'll put a prize on your head; I'll raffle you." -KAB, being clever KAB, budding rapper and occasional criminal, released h... More >>

• Handsome Ransom, [Something Clever About Kidnapping]

  published Jan 18, 2012

  That's a band called Handsome Ransom. They're a folk group. And they're good. So good, in fact, that their music, which was playing on our computer early evening last week, managed to halt our sons ... More >>

• Rap Round Table: If You Could Only Listen To One Musician For All Of Time, Who Would It Ber

  published Jan 18, 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: Killa Kyleon, Zavey, kyle Hub... More >>

• Mourning The Texans' Loss At The #Thurogod's Altar

  published Jan 17, 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 them... More >>