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Compton

  • Music

    July 6, 2000

    Rap Shoah

    Two Houston rappers use their Jewish heritage to define their toughness

  • Music

    March 2, 2000

    Amplified

    Back in Black

  • Music

    November 18, 1999

    Gare-on-teed Phat

    L'il Brian Terry drags zydeco into the hip-hop era by mixing it with rap

  • Music

    May 18, 1995

    What Is It Good For?

    L'il Brian Terry drags zydeco into the hip-hop era by mixing it with rap

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    Astros Bring The Game To Acres Homes

    Major League Baseball's Darrell MillerMajor League Baseball, the Astros, and Mayor Bill White unveiled plans today for the Houston Astros MLB Urban Youth Academy, which will be built on the north side of town in the Acres Homes community on Sylvester Turner Park.The academy will include a show field ... More >>

  • Music

    February 22, 1996

    Rotation

    Major League Baseball's Darrell MillerMajor League Baseball, the Astros, and Mayor Bill White unveiled plans today for the Houston Astros MLB Urban Youth Academy, which will be built on the north side of town in the Acres Homes community on Sylvester Turner Park.The academy will include a show field ... More >>

  • Music

    August 15, 1996

    Break's Over

    Major League Baseball's Darrell MillerMajor League Baseball, the Astros, and Mayor Bill White unveiled plans today for the Houston Astros MLB Urban Youth Academy, which will be built on the north side of town in the Acres Homes community on Sylvester Turner Park.The academy will include a show field ... More >>

  • News

    February 27, 1997

    Swangin' and Bangin' ... and getting to that other level with the disciples of screw

    Major League Baseball's Darrell MillerMajor League Baseball, the Astros, and Mayor Bill White unveiled plans today for the Houston Astros MLB Urban Youth Academy, which will be built on the north side of town in the Acres Homes community on Sylvester Turner Park.The academy will include a show field ... More >>

  • Music

    July 3, 1997

    The Playa

    With partner/producer DJ Quik, Suga Free preaches Street Gospel

  • Music

    July 9, 1998

    Riding the Rap

    A new book chronicles the bloody rise and fall of Death Row Records

  • Music

    March 12, 2009

    The Game

    A new book chronicles the bloody rise and fall of Death Row Records

  • Music

    December 11, 2008

    The Shredder

    One Show, One Sentence

  • Music

    October 9, 2008
  • News

    September 11, 2008

    Bacliff Wiggers

    The other kind of white gang

  • Music

    June 13, 2002

    Fat Joe

    Tuesday, June 18

  • News

    March 2, 2000

    Lights Out

    Fireflies are dissapearing from the night sky

  • Music

    June 8, 2006

    Bring On the Backlash!

    Flinging poo at the haters with the Arctic Monkeys

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2005

    Super-Size Relief

    Sean Carnahan and Roni Size drop beats for a good cause

  • Music

    April 14, 2005

    Straight Outta London

    Dizzee Rascal brings grime music -- the British answer to crunk -- to the Dirty South

  • Music

    February 3, 2005

    Rotation

    Dizzee Rascal brings grime music -- the British answer to crunk -- to the Dirty South

  • News

    December 23, 2004

    Letters

    Dizzee Rascal brings grime music -- the British answer to crunk -- to the Dirty South

  • Music

    December 16, 2004

    Merry Christmas, Beeyotch!

    Forget caroling. Here are a few hip-hop jammy-jams to warm your yule log.

  • Music

    January 23, 2003

    Compton's (Back) N the House

    Four discs trace the development of the original gangstas

  • Music

    June 13, 2002

    Troubled Orbit

    The Satellite's booster rockets kick in just in time

  • Best of Houston

    September 20, 2001
  • Music

    May 4, 2000

    Ruff Rockers

    Memorial Park

  • Music

    April 6, 2000

    Accordion Corleone

    Memorial Park

  • Music

    February 24, 2000

    Big Beat

    Genaside II helped create jungle. Now it's moving on.

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Five Spot: Just Your Average Everyday Street Gangsta

    Welcome back to Five Spot. Every Friday, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and, sometimes awkwardly, tie it to a bit of Houston rap. It's five videos and occasional cussing. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com.Two days ago, E.S.G. released Greatest Independent Hits. It's badass. Buy it. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Game Time: Larusso Vs. Skywalker, The Death Match

    ​I'm not afraid to admit it, I'm a huge fan of The Karate Kid. And I'm not just talking "guilty pleasure" fan.No sir, not only do I actually own all three DVD's in the Karate Kid trilogy, but my Karate Kid III DVD actually has some scenes that skip because of wear and tear. Yeah, you heard me, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    Top 5 Rapper "Secret" Identities

    Rocks Off wonders what hip-hop would look like if rappers were true to who they really are, or should we say... who they were. Perhaps it would look like the video "Swagger Wagon," by The Sienna Family, the latest Internet phenomenon that has amassed 2.4 million hits in less than a month. Those G's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Beavis And Butt-Head's Greatest Video Hits, Dillhole

    ​On the night of November 28, 1997, Rocks Off was sitting in his friend Chad's parents' house in Pearland, watching the final episode of MTV's Beavis and Butt-head. The boys had been a part of our daily lives since at least fifth grade, and as we marched into the second semester of ninth grade ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    Rocks Off's All-Star Team Of Rap Ballers

    hoopedia.nba.com​Basketball and hip-hop have crossed paths for decades. In the words of self-proclaimed No. 1 draft pick Drake: "I swear sports and music are so synonymous/ 'Cause we want to be them, and they want to be us." To mark the start of NBA training camp, Rocks Off assembled an all-s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Facebook Lyrics Fail: Citing Eazy-E In Front Of Family Is Unwise

    Bethanie Russel: Mom is not straight outta Compton​So we were perusing the page of this girl Bethanie Russell, a Bacliff ne'er-do-well recently busted down on the Island rolling around in a car that didn't belong to her. On her public wall, we found this absolute gem of a disastrous use of so ... More >>

  • News

    October 20, 2011

    Sons of Blood and Thunder

    Lee West III says he really wanted to be a member of Omega Psi Phi. But he couldn't take the beatings the underground black fraternity was handing out. By Steve Jansen

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