Subject: Michael Watts

• Houston Hip-Hop

  Mike Watts and his stable of northside rappers take a southside legend's style to the masses

  March 22, 2007

• Fat Beats

  The real reason Houston stays near the top of the chunkiest-city charts

  March 9, 2006

• Gutbucket Blues, Chopped and Screwed

  The North Mississippi Allstars and Houston DJ Jimmy D team up on a revolutionary EP

  January 26, 2006

• Base Raps

  Paul Wall and Chamillionaire each release Astros tributes, while rock radio churns out the cheesy montages

  October 27, 2005

• Million Dollar Smile

  Paul Wall joins George Foreman in the famous Houston grill club

  September 22, 2005

• Mike Jones! Who?

  July 23, 2009

• Five Spot: We Would Very Much Like Someone to Send Us an Advance of Swishahouse's New The Usual Suspects Comp

  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.​First, a bit of housekeeping: In this space last week, we wrote about the rumored Z-Ro album, Cocaine. It is, in fact, real and we were able to get our light-brown little hands on a copy. After listening through it, we're 100 percent certain it isn't the Cracc mixtape everyo

  October 9, 2009