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March 22, 2007
Houston Hip-Hop
Mike Watts and his stable of northside rappers take a southside legend's style to the masses
Music
March 9, 2006
Fat Beats
The real reason Houston stays near the top of the chunkiest-city charts
Music
January 26, 2006
Gutbucket Blues, Chopped and Screwed
The North Mississippi Allstars and Houston DJ Jimmy D team up on a revolutionary EP
Music
October 27, 2005
Base Raps
Paul Wall and Chamillionaire each release Astros tributes, while rock radio churns out the cheesy montages
Music
September 22, 2005
Million Dollar Smile
Paul Wall joins George Foreman in the famous Houston grill club
Music
July 23, 2009
Mike Jones! Who?
The story of a Houston rapper who got bigger and bigger until he shrank back down to earth
Blogs
October 9, 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 r ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2010
Behind the Lyrics: From B-Boy to D-Boy, Mayalino Makes Believers Of Those Who Find His Music
Mayalino - "True Story" from FULL FLEDGE ENTERTAINMENT on Vimeo. We don't know how many times Michael "5000" Watts has hosted a mixtape and didn't chop and screw it down. We can't imagine it's been many. We don't know how many times extremely respected producer Happy Perez has heard an artist on My ... More >>
Blogs
June 8, 2010
Hip Hop Honors Doesn't Totally Embarrass The South
VH1 honored the Dirty South for the 2010 edition of Hip-Hop Honors. We flew out there and sat in on the taping this past weekend. Or we Tivo'd it while we put our kids to bed and then watched it afterwards. One of those is true. Willie D 8:00 p.m.: Oh, good. Darrell from The Office is hosting to ... More >>
Blogs
June 16, 2010
DJ Brandi Garcia Fired From The Box
The Trae vs. The Box saga continues. Late Monday night a source close to the situation sent word to Rocks Off that Brandi Garcia, DJ at The Box for the past decade, had been terminated. Victor Vital, Radio One's defense attorney for the Trae lawsuit, confirmed the firing Tuesday afterno ... More >>
Blogs
January 31, 2011
Who Makes The Mt. Rushmore Of Houston Rap?
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. credThis Week's Panel: Bun B, Z-Ro, Chamillionaire, Lil Flip, E.S.G., Paul Wall, Fat Tony, A.D.D., Matt Son ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2011
Rap Boom Reload: Thanks and So Forth
Every time somebody writes a cover story, there's an accompanying blog post that goes with it, giving some sort of back story or little anecdote or whatever. That's what this is. This week, there will be, including the sidebar, a 4,000-word story in the paper tying what happened with Housto ... More >>