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.
V-Zilla: Taking aim at Pitbull, others.Wednesday afternoon, Billboard announced that Cuban rapper Pitbull moved his Mr. 305 imprint over to RCA Music Group. Wednesday evening, we had the following in-depth Google Chat about it:
Rocks Off: Hey, fat boy.
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Single of the Week: Paul Wall feat. Baby Bash, "Lemon Drop."
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This weekend, 19-year-old Albert Walker "A-Walk" Mondane, one of the suspects being sought in the Trae Day shootings, turned himself in to authorities. Patooey. (That's us spitting on the floor.)
Remember that guy that was supposed to have been a li
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(Super, Super Cool) Single of the Week: "Pack The Gat," Clinton Sparks feat. Bun B and Slim Thug
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If there's a rap concert anywhere in Houston, do not be surprised to see Bun B called out on stage.
We're not completely sure, but we suspect there's some sort of message that Rock City is trying to relay with th
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Single of the Week: Trae, "Letter to tha King"
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The G.R.I.T. Boys finally put out some new music. Make sure you download it. It's free.
You know, when we first heard "Forever," the Drake/Eminem/Weezy/Kanye collaboration, we were pretty underwhelmed. But the more we listen to it, the more we like it. Sorry, you
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Single of the Week: Chamillionaire, "Good Morning"
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Despite what you initially want to think about Cham's new single "Good Morning," it is very cool. We know people are going to try and hate on it like, "This sucks. Pimp C sampled 'Free Fallin'' like ten years ago." To which we'll reply, "Actually, it was thre
Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies.Courtesy Dustin PrestigeSingle of the Week: Dustin Prestige (right), "Polos and AKs, Pt. 2"
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Counting down the days until ESG releases his album. Please don't let it be crappy, please don't let it be crappy, please don't let...
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