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  Travis Scott Brings Astroworld to Toyota Center

  February 14 at 8:54 a.m.

  Travis Scott The Astroworld Tour Toyota Center February 13, 2019 Somewhere in between a dream and a nightmare, we find the mind of Travis Scott. He is arguably the biggest name in rap at the moment, fresh off appearances at the Super Bowl halftime show and The Grammy Awards, the...

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  9 Houston Rappers to Follow in 2019

  January 17 at 5 a.m.

  In many ways 2018 was a quiet year for Houston hip hop. Sure, we got Astroworld, the career defining album by Mo City's favorite son, along with the nostalgic festival of the same name. We also welcomed break out independent phenom Tobe Nwige into the national spotlight and enjoyed the enduring...

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  Beaujolais Nouveau Parties Sweep Houston

  Friday, November 16, 2018 at 5:37 a.m.

  Thirteen Celsius, Camerata, Bistro Provence, La Vie En Rose Beaujolais Fest (hosted by the French American Chamber of Commerce) — everyone represented in their own special way as people across Houston welcomed baby Beaujolais 2018 into the world Thursday.  There were a lot of very happy people celebrating with the young, delightful wine. (Photos by Kate McLean)
  
  
  
  
   

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  Houston Producer Makes His Mark on Lil Wayne's Tha Carter V

  Friday, October 12, 2018 at 5 a.m.

  In a low-key studio space in the center of East Downtown, Steve O Valdez and Raymond A are working on new music while the muffled sounds of a drum lesson fill the building. The space has a certain charm. Perhaps it's the charm of an independent studio built by a...

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  Rap Quotes Ride-Along: Touring Houston's Rap-centric Sites with Jay Shells

  Monday, October 8, 2018 at 5 a.m.

  Treasures, the Galleria-area strip club, is a strange place to be at 8 o’clock on a Sunday morning. It’s my first time there ever and it’s quiet, whatever iniquitous behavior it may have housed mere hours ago now in its rear-view mirror. In my rear-view mirror, I spot a rental...

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  A Look at Florida Transplant Billyracxx's Unique Brand of Hip Hop

  Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 5 a.m.

  In an empty lot on Westheimer, on an overcast Friday evening, Billyracxx is on the phone. He is speaking to the owner of a hydraulically modified slab that Billy coordinated for his video shoot that day. The owner tells him the car ran out of gas on the way over...