Houston Hip-Hop Essentials (2021)

The mesmeric, beautifully sluggish crawl of Houston rap has made the music world think a little harder and spin a little slower. In the late 80s, pioneering independent label Rap-A-Lot Records started releasing the deeply evocative music of the Geto Boys, marking the birthplace for hip-hop violent horrorcore nightmares and introspective emo-rap vulnerability. In the early 90s, the cool game-spitting and lush production of UGK became a key component in the Dirty Souths rise. By the 2000s, Houston rap was a national concern thanks to hitmaking diplomats like Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Slim Thug. Screwed sound would continue to be heard in movie soundtracks, on Beyonce albums, in the sound of later superstars like Travis Scott.
Houston Hip-Hop Essentials (2021)
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