Twenty years ago, Mike Jones helped bring the sound of Houston to the world. He can still remember what it felt like. "2005 was a moment in time that will forever be filled with memories that are ...

During the pandemic, Houston rapper Rick Blaze learned a valuable lesson: Never leave food anywhere near your laptop. Blaze, one-half of the local hip-hop duo Blaze X Black, learned this the hard way ...

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When Darrell Harris refused to sign a contract with the new bosses at Houston’s channel 39 studios back in the '90s, he made one of the best business decisions of his career. He had already started to ...

Beloved Houston rapper Paul Wall has played a part in some of the greatest rap songs in the city's hip-hop history, but he also happens to have one of the hardest children's songs ever made. Wall ...

Why does Mona Scott-Young want to film the next Love and Hip Hop in Houston? Because it’s one of the best cities on the third coast. We’ve got a bang of reasons why we’re down for H-town. If you got ...

In a recent interview, Houston rap icon Lil' Keke explained why Drake, who's treated Houston like his adopted home since the beginning of his career, doesn't collaborate with local artists despite his ...

Shea Serrano is a fabulous human being. For a long time, he wrote regular features here like Artist of the Week, Five Spot and time-stamped stream-of-consciousness concert reviews that people would ...