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He is the owner of the Houston-based urban music online radio station ChopNotSlop Radio, [1] former DJ of Southern rappers Chamillionaire and Slim Thug. Along with Michael 5000 Watts, he co-founded Swishahouse Records and helped jump-start the careers of Slim Thug , Chamillionaire , Paul Wall and Mike Jones .
Christopher Juel Barriere (July 11, 1972 – November 10, 2016), [1] professionally known as 3-2, was an American rapper and a member of southern hip hop groups Convicts, Blac Monks, Southside Playaz and Screwed Up Click. He achieved success by his time with Rap-A-Lot Records. Barriere was fatally shot in the head at a gas station in Houston. [2]
John Edward Hawkins (November 15, 1969 – May 1, 2006), better known by his stage names Big Hawk and H.A.W.K., was an American rapper from Houston, Texas and a founding member of the late DJ Screw's rap group the Screwed Up Click.
5th Ward Boyz; 5th Ward Juvenilez; Aaron May; ABN; Ameer Vann; Baby Bash; Big Hawk; Big Mello; Big Mike; Big Moe; Big Pokey; Big Tony; Boss Hogg Outlawz; Botany Boyz ...
In the early 1990s, a new type of music began gaining popularity in Houston, collectively called "Chopped and screwed", which was pioneered by DJ Screw. [1] The sound was created from a turntable technique in which Screw slowed down the tempo and torqued with parts of hip-hop anthems, giving them a new hypnotic & mesmerizing sound which he believed also made the lyrics easier to understand.
Dallas to Houston: I-45 Grindin' "The Boss" 2002 Dirty South Rydaz, E.S.G. T-Town Music Presents: DSR The Album "Texas Boyz" Sam Huston Boyz, Big Pokey: Stay Real "Chicken Fried Steak" Tow Down, Bun B, Big Hawk: Chicken Fried Steak "Not a Stain on Me (Remix)" 2004 Big Tuck, Trae, Paul Wall, Fat Bastard — "We Don't Play" E.S.G., Charlie Boy
Lil' Keke gained national attention with his track "Southside" from his 1997 release Don't Mess Wit Texas.In 2005, Lil' Keke signed to Swishahouse Records. [4] In an interview with HitQuarters at the time, label president and A&R T. Farris said, "He is a legend here in Houston.
It was developed in the Houston, Texas, hip hop scene in the early 1990s by DJ Screw. The screwed technique involves slowing the tempo of a song down to 60 and 70 quarter-note beats per minute and applying techniques such as skipping beats, record scratching , stop-time and affecting portions of the original composition to create a "chopped-up ...