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Houston rap pioneer Michael “5000” Watts has been hospitalized due to “tremendous health problems.” The Swishahouse founder’s family announced the health news on Instagram Wednesday as they asked his ...

He seemed destined for a glittering career, working with the Fugees and solo, and then landed in prison. After a presidential ...

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Canadian rap singer Maestro Fresh Wes, whose Symphony in Effect was the first hip-hop album to hit platinum in Canada, appears on one of three stamps Canada Post has created as a tribute to hip-hop ...

Houston hip-hop icon Michael “5000” Watts, famed for pioneering the "chopped and screwed" music style and founding Swishahouse Records, is hospitalized.

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The case between the controversial rap group and the label that purchased its albums years ago spotlights artists’ rights ...