HOUSTON – Houston hip-hop pioneer DJ Michael “5000” Watts, best known for helping popularize the city’s signature “chopped and screwed” sound, has died. Watts passing was confirmed in a statement from ...

HOUSTON - Michael "5000" Watts, the visionary DJ and producer who founded the influential Swishahouse record label and helped propel Houston’s "chopped and screwed" sound to international prominence, ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Michael "5000" Watts, a Houston hip-hop icon and the founder of Swishahouse record label, has died, his family announced in a statement on Friday. Watts died on Friday at ...

Friends, family and original members from Swishahouse records gathered to bid farewell during a public tribute to Michael “5000” Watts, the late Houston DJ and record executive, on Feb.16, 2026. Watts ...