Watts’ family confirmed that the influential music executive and DJ passed away late Friday night, January 30, while hospitalized and surrounded by loved ones. According to a statement shared on ...

Michael Watts, one of the founders of the Houston hip-hop label Swishahouse and a key figure in the legacy of chopped and screwed music, died on Friday (Jan. 30). He was 52. In a statement shared on ...

The co-founder of Swishahouse helped kickstart the careers of rappers such as Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, Slim Thug, Mike Jones and more. Michael Watts, one of the founders of the Houston hip-hop label ...

Black DJs helped craft music culture. Black disc jockeys have crafted music culture through their ear for sound, crowd control, and the creation of atmosphere, long before automated playlists and ...

Loved ones gathered to remember the life of Landon Wallace, better known as DJ Commando on the radio station Power 92.3. A funeral service on Saturday morning at Word Works Believers Church on South ...

On this day in the year 2000, Houston lost one of its most influential musical innovators. Robert Earl Davis Jr, better known as DJ Screw, was found dead inside his Houston recording studio at the age ...

*The late neo-soul legend D’Angelo was honored on November 1, 2025, during a private celebration of life service held at Saint Paul’s Baptist Church in Henrico, Virginia. The ceremony followed his ...

'That shows that fake love is even at your funeral' Hip-hop producer DJ Premier took to social media to lambast people who attended the funeral service of neo-soul recording artist D’Angelo and posted ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- With his slowed down tempo, DJ Screw gave Houston a sound and changed hip hop forever. DJ Screw is credited for pioneering the sound known as "Chopped and Screwed." "He was the ...

From DJ Screw to Dave Chappelle, Trae Tha Truth’s truth tells Houston’s past, present and future into Hip-Hop history. Houston Hip-Hop has always marched to the beat of its own slowed-down, ...