DJ Michael "5000" Watts was remembered in a massive memorial service that was attended by Slim Thug, Mike Jones and others. On Monday (Feb. 16), the legendary Swisha House co-founder was laid to rest ...

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Michael “5000” Watts, the influential founder of the iconic Southern Hip-Hop record label Swishahouse, has died at the age of 52. On Friday, Jan. 30, news broke that the Houston native died due to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DJ Michael Watts performs at the SXSW Conference and Festivals in March 2022 in Austin. (Samantha Burkardt/Getty Images for SXSW) ...

Houston lost one of its rap icons Jan. 30 with the death of Swishahouse co-founder and CEO Michael "5000" Watts. Instrumental in helping to popularize DJ Screw's "chopped and screwed" as Houston's ...

Michael "5000" Watts has died. The Houston DJ, producer, and founder of Swishahouse Records was hospitalized earlier this week and his family had released a statement about his "tremendous health ...

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 ...

Michael “5000” Watts founded his Swishahouse record label in 1997, and there was a time in the early 2000s when the Houston-based rap label’s music was taking over the country. It was hard to go ...

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 ...

Michael "5000" Watts, the legendary DJ, producer, and founder of Swishahouse Records, has passed away, according to a statement shared by his family on social media. In the emotional post, Watts' ...

HOUSTON — Michael 5000 Watts, a legendary figure in Houston’s hip-hop scene, is currently hospitalized after experiencing serious health issues over the past week, according to a statement released by ...

J. Cole is celebrating his 41st birthday by reassuring fans he lost his beef with Kendrick Lamar and Drake on purpose. Yesterday evening, he tweeted out a link to BIRTHDAY BLIZZARD ‘26 a quartet of ...