Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Z-Ro - Meth album

Houston's Z-Ro, the King of the Ghetto, returns with a fresh album on Rap-A-Lot. While stubborn purists pine for classic Look What You Did to Me-era Ro, with his rapid-fire, 2Pac-inspired steez on full blast, Meth presents more of the grown-up, soulful, slower-paced Ro. But whether Z-Ro's style has matured or not, he still manages to retain every bit of the viciousness to his flow that made him the Mo City Don in the first place. It's basically the same product, just packaged differently...

Friday, September 23, 2011

Texas Rapps Flashback: Crazy C's Fresh on D's Remix

Houston's Crazy C made a name for himself during the mid-90's remixing tracks for the likes of Wu Tang Clan, Outkast, Goodie Mob, and Jodeci. In this case from 1996, Crazy C tackles Above the Law's "100 Spokes"...

Monday, September 19, 2011

Phranchyze - Beaches video

Austin's Phranchyze takes the laid-back, smoked-out path to lyrical enlightenment...

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Killa Kyleon & Bun B - Bodies Hit tha Floor video

Like water from a faucet, you know exactly what to expect from the combo of Houston's Killa Kyleon and Bun B. Quality control-related...

Friday, September 9, 2011

DJ Red doing his best DJ Screw

Texas rap has nothing if it doesn't have tradition. Here we have DJ Red recently mixing live at Screwed Up Records & Tapes in Houston, basically matching DJ Screw's famous mix of 2Pac's "Picture Me Rollin'", taken from his 1996 tape titled The Final Chapter... 


That Boy Bigweed - Delonte West video

I gotta be honest that I'm not even sure how much of this is completely tongue-in-cheek versus serious, but my laughter remains perfectly mixed with a sincere appreciation for how the song sounds. I've been hearing about That Boy Bigweed of Houston's Hustle Skwad for years and it figures that when I finally see him, he's got a mask on. Damien Randle of K-Otix directed the video and the hilarious outtakes only further confuse me. So if anybody has an explanation of what's really going on here, please feel free to clue me in...


Wednesday, September 7, 2011

East 35 - 83 video

Big John and Young Gift of Austin's East 35 do it up right on the Lone Star rap tip...