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1. www.npr.org › 2023/08/01 › 119105969750 years of hip-hop history: Houston : NPR

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   Aug 1, 2023 · When you know Texas rap, it's clear why small communities are so connected to Houston: The state's most revered acts, UGK and DJ Screw, were founded in the nearby country towns of Port Arthur...

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3. houston.culturemap.com › news › entertainmentThe real crazy history of Houston hip hop: City's rap scene ...

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   Aug 31, 2013 · Hip hop culture spread rapidly across the city as DJs, rappers and break dancers enjoyed access to huge audiences. By 1982, KTSU had a dedicated rap show called Kidz Jamm.

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4. yesterdaysamerica.com › hip-hop-in-h-townThe History of Hip-Hop in Houston - Yesterday's America

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   The Geto Boys, as developed and produced by James Prince, would become Houston’s first nationally recognized hip-hop group, on the strength of the group’s signature song, 1991’s “Mind Playing Tricks on Me.”

5. www.tshaonline.org › handbook › entriesGeto Boys - TSHA

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   May 29, 2013 · Geto Boys, a Houston rap group, was formed in 1986 by James “Lil’ J” Smith, owner of Rap-A-Lot Records. The Geto Boys are regarded as the group that not only put Houston (and the Fifth Ward) on the hip-hop map, but also the South on the hip-hop map.

6. www.houstoniamag.com › arts-and-culture › 2021Classic Rap Songs Every Houstonian Should Know

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   • Mind Playing Tricks On Me – Geto Boys. Legendary rap group Geto Boys highlighted mental health awareness in hip-hop’s early years. Released in 1991 and certified Gold by the RIAA, “Mind Playing Tricks On Me” became the lead single for their third studio album, We Can’t Be Stopped.
   • Southside - Lil Keke. “Texas from the South, and Louisiana from the South, and Mississippi from the South, Atlanta Georgia from the South...” This H-Town classic was an instant hit, that led with a South rollcall and made way for the “Southside” dance and fade.
   • Big Moe - Just A Dog. The late great Big Moe was a rapper and a singer from the Southside of Houston. In 1999, he released “Just A Dog” which instantly became a favorite song for DJs to play in Southern clubs.
   • Down South - Mista Madd feat. Slim Thug & Yungstar. Did you know Mista Madd is Madd Hatta formerly from Houston radio’s 97.9 The Boxx? “Down South” was released in 1999 and had home-based guitar-strumming country-esque productions by Crazy C. “Down South” was independently released on Madd’s record label, Paid in Full Entertainment and included fire pack verses from Slim Thug and Yungstar.

7. www.villagevoice.com › 2013/12/05 › houston-rap-theHouston Rap: The Disappearing Neighborhoods That Shaped a ...

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   Dec 5, 2013 · With the help of their subjects, Walker and Beste were able to capture the neighborhoods within neighborhoods where Houston’s rap scene was born, raised and nurtured over the past 25 years....

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   Who are the Houston rap groups?

   • Courtesy of Keith Rogers. Geto Boys. Geto Boys, a Houston rap group, was formed in 1986 by James “Lil’ J” Smith, owner of Rap-A-Lot Records. The Geto Boys are regarded as the group that not only put Houston (and the Fifth Ward) on the hip-hop map, but also the South on the hip-hop map.

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   Why is Texas rap so connected to Houston?

   • When you know Texas rap, it's clear why small communities are so connected to Houston: The state's most revered acts, UGK and DJ Screw, were founded in the nearby country towns of Port Arthur and Smithville. But Houston's sound was too big and too bold not to snake out to metropolitan cities like Dallas, San Antonio and Austin.

   50 years of hip-hop history: Houston : NPR

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   When did Texas hip-hop start?

   • Texas hip-hop truly found itself in 1996. That's the year we were blessed with Ridin' Dirty, on which UGK waded into emotional territory ("One Day") as often as they barred out over raucous production ("Murder"), the Geto Boys' prescient The Resurrection, and DJ Screw's definitive 3 'n the Mornin' (Part Two).

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   Is Houston the heart of Texas hip-hop?

   • Houston will always be the heart of Texas hip-hop, but when you search for its pulse, you'll find it beating everywhere. Where to start with Houston rap

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9. www.chron.com › culture › music50 years of hip-hop: Houston's best releases over the years

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   Aug 10, 2023 · An unabashedly Houston hip-hop group makes an unapologetic, street-based rap album that connects with fans worldwide, with a No. 1 charting single [‘My Mind Playing Tricks on Me’] that sets...