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Welcome to /r/houstonrap, the subreddit dedicated to the subgenre of rap that originated in Houston, Texas during the 1990s. This community is open to discussions about classic Texas hip hop albums, as well as new releases.
5 days ago · Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967), known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, actor, and television host. Born in Dallas and raised there and in Miami, he was the first solo white rapper to achieve commercial success following the 1990 release of his best-known hit "Ice Ice Baby". [6]
4 days ago · One of the most integral components of this culture is rap music, which has its roots in African American and Latino communities in the Bronx during the 1970s. Teaching students about the history of rap music and who the first rapper was can help them understand the rich cultural heritage of hip-hop and appreciate this art form on a deeper level.
2 days ago · Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), [2] known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. He is regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, [3] and is often mentioned among the greatest rappers of all time. [4] [5] He was signed by American rapper ...
3 days ago · One of the best things about Runaway Radio, Houston TV news veteran/media columnist Mike McGuff’s tribute to heritage AOR KLOL Houston, is that it lets the radio people speak. There are celebrity testimonials to KLOL from artists who actually had a close relationship with the station, and don’t feel forced in as they do in some artist docs. Some are no-brainers (ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill ...
5 days ago · They found that the three key evolutions of Western pop occurred in 1964, 1983, and 1991. ... For the first time in Billboard’s 45-year history, a rap group was topping the chart. From there ...
3 days ago · Kendrick Lamar (born June 17, 1987, Compton, California, U.S.) is an American rapper who achieved critical and commercial success with such albums as good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012) and To Pimp a Butterfly (2015). Duckworth grew up in a high-crime area of Compton, where, ironically, his parents had moved to escape a violent milieu in Chicago.
