Hip Hop in Houston: The Origin and the Legacy

Hip Hop in Houston: The Origin and the Legacy
ISBN-10
1625840462
ISBN-13
9781625840462
Category
History
Pages
176
Language
English
Published
2013-07-30
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Author
Maco L. Faniel

Description

Rap-A-Lot Records, U.G.K. (Pimp C and Bun B), Paul Wall, Beyonce, Chamillionaire and Scarface are all names synonymous with contemporary hip-hop. And they have one thing in common: Houston. Long before the country came to know the chopped and screwed style of rap from the Bayou City in the late 1990s, hip-hop in Houston grew steadily and produced some of the most prolific independent artists in the industry. With early roots in jazz, blues, R&B and zydeco, Houston hip-hop evolved not only as a musical form but also as a cultural movement. Join Maco L. Faniel as he uncovers the early years of Houston hip-hop from the music to the culture it inspired.

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