Hip-hop

Texas Monthly Recommends: Reimers Ranch Park

Log off and go skip some stones over the Pedernales River.

AMC’s Love Affair With Texas Continues With ‘The Rap Yearbook’

Houston writer Shea Serrano's ’Rap Yearbook’ gets the docu-series treatment, produced by The Roots and Academy Award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney.

Drake Is Opening A Club In Houston

Drake, Canada’s biggest Texas hip-hop fan, is putting his money where his mouth is.

Straight Outta Dallas

Two decades after a tragic car accident, The D.O.C., a West Coast rap pioneer and Dallas native, made a triumphant return to the stage in his hometown.

Music Monday: Shea Serrano On ‘The Rap Yearbook’ And His Houston Hip Hop Playlist

How the Houston-based writer went from ”this sounds super f—ing boring” to the author of a new book.

Gangsta Rap Progenitor The D.O.C. Will Reclaim His Platinum Records From a Plano Pawn Shop

No one can do it better, including getting plaques that were stolen from him back from a pawn shop in North Texas. 

The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw

Until he overdosed in November, he was one of the most influential cultural figures in Texas, the master of a scene fueled by drugs and his own brilliant, eccentric music.

Money in the Making

Houston’s new movers and shakers don’t hang with the Wyatts or Sakowitzes. They’re Eightball, Scarface, Lil’ Keke, and the other power players of the city’s rap music scene.

Home Girl

Most people from Dallas who make it big in the music business get out of town as soon as they can. “That’s what celebrities do,” Erykah Badu says. “I never wanted to be a celebrity.”

It’s a Family Affair

For all her talent and poise, Beyoncé didn’t become the biggest star in the world without help. And she got plenty of it from the people who know her best.

Tomorrow People

Meet the senior class of what might be called Texas Music U. — four up-and-coming acts that should graduate to the big time.

A Bloody Game

Yo, Y’all

Carrollton’s Vanilla Ice is the country’s coolest rapper, and several other Texas acts are hot on his heels.