Music
November 23, 2021
Scholar Emcee Mexstep Drops Some Lessons on ‘Vivir’
University of Texas at San Antonio professor Marco Cervantes mixes history, activism, and hip-hop on his latest album.
Rap
Music
November 10, 2021
Bushwick Bill Was One of Houston’s Most Provocative Rappers. A New Documentary Reveals the Man Behind the Outrage.
As one third of the Geto Boys, he pushed the boundaries of hip-hop. But the group’s lyrics often clashed with his own values.
Music
April 13, 2021
Veterans and Upstarts Alike Are Optimistic That Austin Hip-hop Will Finally Get Its Due—Even During a Pandemic
Those who have long worked in the shadow of creative epicenters like Houston and Dallas believe Austin rap’s moment to shine is approaching.
Best Thing In Texas
October 31, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: Megan Thee Stallion’s Web Crime Series ‘Hottieween’
Vampires and private investigators loom large in the Houston rapper's spooky new show.
Music
September 3, 2019
Travis Scott’s Documentary Situates Astroworld, and Houston, Front and Center
‘Look Mom I Can Fly’ traces the rapper’s ascent and his efforts to elevate Third Coast hip-hop.
Music
March 11, 2019
Emerging Rapper Quin NFN Plans to Put Austin Hip-Hop on the Map
In a city where rap has long been overshadowed, a young artist steps into the spotlight.
The Daily Post
October 28, 2015
The Only GOP Debate Preview Anybody Needs Is This Ted Cruz Rap Video
Definitely one of the finer hip hop odes to Texas’s junior senator.
Music
October 12, 2015
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.
The Daily Post
October 8, 2015
Bun B Just Dropped Astros Rap “Crush City,” Y’all
”Put your H's in the air if you with it, mane.”
The Daily Post
April 1, 2015
5 Takeaways From Bun B’s Reddit AMA
The patron saint of Houston hip-hop took to Reddit to answer questions from fans about his Rice course, religion, Houston restaurants, what’s hot in Texas hip-hop, and more. Here are some of the highlights.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Jerry Jones Will Rap For Pizza
A new Papa John's commercial reveals that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is every bit as good at rapping as he is at being an NFL general manager.
Music
January 21, 2013
T. Boone Wins At Twitter
What does energy magnate T. Boone Pickens tweet for fun when there's no Oklahoma State game? Would you believe, he throws down against rapper Drake?
Music
January 21, 2013
Meet the Aggie Prof Who Also Raps
Texas A&M Sociology professor Reuben May writes and performs rap music as the character "Reginald S. Stuckey."
Feature
January 20, 2013
The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw
He was one of the most influential cultural figures in Texas—a generous godfather to a generation of rappers, an entrepreneur of Houston's mean streets, the master of a scene fueled by codeine cough syrup and hip-hop beats. When he overdosed in November at the age of 29, it was easy
Music
January 20, 2013
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.
Music
January 20, 2013
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.”
Music
June 4, 2012
Hear Fat Tony’s New Mixtape
The rapper, who Bun B calls "Houston's best-kept secret," threw out his notebook and recorded Double Dragon entirely freeform.
Music
May 4, 2012
Rapper’s “Gay Is Okay” Song Goes Viral
A YouTube video posted by Adair Lion, an El Paso-born rapper, has been viewed more than 100,000 times and was dubbed “The World’s First Pro-Gay Rap Song.”
Music
February 29, 2012
Vidor’s Hip-Hop Anthem
Two local rappers are trying to change the the image of "the 409" with their song "Vidor Anthem," which has become a modest hit online.
Music
June 30, 2010
Paul Wall
The 29-year-old rapper has had phenomenal success with his own recordings and in collaboration with Chamillionaire, Mike Jones, and others. He has recently become president of the Texas chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences—the people who give out the Grammys—and is releasing his fifth album, Heart
Artist Interview
March 1, 2008
Bun B
As part of the rap outfit UGK—his partner was the late Pimp C—the Port Arthur rhyme veteran has earned many a peer admirer in the notoriously prideful hip-hop world. He is working on his second solo album, II Trill, and appears this month at Austin’s South by Southwest Music Conference
Music
March 1, 2008
Interview with Bun B
As part of rap outfit UGK—his partner was the late Pimp C—the Port Arthur rhyme veteran has earned many a peer admirer in the notoriously prideful hip-hop world. He is working on his second solo album, II Trill, and appears this month at Austin’s South by Southwest Music Conference and
Music
April 30, 2000
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.
Music
February 1, 1991
Yo, Y’all
Carrollton’s Vanilla Ice is the country’s coolest rapper, and several other Texas acts are hot on his heels.