num_pages: 176
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 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&amp;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.
language: English
title: Hip Hop in Houston:: The Origin and the Legacy
publisher: The History Press