Hip Hop in Houston: The Origin and the Legacy
"A must-read, Hip-Hop in Houston is an important work." -   Huffington Post(Wyatt O'Brian Evans)"The real crazy history of Houston hip hop: City's rap scene finally gets the respect it deserves" - Culture Map Houston (Tyler Rudick)In his comprehensive new book Hip Hop in Houston: Origins, scholar Maco Faniel offers a fresh look at the city's rap scene by documenting its early roots, long before the Geto Boys' "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" put Space City on the hip hop map in 1991.  - Culture Map Houston (Tyler Rudick)"Faniel does discuss the well-known Swishahouse/DJ Screw legacy for which Houston is famous, but the thrust of the book - and what makes it really different from other hip-hop histories - is on the roots of Houston's hip-hop culture..." - Brazos Bookstore (Mary)"[A]s Maco Faniel points out in this informative history of hip-hop's genesis in the city, 'Houston is still not regarded as a significant music city.' The rest of his book is a detailed counterargument to that oversight... The people who interest him are those who paved the way for professionalization, the mostly unsung artists who told stories unique to their time and place. In the face of imposing obstacles, they created something new, Houston's own brand of hip-hop. It's also a new story, and one worth telling."  - Texas Music Magazine (Madison)