Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Watts and his wife Tammie Watts are photographed at the memorial service for BeatKing, the Houston rapper known as the ...

Michael "5000" Watts, the Houston DJ and entrepreneur behind the famed Swishahouse label, died last Friday, and if you've paid any attention to our city's rap scene, you've probably heard his work, ...

Houston Hip Hop lost one of its most important pillars with the passing of Michael “5000” Watts, the founder of Swishahouse and one of the most influential figures the city has ever produced. Watts ...

Michael “5000” Watts founded his Swishahouse record label in 1997, and there was a time in the early 2000s when the Houston-based rap label’s music was taking over the country. It was hard to go ...

Houston is still mourning the loss of one of its most important cultural architects, and now one of the city’s most recognizable voices has stepped forward to reflect on that loss. Paul Wall has ...

Michael "5000" Watts has died. The Houston DJ, producer, and founder of Swishahouse Records was hospitalized earlier this week and his family had released a statement about his "tremendous health ...

HOUSTON - Michael "5000" Watts, the visionary DJ and producer who founded the influential Swishahouse record label and helped propel Houston’s "chopped and screwed" sound to international prominence, ...

Michael Watts and his wife Tammie Watts are photographed at the memorial service for BeatKing, the Houston rapper known as the Club God who died this month, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 in Houston.

HOUSTON — Michael "5000" Watts, a legendary Houston, Texas music figure credited with helping define Southern hip-hop's sound and spirit, died Friday. He was 52. Watts died Friday at Memorial Hermann ...