Hip Hop in Houston:: The Origin and the Legacy

by Maco L Faniel, Steve Fournier (Foreword), Julie Grob (Afterword)

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&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.

Genres: Music, History

176 pages, Paperback

First published July 30, 2013

Reviews

[Felix]

une histoire complète et recherchée de la trajectoire du hip-hop à houston entre 1979 et 1991. très intéressant surtout pour l'histoire du hip-hop dans la ville avant les premiers enregistrements discographiques, et la contextualisation de cette apparition avec l'histoire de la musique afroaméricaine locale. malheureusement l'ouvrage s'arrête là et dj screw n'est évoqué que dans la postface, ugk ne sont que brièvement mentionnés, etc. un volume 2 couvrant la suite de l'évolution du hip-hop à space city serait bienvenu.

[Imran Rizvi]

Great historical analysis of the origins and national influence of Hip Hop in Houston

[Joe Cavazos]

Dull as dishwater. Something between a long Wikipedia article and a high school term paper.