Houston hip-hop icon Michael "5000" Watts, the founder of Swishahouse Records and a pioneer of the "chopped and screwed" sound, has passed away following a recent hospitalization. A central figure in ...

Michael "5000" Watts, a founder and CEO of the Houston rap collective Swishahouse, died Jan. 30, his family confirmed.

He records the sound of flowing water at a park in the ancient town. [Photo by Gao Yongwei/Wang Guansen/Jiang Wenyao/Xinhua] ...

Michael Watts, the founder of the influential Swishahouse record label and a pioneer of Houston’s "chopped and screwed" music scene, has been hospitalized, according to a statement released by his ...

How a box of tapes in the 'Billy Madison' director's garage turned into a Sundance hit starring the Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth ...

Award shows are bound to get stuff wrong, but a shocking number of masterpieces were ignored by the Grammys in the album of the year category.

It was an era where musical genres and defiance merged into the distinct sound of a decade, not simply a genre. In the 90’s, ...

At any given moment, DJ A-Trak is somewhere on the planet on “non-stop tour,” juggling beats, bookings and business, cutting back and forth between roles and responsibilities while keeping pace with ...

But Fela Kuti go be di first African wey go receive Lifetime Achievement Award, even though na posthumous. Dem present di ...

Today in Music History for Feb. 10: ...

Long crowned by his legion of fans as the king of Afrobeat, the late Fela Kuti is finally being recognised by the global music industry. The Nigerian star will posthumously receive a Lifetime ...

As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture.