Michael "5000" Watts, a pioneering Houston, Texas music figure credited with helping define Southern hip-hop, died Friday.

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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 ...

Watts died after developing Torsades de Pointes, a life-threatening abnormal heart rhythm condition, his family said in a ...

Watts died after developing Torsades de Pointes, a life-threatening abnormal heart rhythm condition, his family said in a statement.

Houston hip-hop icon DJ Michael “5000” Watts, founder of Swishahouse Records, has been hospitalized due to serious health ...

Michael "5000" Watts, a Houston hip-hop icon and the founder of Swishahouse record label, has died, his family announced in a statement on Friday.

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The co-founder of Swishahouse helped kickstart the careers of rappers such as Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, Slim Thug, Mike Jones and ...

Watts played a significant role in the popularization of "Chopped and Screwed" which has become a signature sound of the south.

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Houston lost one of its most influential cultural architects on Friday with the passing of Michael “5000” Watts, the legendary DJ and entrepreneur who helped turn a local sound into […] ...