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

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Michael Watts's cause of death: Houston hip-hop pioneer Michael '5000' Watts has passed away at 47. The Swishahouse founder ...

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.

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Houston rap pioneer and founder of Swishahouse, Michael "5000" Watts, has been hospitalized due to "tremendous health problems," his family said in a statement. The statement, released on Jan. 28, ...

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