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The rappers from Hamilton Park and the DJs from Oak Cliff, both neighborhoods in Dallas, became part of the Dallas, Texas underground rap scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s. [2] Known for their funk-structured compositions and loud bass lines, the group debuted with the single "Oak Cliff" in 1987, and followed up with several albums on ...
Underground hip-hop (also commonly known as indie hip-hop or underground rap) is an umbrella term for hip-hop music that is outside the general commercial canon. [1] It is typically associated with independent artists, signed to independent labels or no label at all.
The duo is a collaboration between Z-Ro and Trae, both of whom are well established solo recording artists within Texas' underground hip hop scene. [1] Their first collaboration was on Z-Ro's debut album Look What You Did to Me (1998), with them regularly appearing on each other's albums thereafter. [2]
Music portal; Texas portal; Rappers from Texas Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. A. Rappers from Austin, Texas (9 P) D.
UGK (short for Underground Kingz) was an American rap duo from Port Arthur, Texas, formed in 1987, by Mitchell “Big Mitch” Queen who would eventually leave the group to pursue a football career [1] and Chad "Pimp C" Butler with Bernard “Bun B” Freeman replacing Big Mitch who would still make guest appearances on UGK songs.
“It became a lot bigger than local artists. People would come from all over because they knew 7th Heaven would have all the independent releases.”
Z-Ro was born Joseph Wayne McVey IV in Houston's South Park neighborhood on January 19, 1977. [5] When he was six, his mother died, and he was shuttled from household to household in search of stability, eventually settling in the Ridgemont area, a middle-class neighborhood in Southwest Houston near the suburb of Missouri City. [5]
For the past 50 years 7 th Heaven, at 7621 Troost Ave. has been an institution for musicians in Kansas City’s underground hip-hop scene. With the store now shutting down, some of those artists ...