By Robert Hill Fifty-two-year-old Houston Hip-Hop legend and Swishahouse co-founder Michael Watts, known as "5000 Watts," ...

Michael “5000” Watts founded his Swishahouse record label in 1997, and there was a time in the early 2000s when the Houston-based rap label’s music was taking over the country. It was hard to go ...

A legendary music mogul of south Houston has passed away at the age of 52 after battling a heart condition in the hospital.

Watts' family confirmed the Houston rap pioneer's passing in a statement on Friday (Jan. 30).

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

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