Now after years of grinding independently, Cham's major label debut, The Sound Of Revenge (Universal Records), is finally here. (Feel free to insert your own Houston lingo) But for those thinking they have heard everything Houston has to offer comes the mixtape messiah Chamillionaire, who is ready to tear down such misconceptions.Īs a veteran of the dirty south mixtape game, Chamillionaire has possessed a fanatical cult backing since his days running with Paul Wall and The Color Changin' Click. Excluding the legendary Geto Boys (of course), Houston's artists have quickly become pigeonholed because of their one-dimensional rhymes of - you guessed it - candy paint, diamond grills, fo fo's and boppers. But for all of its crossover success, the city has also been hit with its fair share of criticism. From the mainstream success of Paul Wall, Slim Thug and Mike Jones, to the overlooked releases of the Geto Boys and Z-Ro, H-Town is officially the newfound hotbed of Hip-Hop. The city of Houston has owned Hip-Hop the past year.
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