Houston’s history is dotted with albums that, fairly or un, have been swept aside. We’ll examine them here. Have an album that you think nobody knows about but should? Email [email protected].

Hip-Hop is ours. Often, it is easy to forget that it was born from our community expression. There was a time when our MCs’ lyrics concentrated on uplifting and inspiring, rather than ridiculing.

“Bad boy, no Will Smith. I wear these big ass jeans ’cause I’m trying to steal shit. Bitch.” –Propain, “The Bad Guy” Propain is a calculus. Propain is an oak tree. Propain is an ornery, pinch-mouthed ...