Houston hip-hop lost a legend on Friday with the death of DJ Michael “5000” Watts. Watts, 52, was the pioneering producer and ...

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Watts, 52, started his hip-hop career at age 14, founding the Swishahuose record label in 1997 — which started the careers of Houston Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Mike Jones, and Chamillionaire, among others ...

Watts died after developing torsades de pointes, a dangerous fast heart rhythm that can lead to sudden cardiac death.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" (YouTube) MTV channels dedicated to 24/7 music videos began going permanently dark on ...

MTV channels dedicated to 24/7 music videos began going permanently dark on Wednesday with a nod to the video that started it all: airing the Buggles’ iconic “Video Killed the Radio Star.” Earlier ...

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The quest to reclaim the aura of analogue from digital domination continues, this time in the shape of a new music player devised by the musician Tom Vek. Sleevenote is a ‘mindful music player’, a ...