In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.

Back in 2019, the Houston rap legend Bun B and esteemed NYC producer Statik Selektah teamed up on an album called TrillStatik. Today they’ve dropped the sequel. TrillStatik 2 is a gust-heavy affair with features from (deep breath) Boldy James, Paul Wall, Big K.R.I.T., Styles P, Papoose, Smoke DZA, Dave East, Cal Wayne, Termanology, Jin...

Houston rap’s moment in the national spotlight started sometime around January 2005 and ended sometime around December 2005, but all those guys are still around, still cranking out underground music for their local faithful, sometimes making another aborted shot at a pop comeback. So it’s nice to see a whole bunch of them &am...

Rapper Paul Wall has released first-ever rap battle mobile game that scores and evaluates original rap performances

AP - Paul Wall, "Heart of a Champion" (SwishaHouse/Asylum)