There are lots of “what ifs” in Houston hip-hop, too many if you ask Rocks Off. What if Pimp C lived? What if South Park Mexican and Bing didn’t get incarcerated? You could play “fill in the blank” all day after “what if?”
And we’ve wondered if the up-and-coming generation of hip-hop artists will learn from other men’s mistakes. Will they see what happened to the generation before them and make different decisions? We’re not talking about just major mistakes like going to jail for murder or overdosing on drugs and dying, but allowing elements of street life to overwhelm and dilute the talent so many of these cats have when they step behind the mike.
We don’t like reading too much into lyrics, because after all, they’re just lyrics, but on a track called “Game I’m In” on Northwest Houston rapper Trails’ new album Young Brown N Wreckin, the hook gives us some hope that maybe the new generation of hip-hop artists in Houston are seein …
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