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<blockquote data-quote="UPROXX" data-source="post: 9344" data-attributes="member: 81">In 2005, the world was introduced to a new sound in hip-hop music, one that was strange but somehow undeniable. That sound has come to be known as “chopped-and-screwed,” as it was <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/dj-screw-documentary-trailer-chopped-and-screwed-the-final-mixtape/" target="_blank">pioneered by Houston DJ Screw</a> and came to eventually define the regional Texas sound before taking over the mainstream. The song that brought this once underground style to widespread awareness — or at least helped a whole bunch, along with Mike Jones’ “<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/react-like-you-know-mike-jones/" target="_blank">Still Tippin</a>” — was “Sittin’ Sidewayz,” the debut single from diamond-grilled rapper Paul Wall.In today’s new edition of <a href="https://uproxx.com/tag/react-like-you-know/" target="_blank">React Like You Know</a>, our panel — consisting of millennial and Gen-Z artists like Almighty Jay, ASAP Tyy, <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/yung-baby-tate-cover-interview/" target="_blank">Baby Tate</a>, <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/lakeyah-interview-in-due-time/" target="_blank">Lakeyah</a>, <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/ohgeesy-big-bad-wolf-behind-the-video/" target="_blank">OhGeesy</a>, and Houston’s own <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/kentheman-no-name-uproxx-sessions/" target="_blank">KenTheMan</a> — weighs in on the Houston musical movement, as well as other regional staples like slabs (big, candy-painted, classic cars with rims and hydraulics), <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/og-ron-c-21-savage-metro-boomin-chopped-not-slopped/" target="_blank">OG Ron C</a>, and grills. Baby Tate even admits to not knowing that Paul Wall is white when the song first came out, but Strick explains it perfectly: “You might see a white boy with a grill and wonder what’s going on, but sh*t — he with us!”Watch the new episode of React Like You Know above.Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/paul-wall-sittin-sidewayz-react-like-you-know/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="UPROXX, post: 9344, member: 81"] In 2005, the world was introduced to a new sound in hip-hop music, one that was strange but somehow undeniable. That sound has come to be known as “chopped-and-screwed,” as it was [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/dj-screw-documentary-trailer-chopped-and-screwed-the-final-mixtape/']pioneered by Houston DJ Screw[/URL] and came to eventually define the regional Texas sound before taking over the mainstream. The song that brought this once underground style to widespread awareness — or at least helped a whole bunch, along with Mike Jones’ “[URL='https://uproxx.com/music/react-like-you-know-mike-jones/']Still Tippin[/URL]” — was “Sittin’ Sidewayz,” the debut single from diamond-grilled rapper Paul Wall. In today’s new edition of [I][URL='https://uproxx.com/tag/react-like-you-know/']React Like You Know[/URL][/I], our panel — consisting of millennial and Gen-Z artists like Almighty Jay, ASAP Tyy, [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/yung-baby-tate-cover-interview/']Baby Tate[/URL], [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/lakeyah-interview-in-due-time/']Lakeyah[/URL], [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/ohgeesy-big-bad-wolf-behind-the-video/']OhGeesy[/URL], and Houston’s own [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/kentheman-no-name-uproxx-sessions/']KenTheMan[/URL] — weighs in on the Houston musical movement, as well as other regional staples like slabs (big, candy-painted, classic cars with rims and hydraulics), [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/og-ron-c-21-savage-metro-boomin-chopped-not-slopped/']OG Ron C[/URL], and grills. Baby Tate even admits to not knowing that Paul Wall is white when the song first came out, but Strick explains it perfectly: “You might see a white boy with a grill and wonder what’s going on, but sh*t — he with us!” Watch the new episode of [I]React Like You Know[/I] above. [I]Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.[/I] [url="https://uproxx.com/music/paul-wall-sittin-sidewayz-react-like-you-know/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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