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Ridin' Dirty in the South: A Guide to (Hip Hop) Car Culture in Houston

Ridin' in the Dirty South A GUIDE TO (HIP HOP) CAR CULTURE İN HOUSTON SLAB (SLOW, Low AND BANGIN' ATERM MAINLY USED IN THE SOUTH TO REFER TO A CAR THATS FULLY CUSTOMIZED (IE. SOUND SYSTEM, PAINT JOB, RIMS, ENGINE, ETC.) "SLABS ARE... THE CARS OF HIP-HOP" FRANCISCA ORTEGA, THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE The History of the Slab HOUSTON 1990s 1970s 70s STYLE PIMP RIDES INSPIRE SLABS THE LATE, GREAT DJ SCREW ORIGINATES CHOPPED AND SCREWED MUSIC WHICH QUICKLY BECOMES ASSOCIATED WITH HOUSTON CAR CULTURE PARADE + PAMILY PESTIVAL 1984 84s COME OUT 2013 1983 CRAGAR WHEELS STARTS MAKING AND SELLING 83S CRAGAR DISCONTINUES 83S AND 84S BUT THE STYLE IS ALREADY HOT IN HOUSTON H-TOWN HOLDS ITS FIRST SLAB PARADE IN MACGREGOR PARK HOUSTON RAPPERS EMBRACE THE CULTURE (1990s TO PRESENT) 2006 1985 83s AND 84s CAN'T BE BOUGHT NEW 2000 CAR THEFTS IN HOUSTON WERE 151% HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE TEXAN WIRE WHEELS STARTS MAKING NEW SCHOOL 83s AND 84s PRICE SHOOTS UP TO $10,000 PER SET 80% OF SALES COME FROM HOUSTON NATIONAL AVERAGE 10% FROM LOUISIANA 10% FROM OTHER PLACES LIKE CHICAGO AND NEW YORK HOUSTON Eelebrity Slabg Paul Wall Slim Thug Ehamillionaire 1976 CADILLAC ELDORADO CONVERTIBLE 1972 CADILLAC ELDORADO 1967 PLYMOUTH FURY "IT'S THAT CANDY PAINT, 845, BELTS AND BUCKLES, CHROME AND GRILLE..." - BUN B, "THAT CANDY PAINTI The Hoods, the Music and the Slabs Northside H-Cown NEIGHBORHOODS: ACRE HOMES, GREENSPOINT, HOMESTEAD, STUDEWOOD WHERE MICHAEL "5000" WATTS AND SWISHAHOUSE ORIGINATED BIRTHPLACE OF NOTABLE HOUSTON RAPPERS KNOWN FOR SLIM THUG ÀND PAUL WALL DAYTON RIMS 10 10 Southside H-Cown NEIGHBORHOODS: HIRAM CLARKE, SOUTH PARK, SUNNYSIDE, THIRD WARD WHERE THE SLAB ORIGINATED WHERE DJ SCREW, S.U.C., AND SCREW MUSIC ORIGINATED 90s SCREW TAPES HEAVILY PROMOTED DRIVING SLABS AND SWANGAS BIRTHPLACE OF NOTABLE HOUSTON RAPPERS SCARFACE, CHAMILLIONAIRE AND FAT PAT 610 KNOWN FOR BLADE RIMS HOME TO LONG DRIVE WHERE SIPPIN' SIZZURP ORIGINATED A MAIN ROAD IN HOUSTON THAT'S NOTORIOUS FOR THE SLABS THAT RIDE IT "WHAT YA'LL KNOW ABOUT THEM TEXAS BOYS COMIN' DOWN IN CANDIED TOYS..." - PIMP G "BIG PIMPINI" The Factory Model vs. the Slab 1982-1985 ELDORADO CONVERTIBLE (THE FACTORY MODEL) Prite New: $18,720 - $22,105 PLUSH LEATHER SEATS CLIMATE CONTROL SOFT TOP LONG HOOD SHORT DECK V8 ENGINE 1982-1985 ELDORADO CONVERTIBLE (THE "ELDOG") Price: $5,000 to $50,000 to rustomize DISTURBING THA PEACE BANGIN' SOUND BUCK (LEATHER) SYSTEM POP TRUNK AND RECLINE ACTUATORS INTERIOR WOOD GRAIN STEERING WHEEL POP TRUNK ILLUMINATED SIGN CANDY PAINT JOB CUSTOM HOOD ORNAMENT 5TH WHEEL OPTIONAL 6TH WHEEL (ON THE TRUNK) UPDATED ENGINE BELTS AND BUCKLES (ON THE TRUNK) GRILLE 84s VOGUE TIRES "STILL TIPPIN' ON FO' YS WRAPPED IN FO' VOGUES!! - MIKE JONES, "STILL TIPPIN" [Smi SHABANA MOTORS.COM Sources: http://www.chron.com/business/article/Wheels-from-the-80s-set-the-SLAB-trend-rlling-1606082.php http://blog.chron.com/rantandrave/2013/10/houstons-first-slab-parade-rolls-through-town-on-sunday/#17047101=0 http://whipappealblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/the-swang-state-of-texas-land-of-candy-paint-and-home-of-the-slab/ http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=slab https://jasonshouse.com/blog/2013/05/explore-the-variety-of-houston-neighborhoods/ http://www.hagerty.com/price-guide/1983-Cadillac-Eldorado http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1982-1985-cadillac-eldorado-convertible-and-touring-coupe.htm http://www.houstonpress.com/2007-03-22/news/houston-hip-hop/full/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcRyAgfwOU8 http://www.academia.edu/1510439/Rap_Music_In_Houston_The_Stylistic_Landscape_draft http://www.rides-mag.com/celebs/2009/06/paul-wall/ http://www.houstonpress.com/2005-07-14/music/thug-life/ http://www.carthrottle.com/40-rapper-stars-and-their-performance-cars/ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Houston-Texas. http://www.houstonpress.com/2007-03-22/news/houston-hip-hop/full/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XMOBR9C61Q http://books.google.com/books?id=Y9fv5vdryBQC&pg=PA155&lpg=PA155&dq=beef+houston+northside+vs+southside&source=bl&ots=ZruZL91GTf&sig=5HRY L9c-108MJYFDBJklveYMq3E&hl=en&sa=X&ei=S76NU82VEK-IsATvkoDQBQ&ved=0CGYQGAEWCQ#v=snippet&q=north&f=false http://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/columnists/gray/article/Slabs-are-the-cars-of-Houston-hip-hop-4907972.php#/0 http://rapgenius.com/map/#

Ridin' Dirty in the South: A Guide to (Hip Hop) Car Culture in Houston

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Houston's car culture and the Southern hip hop sounds of chopped and screwed music go hand-in-hand. In fact, few experiences here can compare to the sound of DJ Screw blaring out of a SLAB. SLABs have...

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