# @rap on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CwBFK8hvJNa
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/8263778-rap-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/a11c7d9c0c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-08-16T19:16:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** RapTV (@Rap) — https://gondola.cc/Rap

## Caption

There were plenty of years when #Houston wasn’t on anybody’s rap radar but now it’s taking main stage with rising stars like #SauceWalka, #MexicanOT and #BigXThaPlug.

Networks of artists and labels developed in Houston’s underground throughout the ’90s, but that home-focused trajectory evolved in 2005 when a slew of young voices (Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, Mike Jones) went mainstream and brought attention to the city as a whole. 

Houston is both isolated and a cultural center, welcoming transplants (DJScrew, UGK, Devin the Dude) and still celebrating its legends (Scarface, Z-Ro, Lil’ Keke) as new generations of stars enter the room (#TravisScott, #Lizzo, #MeganTheeStallion).

Still fresh local voices continue to emerge, like #Monaleo, constantly reinventing what it means to be a Houston artist in a city known for taking it slow. How do y’all feel about the sound coming from Houston now⁉️

• #SauceWalka - Dat Boy Den
• #MexicanOT - Johnny Dang
• #BigX - Texas

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## Tags

lizzo, houston, megantheestallion, bigxthaplug, saucewalka, monaleo, mexicanot, travisscott

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