Michael "5000" Watts, the co-founder of Swishahouse and widely regarded as one of the greatest Southern hip-hop DJs of all time, has died.

Houston hip-hop icon Michael "5000" Watts, the founder of Swishahouse Records and a pioneer of the "chopped and screwed" sound, has passed away following a recent hospitalization.

Michael "5000" Watts, a founder and CEO of the Houston rap collective Swishahouse, died Jan. 30, his family confirmed.

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