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Tag Archives: Bun B

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by Michael Barajas and Sophie Novack

Professor Trill

Rapper Bun B on Port Arthur, resilience and the meaning of trill.

Mon, Aug 6, 2018 |

The Bayou City loves Bernard “Bun B” Freeman so much that he’s been given the title “Houston’s unofficial mayor.” But the Grammy-nominated renaissan...Read More

Mike Jones, Northside—2008.

Hip-Hop in H-Town

Wed, Jan 8, 2014 |

In "Houston Rap," Peter Beste and Lance Scott Walker document Houston's rap scene and the neighborhoods that cultivate it. ...Read More

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