Tagged: Z-Ro
Stream: Beyoncé f. Bun B, Z-Ro, Scarface, Willie D, Slim Thug, Lil Keke, “I Been On (Remix)”
After an OG Ron C remix, here’s the Houston all-star version to apparent H-town aficionado Beyoncé’s “Bow Down/I Been Down,” which originally saw her rapping, I was in that Willie D video when I was … read more »
Staff Selects Playlist: Witchdoctor Gospel Flow
Every week, a different FADER editor compiles a playlist to highlight a new release and give you a guide to that artist’s web of influences and peers. These Staff Selects live in our Spotify app, … read more »
Video: Trae Tha Truth f. Z-Ro, Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Kirko Bangz, Bun B, “I’m From Texas”
If you didn’t know where Trae Tha Truth was from, now you know. And If you didn’t know what he and his Texan rap friends do with their free time, now you do: “I’m from … read more »
Big Chief f. Z-Ro, “Big Boi Shit” MP3
Spacey, wistful Z-Ro songs have a special way of making conspicuous consumption seem like transcendent spiritual experience. Big Chief‘s “Big Boi Shit” is no exception, with Z-Ro’s powerful baritone presiding over both the hook and … read more »
Z-Ro f. Chris Ward, “Keep It 100″
Z-Ro’s baritone sing-song sounds natural over any kind of g-funk throwback comfort-food beat. Because of the decreasing cost of video equipment, and the relative ease of making your own music video at home, it’s become … read more »
Video: Propain, “Smiling Faces”
Ultra-promising Houston rapper Propain has the entire package. His flow is a percussive force, and the friction created as it barrels through his thick drawl gives off an incredible energy. Propain’s lyrics—Now it’s my trunk … read more »
Z-Ro, “Never Had Love” MP3
Z-Ro will release Meth, the fourth album in his four-years-running hard drugs series (following Crack, Cocaine and Heroin) on September 20th. Two of its tracks, scrubbed of curses, were released over the weekend. On “Never … read more »
Z-Ro’s 5200 Mixtape
Just when you thought that Waka Flocka had fully cornered the market for borderline nonsensical mixtape alias puns, Z-Ro, the man formerly known as Rother Vandross and Relvis Presley, comes back to reclaim what is … read more »
Video: Z-Ro, “Freestyles From The Cold Chamber”
In elementary bustas tried to take my lunch from me/ now them same bustas they prepare my lunch for me. As Houston’s leading exporter of perpetual gangsta sadness, the increasingly mysterious Z-Ro works on no … read more »
Marcus Manchild f. Z-Ro and Lil Keke, “On Fire” MP3
We just ate some certified amazing dumplings to celebrate Chinese New Year; edamame, shitake and ginger on fire. When we walk out later to get some coffee our street game will be buzzing, and when … read more »
