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Houston Hip-Hop Stars Talk Past, Future

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Houston hip-hop icons Bun B, Slim Thug, Trae and others mingled with newer faces and college students at a Tuesday night symposium on the Rice University campus, hosted by the Houston Enriches Rice Education (HERE) Project.Rotating panels discussed the history, success and future of local hip-hop over the past 25 years. There were several acknowledgments of the late DJ Screw and UGK’s Pimp C, along with nonstop kudos for Houston’s Rap-A-Lot Records and its founder, J. Prince.

Prince received the first HERE Project Legacy Award and briefly took the floor. He seemed humbled by the honor.

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