Z-Ro News

With Z-Ro's long-awaited album Heroin delayed, Cocaine ended up as the appropriately named followup to 2008's Crack .

Yeah, it stirred the Yankees to the World Series championship, but was there a more boring album this year than Jay-Z 's The Blueprint 3 ? Perhaps it was a geographic thing.

Turning the Screw: Hollywood F.L.O.S.S., Trae, Z-Ro, Sans Bayonet, Pimp C, Lil' Wayne, Big Moe, 50, Lupe, DMX, Yung Chase, etc.

FILM: New Moon comes out this Friday, much to the delight of everyone but me. Check out next week's issue for an in-depth review by someone other than me.

Roughly 84,000 rap albums have been released in Houston since 1989. We're counting down the 25 best of all time every Thursday.

Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time.

Welcome back to The Five Spot. Every Friday, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and list five reasons why it's either brilliant or dumb-assed. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com . a Okay, let's get you all caught up.

Roughly 84,000 rap albums have been released in Houston since 1989. We're counting down the 25 best of all time every Thursday.

They're cool. They make fun of some guy for wearing a Fubu jersey. We automatically like them for it.

Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time.