Mike Jones was Punk’d, Paul Wall flashed his gaudy grill with everyone from Nelly to Kanye West, and Slim Thug got his groove on with pop star Gwen Stefani.

This was the year that Houston rap shook the underground label and emerged as a mainstream darling from New York to Los Angeles.

All those “Free Pimp C” T-shirts and baseball caps can be put away.

Rap star Pimp C — half of the acclaimed duo Underground Kingz, or UGK — was released on parole Friday after serving about half of an eight-year sentence.
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Slim Thug releases a special collector’s edition chopped & screwed version of his Star Trak/Geffen Records Debut, Already Platinum, today.

DJ Michael “5000″ Watts did the chopping and screwing of Already Platinum and it is great.

Diamonds (Remix) featuring Young Jeezy is a hot song on the album. The track was produced my Mannie Fresh.