Slim Thug, a self-admitted car fanatic, is looking to help out one lucky individual by handing over a free car accessory package. The contest will provide the grand prize of one set of customized Slim Thug Dub Dropstar 20” wheel rims with a suggested retail price of $3,200. In addition to that, the Boss Hog Houston rapper is giving away an Audiobahn car audio package including a stereo head unit, amplifier and two 10” subwoofers retailed at $1,000. ‘What’s the catch?,’ one might ask.
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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.