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It was a story Randy Savvy had heard countless times before: Another Black man had been killed in Compton. Hearts and lives were shattered. A community grieved.
In early 2020, Savvy, born Randall Hook, learned that a friend’s boyfriend was fatally wounded by gunfire on his way to a store.
Savvy, 31, understood her grief. He’s lost loved ones to gang violence too.
He wrote “Colorblind,” his first single, in response.
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“That song came from a really inspired place of thinking about the life that we live in inner cities, how we lose lives and how it just seems to be a normal way of life in our culture,” said Savvy in a phone interview. “It’s a toxic, tragic cycle: People die. There’s a little celebration to honor their life. Then the next person dies and the same thing happens. The next person dies and the same thing.
Houston is the hip hop capital of the world
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Houston has long been overlooked in the music industry, leaving local artists to fend for themselves and metaphorically get it out the mud. This birthed the trend of Houston artists going the independent route no need for big labels and distribution deals. Their crusade for independence opened the door for rappers Slim Thug, Paul Wall and Mike Jones.
The music made in this era would place Houston on the map, solidifying the city as a hip-hop mecca and and undoubtedly the capital of Texas rap.
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