After his own moment of glory, it’s now his crew’s turn to step into the spotlight. With their debut album, “Serve & Collect”, Slim Thug’s Boss Hogg Outlawz take the police motto, turn it into a slogan for drug dealers, and deliver a quintessential slice of Houston rap. This album is utterly generic, without even the slightest hint of originality. And yet, the whole thing is impeccably executed.
Long before they came to blows, the so-called cousins Trae and Z-Ro worked together as a duo. This second Assholes By Nature album, in particular, is a real gem. The two Houston rappers unleash their tales of everyday crime at full throttle, with insolence, pride, and flash. Yet beneath the bravado, their warm voices and melodic, carefully crafted sounds also carry a hint of melancholy.