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Michael "5000" Watts

Michael "5000" Watts is credited on 167 releases across 97 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1991–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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167

Pressings credited

97

Albums

4

Decades active

67

In collections

Biography

Michael "5000" Watts (1973/1974 – January 30, 2026) was an American DJ and entrepreneur who co-founded the record label Swishahouse. He is credited as one of the primary figures responsible for promoting Houston hip-hop—particularly its characteristic chopped and screwed style—to a national audience in the early 2000s.

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Credited work

167 releases · 97 albums · active 1991–2025

  • Performance · 66
  • Engineering · 60
  • Other credits · 49
  • Production · 40
  • Mastering · 2

Studios: The Swishahouse · Platinum Plus Studios (2) · Patchwerk Recording Studios · Stankonia Recording

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