Michael "5000" Watts
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.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Tha Carter II
2005
Most Known Unknown
2005
Greatest Hits
2004
Who Is Mike Jones?
2005
Trill
2005
The Peoples Champ
2005
Crunk Juice
2004
Juve The Great
2003
Already Platinum
2005
Da Unbreakables
2003
When Devils Strike
2006
Savage Life
2005
U.S.A. United State Of Atlanta
2005
Mississippi: The Album
2003
The Dude
1998
Chopped, Screwed, Live & Unglued
2006
Beef Or Chicken
2005
Just Tryin' Ta Live
2002
Credited work
244 releases · 96 albums · active 1991–2025
- Engineering · 137
- Production · 107
- Other credits · 72
- Performance · 33
- Mastering · 2
Studios: Dean's List House Of Hits · The Swishahouse · The Den Recording Studios · Sound On Sound, New York
Frequent collaborators
- Paul Wall
- Mike Jones (2)
- Slim Thug
- Swishahouse
- Michael Watts
- David Banner
- Various
- Three 6 Mafia