Like, everything is centered around me, because I mean, what she was saying – a lot of people just really don't know, and I kinda attribute that to people I was dealing with, musically. Z-RO: 1 Deep Entertainment is what I do my music under, the way of life also.

ALI: So, 1 Deep, I have to ask cause I see that. And I'm just really happy that we have a podcast where we can do whatever we want.

There's, like, some ways in which I think that people think of you as a special – not like – underground is not the right word, but that not everybody knows about you or is a super-fan, that type of thing. FRANNIE: And there's definitely been some doubt over the years that I would get to talk to whoever I thought was most interesting, as opposed to whoever we thought might get the most views or listens or whatever. FRANNIE: I guess I thought that I would have to go to Texas, first of all. ALI: Why did you think that you would never be able to meet him or speak to him? It's been – I've been listening to you for a very, very long time, and I kind of never thought that I would be able to meet you and speak to you. We're grateful he spent some time with us when he was still in the game, we're so thankful for the music he gave us while he was, and we wish him the best of luck in all his future pursuits. But he also details his frustrations with the industry in our conversation, so his retirement is not a total surprise. He put another sign up at Willowridge High School that reads, 'Y'all already know Z-Ro be runnin' the streets all day, back in Willowridge I wasn't in the classroom 'Ro was in the hallway.'Īccording to comments on the Instagram posts, some of the signs were gone by the time people attempted to see them.We taped this interview before we had any idea Z-Ro would later announce his retirement from music – he's said the album he's releasing on June 30th, No Love Boulevard, will be his last. It's our loss, especially because you can tell here (back then) that he was excited to release new work, and felt like he was sitting on heat. What makes the art more intriguing is the fact that the artist places each lyric in the area of the city that it references.įor example, he put a lyric on a stop sign in the 5900 block of Southlea Street, in southeast Houston, that reads, 'Paul Wall baby what you know bout me, I'm on that 59 Southlea baby holler at me.'

'Jay Shells,' who, on his Instagram page, calls himself a multidisciplinary artist, is placing local rap lyric references on signs around the city. HOUSTON – An artist is helping remind Houston of its deep roots in music.

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