The Donnie Houston Podcast

Toni Hickman is most known as one half of the rap group NOLA, who was signed to Suave House. In this interview with Donnie Houston, she talks about her life in New Orleans performing with Soulja Slim and Juvenile as a kid before forming NOLA and signing to Suave House. She also talks about health issues she's overcame and new music she's working on.

Quanell X sits down with Donnie Houston for his most candid interview ever. The two talk about Quanell's life as a child in Los Angeles before moving to Houston as well as his life in the streets before becoming a muslim. Quanell also shares details about his youngest brother, Toast's murder and a lot more.

Lil O sits down with Donnie Houston to talk about his new album Greatest Of All Players and why he is the GOAP. He also reflects on his transition from the streets to legendary rap career that has lasted over 20 years. Whoa!

Stick 1 was one of DJ Screw's closest friends and was a very influential figure in the 90's street culture in Houston, Tx. In this interview, he talks about how he met DJ Screw, getting into the streets, his role in Lil Keke's life, changing his life and a lot more.

Lil Chucc was DJ Screw's cousin. In this candid interview with Donnie Houston, he talks about how he learned they were related and how close they became. Chucc also talks about being accused of killing Big Steve and Big Rue, what led to DJ Screw's death, his last moments and more.

4 Deep was one of the early Houston rap groups in the 90's spearheaded by Big Boss of O.G. Style and featured Koo Rod and Klas One. Most known for the their underground hit "Roll 4 Deep" Koo Rod and Klas One talk to Donie Houston about the origins of the group, stories with Mr. 3-2, Pimp C and more.

E-Rock sits down with Donnie Houston to discuss his life and career as a member of the 5th Ward Boyz. He talks about his early life as an aspiring football player before pursuing a career in rap. This interview is filled with classic stories of the early Rap-A-Lot days with the Geto Boys and more.

Ken The Man sits down with Donnie Houston to talk about her life and career. She grew up in Acres Homes but didn't grow up on rap and talks about how he stumbled up on the genre with friends, which led to freestyling and eventually writing raps. Ken also talks about how she's adjusting to fame, representing for the women and a lot more.

Ying Yang Twins were recently in Houston to perform at Bar 5015 and chopped it up with Donnie Houston about their career, influence, getting called from Jay Z and a lot more. Ying Yang in this thang!

Point Blank sits down with Donnie Houston for an in depth conversation about his life and career. The Blanksta talks about his life growing up in Chicago before moving to Houston and becoming a member of South Park Coalition. He also talks about his relationship with DJ Screw, his influence on Memphis legends 3-6 Mafia and Playa plus a lot more.

Donnie Houston host a LIVE podcast at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston with legendary graphic designers Mike Frost and Jorgey Casanova as part of their Dirty South exhibit. Mike Frost is responsible for most of the major Houston album and mixtape covers from the late 90's and 2000's. Jorgey has been one of Houston's top designers/artists since the 2010's and also is the co-owner of the DIOS brand.

Nick Storm celebrates the 20th anniversary of Hpnotiq with a conversation with Donnie Houston at Chapman & Kirby in Houston, Tx. Nick started off in the music industry but walked away after getting involved with Hpnotiq, a new brand at the time. After his success with Hpnotiq, Nick received a call from Didddy to do the same with a new brand his working with called Ciroc. This conversation is f...

Freeway Ricky Ross tells Donnie Houston how he got into the game and how much he was making before being set up to go to prison.

Big Dez joins Will Lean and Head in part 2 of this Botany Boyz interview with Donnie Houston. He talks about growing up in Cloverland as kids, hustling and living like adults. Big Dez also gives a lot of Southside history in this episode. Botany is the block that stayed crunk at all times.

In part one of this two part interview, Head and Will Lean of the Botany Boyz tell Donnie Houston the story of the Botany Boyz. They talk about how they all met in Cloverland, grew up hustling and riding slabs as kids, meet DJ Screw and a lot more. Stay tuned for part two with Big Dez.

Will Lean and OG Ron C sit down with Donnie Houston to discuss and clear up a lot of DJ Screw/Swisha House history and rumors as well as the origins of the north/south beef. Will Lean also gives some history on his group Botany Boyz.

DJ T. Gray has been a part of Houston's music scene since the early 90's working as a DJ on 97.9 the box as well as producing legends like Pimp C and Big Moe. In his second interview with Donnie Houston, he talks about leaving the station, leaving the Houston Rockets, starting his own company, his new beat tape and a lot more.

Godfather tells Donnie Houston about his life and rap career. Originally from Pittsburgh, Godfather moved to Houston in the early 90's and connected with Pen & Pixel, eventually meeting C-Note of the Botany Boyz and establishing relationships with other Screwed Up Click members, including DJ Screw. Godfather signed to Chevis Entertainment and was labelmates with Big Pokey, he also talks about...

Doeman has been grinding around Houston for the last 10 years and stops by Donnie Houston to talk about his life, career and new project "Brown Soul." Doeman also talks about being from southeast Houston, representing for HIspanics in Hip Hop, his relationship with Rob Markman and a more.

Magno talks to Donnie Houston about his life and rap career. After being discovered by T. Farris, he was introduced to Dirty 3 Records and eventually signed with Swisha House. He talks about his relationship with Mike Jones, his solo career, working with DJ Clue and a lot more.

Reese Gates is a comedian from Nacogdoches, Texas, most known for his comedy skits on Instagram. He tells Donnie Houston how he gained popularity through his infamous CripFit skit, how he keeps fresh content coming, Texas Top 5 of all time and more.

Sexxx Fiends are an early 90's rap group from Houston, often compared to 2 Live Crew. In this interview with Donnie Houston, DJ X-Rated and Tiny T talk about coming up in Dead End and on the South Side with future legends like Fat Pat and Hawk.

The legend K-Rino returns to talk to Donnie Houston about longevity and his latest project "A Blessing and a Burden". In this interview, K-Rino also discusses cancel culture, his history with radio in Houston, names his top 5 Houston MC's of all time and a lot more.

Jack Freeman is an R&B artist from Houston, Texas. In this interview with Donnie Houston, he talks about his life and career, starting with growing up on the North side of Houston. Jack started out playing football before falling into a music career. As an R&B artists, Jack has collaborated with legends like Lil Keke, Slim Thug and Scarface. He also talks about how got the attention of Mel...

Datwon Thomas and Adell Henderson are two legends when it comes to journalism. In this interview with Donnie Houston, Datwon and Adell run down their journey into journalism, which eventually led to them both being at VIBE before creating the classic KING Magazine, which was a staple in Hip Hop culture for it's entire run as a publication. They also talk classic moments from the KING days with Tyr...