1995Community Contribution
The Gray Tapes
DEMO CONTENT. Collectors catalog unlabeled slowed tapes traded on the south side.
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Artist Archive
undergroundDemo contentThird Ward Slab
MC · Third Ward, Houston, TX · 1993–2009
Genres: Hip-Hop · Chopped & Screwed
Fictional demo MC whose slowed tapes were traded on the south side.
Golden Age
Explore this artist through time
Releases in 1995
Gray Tape #12 (Cassette)
Scene events
Swap Meet Tape Trade (Demo)
Stories
The Gray Tapes
Biography
Third Ward Slab is a demo archive entry representing a underground chopped & screwed mc from Third Ward, Houston. Active from 1993, the entry shows how M-A-A-P will document an artist's origins, recordings, collaborators and community through sourced material.
DEMO CONTENT — fictional artist used to demonstrate the archive.
Origin: Third Ward, Houston · Aliases: none recorded
Songs
01Candy Paint Hymn
02Slow Motion Sunday
03Gulf Coast Glide
Discography
Videos
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Candy Paint Hymn (video)
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Interviews
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Conversation with Third Ward Slab
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Photographs
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Stories
Associated
Influenced by
Orange Mound Phantom
Labels
Locations
South Park Swap Meet (Demo)
Swap meet · South Park
Historical Context
Slowed tapes, slab culture and a fiercely independent distribution network. (Golden Age → Digital & Mixtape Era)
Sources & References
- Community Contribution Demo community submission (placeholder record #555)
- Archival Source Placeholder: cassette J-card scan
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