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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Missouri City has distinguished itself on the Texas |
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music scene as an influential center for hip-hop, with two |
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respected artists from the community having risen to international |
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fame; and |
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WHEREAS, Known to countless fans as Z-Ro, Joseph Wayne McVey |
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IV began his career in Missouri City in the late 1990s; he combined |
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his gifts for freestyle rapping and singing with a remarkable work |
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ethic, and following his 1998 debut, Look What You Did to Me, he put |
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out an album nearly every year for two decades; building on the |
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success of his collection The Life of Joseph W. McVey, The "Mo City |
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Don" released Let the Truth Be Told, featuring such guest stars as |
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Juvenile, Ashanti, and Paul Wall; in 2016, he hit the R&B Top Ten |
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with Drankin' & Drivin', and through the years, his vocals have |
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enhanced numerous tracks by the likes of Scarface, Gucci Mane, and |
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Bun B.; and |
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WHEREAS, Missouri City's Travis Scott, born Jacques Bermon |
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Webster II, signed a publishing deal with Kanye West's GOOD Music in |
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2012 and gained national attention that year as a coproducer and |
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featured performer on West's Cruel Summer compilation; Mr. Scott's |
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own studio debut, Rodeo, yielded the platinum single "Antidote," |
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launching a long streak of hits; his sophomore collection, Birds in |
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the Trap Sing McKnight, soared to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, |
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and he went on to join with Quavo under the group name Huncho Jack to |
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release a smash album in 2017; his other collaborations have |
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included work with such luminaries as Rihanna, Drake, Miguel, Ed |
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Sheeran, Young Thug, and M.I.A.; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2018, Mr. Scott's single "Sicko Mode" reached |
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No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and his 2019 compilation album |
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JackBoys, which also featured other artists on his Cactus Jack |
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record label, topped the Billboard 200; he later became the first |
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Hot 100 artist to have three singles debut at No. 1 in less than a |
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year; the winner of a Billboard Music Award and a Latin Grammy |
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Award, he has also been nominated for eight Grammy Awards; and |
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WHEREAS, The outstanding achievements of Z-Ro and Travis |
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Scott have made Missouri City a very bright spot on the map of |
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hip-hop's most vibrant communities, bringing increased recognition |
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of the Lone Star State's contributions to this popular genre; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby designate Missouri City as the official Hip-Hop Capital of |
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Texas; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section |
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391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect |
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until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally |
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passed by the legislature. |