MTV Presents Straight Up Hip-Hop Week all this week, May 2 – May 6, 2005

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A Bar Song (Tipsy)
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I Had Some Help
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Not Like Us
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Million Dollar Baby
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I Like The Way You Kiss Me
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Houdini
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Espresso
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Belong Together
Mark Ambor
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Stargazing
Myles Smith
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Stumblin' In
Cyril
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Birds Of A Feather
Billie Eilish
224 entries in 21 charts

How You Remind Me
Nickelback
465 entries in 26 charts

Vertigo
U2
509 entries in 37 charts

Too Sweet
Hozier
366 entries in 22 charts

NEW YORK (MTV announcement) - On Direct Effect, MTV News puts the spotlight on Houston – the next rap capital of the South. Featured on tonight's episode (Monday 2 May) is the one and only Mike Jones – who? – Mike Jones gives us insight into his story and showing us why Houston is on fire right now.

Also this week, Sway and the MTV News team explain the Screwed & Chopped phenomenon, goes 'tippin'' with Paul Wall on the streets of H-Town, tells the story of underground kingz UGK and gives you a heads up on some of the next artists that'll be coming out of Houston. Direct Effect airs all this week from 7pm – 8pm EST/PST.
Then, make sure you tune into the show, 'My Block: Houston,' for all these stories and more from H-Town. It debuts SATURDAY 7 MAY on MTV2 at 2:30pm.