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

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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.