Michael 5000 Watts is a DJ from Houston, Texas (more specifically, the Homestead area on the northeast side of Houston) who specializes in the Screwed & Chopped technique of southern rap. Michael Watts is also the founder and owner of Swishahouse Records .
He founded his Swishahouse Label in 1997. The label was mainly known for releasing mixtapes which featured freestyles from such artists as Slim Thug, Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, Lil Mario, Golden Child, Big Pic, Archie Lee, and others. Around 2000, artists like Archie Lee and Big Tiger began to release rap albums under the Swishahouse Label. Meanwhile, Michael Watts was involved in a dispute with Swishahouse artists Big Pic and AD which stemmed from monetary disputes and the failure to release Big Pic's album "I Broke It!".
In 2003, Michael Watts was assaulted at the Kappa Texas Beach Party by a group of men led by defunct Swishahouse artist Big Pic.
In late 2005, Watts got in a monetary dispute with Mike Jones that resulted in Jones leaving Swishahouse, firing his manager T. Farris and signing with Rap-A-Lot Records. Watts and the label are also in talks with anime giant & native Houston company ADV Films for an Anime Screwed & Chopped Megamix series.
