Slabs and Swangas are Houston Hip-Hop Trophies

Many major cities across the states boast rich & distinct car scenes, which often focus on a certain aesthetic style, or the raw automotive power fueling an array of high octane tricks & stunts. Houston’s car scene dabbles in a bit of both, but down in H-town, the true focus isn’t under the hood, but in the subwoofers of the city’s “slabs.”
Said to be an acronym for “slow, loud, & bangin’” Slabs are the vehicular manifestation of Houston’s hip hop culture - one that’s had a major ripple effect on the rap scene nationwide. Custom-made to bump the city’s “chopped & screwed” tracks, these kandy-painted cars are uniquely ingrained into our pop culture, and are highly coveted among many locals.
In this episode of High Octane, Vice goes down to Texas to explore both the cultural contributions of slabs as well as its clout-driven underworld….
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High Speed Houston Texas Slab Racers

[@thegamingchef3304]

Let me tell y'all. I'm from Ohio, a small country town. I got married and my wife was from Houston so I moved down there. When I was driving and seen those swingers on those rims I went into defensive driving mode...I was thinking these Gangsters down there were on some ancient Rome grind your wheels off chariot racing stuff. Then I found out it was a style.

[@MNMorales]

A. Double 🤣😂😂

[@j_de_bordeaux]

Hahahahhaahhaa

[@MrMGR1986]

Lmao

[@amymerritt4366]

If Houston traffic wasn't bad enough lol!

[@arturoborrego7776]

*swangas & Welcome To 🤘🏽-Town. 😊

[@whatup4998]

vice 20 years late with this

[@mastercarstereoplus5864]

Yepp ,We on the Map once again

[@dixynormous5901]

@@mastercarstereoplus5864 tricking these clowns into spraying their shitty cars in colors more suited to a gay pride march...well played!

[@jaytel3195]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nonPeaKoZr57r5o

[@dixynormous5901]

@@jaytel3195 thanks bro that video is legit

[@duragbu830]

Try 30

[@evan1238]

I love how sarcastic the cop is at the end. Having to deal with this every weekend must get old quick lol

[@Beezy_Builds]

On god they being pretty cool too

[@JDowPCs]

@@Beezy_Builds Houston city cops are pretty cool. The counties get sketchy

[@cantguarddonte-_6194]

Nick Z you mad?

[@xavi7148]

Jops they don’t be tripping to much but them County laws be on yo ass

[@r.d.9399]

Make those wheels illegal and half of the dicks won't show up

[@paulkirk9289]

Genuinely surprised they didn’t get Paul Wall for this.

[@CankleCankle]

I think he was posted up like a mailbox

[@animock3051]

@Matthew Littlejohn lmao why are you so butthurt dude? Who hurt you?

[@paulkirk9289]

Guitar-ass he’s infamous for doing that

[@joey19xx73]

It's the ice man paw wawl, got my mouth lookin' somethin' like a disco bawl

[@brownjatt21]

@Matthew Littlejohn ok Matthew show me on this doll where Houston touched you.

[@erinnorman3275]

I’m watching this like I don’t live in tha H 😂

[@Defnotken]

😂😂😂same bruh

[@justinbrew483]

haha same here.

[@Are_Guy936]

Screwston Texas

[@chadrickwilson8587]

Lmao tht was too funny

[@AcousticG713]

Same 🤣🤣

[@gerardojuarez6938]

Do the Takuaches & all of the lowered trucks next from Dallas & Houston 😂😂

[@mastercarstereoplus5864]

We working on that soon

[@joelv.6209]

Get ready to hear nothing but 'CUHHHH'

[@dutchvanderlinde3256]

you haven't laughed until you seen a '67 chevy bottom out going through pot holes.

[@jqtxc]

@@joelv.6209 and 'bro'

[@gsppuffer]

No shit H-town full of them especially East and South side

[@javierfromthegggnetwork9657]

If you live in Houston, you’ll see them everyday lol

[@eddieah6213]

Javier From The GGG Network *southpark has entered the chat*

[@TheKodak111]

Obviously

[@peterbilt7849]

Yep

[@jb22885]

Nah

[@pighater951]

Glad I don't live in Texas😂😂😂🥴🤣🤣🤔🙊🤫👀🙄🤭

[@cmtsage]

Who else thought slim was dropping a verse at the start

[@jh0347]

me 🤣

[@Yonkers]

Gamecube Nintendo

[@atroxarmy7239]

Alright smoking on indo...

[@caldweth]

🎶 Lyrics SLABs is Houston culture

[@chemist6851]

I thought he was gonna rap at the start too 🤣

[@mr.bigglesworth1970]

Being from californa im use to seeing donks and riders, i recently moved to Housten and its nice to see a change of car culture.

[@EddVCR]

My car also is slow, loud, and makes a lot of banging noises.

[@adambeers06]

Made me lol fr

[@HardHeadMilitary]

Slabbbbbbb

[@damagedone56]

🤣🤣🤣

[@williamsaldivar2264]

You got a Slab

[@MrEOM41]

Might wanna get that checked

[@BeavisSaves]

Interior: Crocodile, Aligator. I drive a Chevrolet Movie Theater.

[@original__gmebvy]

BeavisSaves that Smash Bros Ultimate montage video brought me here. This comment made my day. Thank you!

[@dantereimann8440]

That makes so much sense

[@unwashedPapi]

I’m pretty sure that’s a riff raff lyric

[@s_trill]

@@unwashedPapi what the fuck, nah

[@darkjb48]

@@s_trill chip da ripper? First part at least

[@RockinRez]

Cars won’t catch Coronavirus from other cars, them rims helps with car social distancing 😭😭

[@auryconcepcion5444]

Giovanni Stephon 😂😂😂

[@leodaleon3335]

😂😂

[@BT_Spanky]

Giovanni Stephon lol

[@t3rror5am]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 yup when this corona virus has us going into madmaxx mode they aint goin be laughing at the rims lololol

[@alomonwo]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Merrybandoruffians]

THIS WHY YA HO MISSIN classic.

[@mrgdom82]

That's the only girls getting in some stupid $hit like that is straight hoes

[@cantguarddonte-_6194]

G Money bro why hate so much? What is your car culture huh? Go get a life foo, I bet you can’t offered one of those cars

[@dixynormous5901]

Donte you fuckin’ numbskull, it’s spelled “afford”. Get educated you ignorant, slack-jawed moron.

[@joeymcquilkin3670]

I been obsessed with cars my whole life, had low riders - race cars - big trucks - vip sedans ... I know alllll the different groups and cliques throughout the nation BUT this is one group that gets forgotten about or overlooked, I guess because it’s a smaller niche of people into this but this documentary was pretty tight and honestly taught me some shit I didn’t even know. I find these cars hideous like I do the ‘donks’ but still a cool culture and cars bring everyone together

[@ForGlory1]

I feel the same about those damn jdm guys in a parking lot but it sounds like they are in 4th gear

[@weezyano3379]

Joey McQuilkin bcuz u not from da south. If u riding this in the south. Dat means u getting money

[@anthonyherring6636]

@@ForGlory1 JDM?

[@ForGlory1]

@@anthonyherring6636 Japanese domestic market vehicles

[@bigjoe4872]

It’s a Texas thang you just wouldn’t understand

[@DCwonderchronic]

I've lived in Ohio my whole life we all love down south culture we give it to them every trip when it comes to style. I had a phase in highschool we would listen to screwed music not chopped me and my buddy would personally screw j.cole Erykah Badu whoever lol yes up here we love southern culture 100x more than up north

[@austinballard8867]

i see why some people could not like the wheels but how could you hate on the rest of the car? those interiors are fly as hell.

[@oMagiccx]

First three seconds sounds like a demo tape lol

[@HiAdrian]

LOL yeah 🔥

[@petezahut7852]

Surprised no one had "live laugh love" on there boot lid

[@jackhoff1002]

Pete Zahut ahahahaha😂😂

[@Juneseptember103]

Fuck is a boot lid

[@timmensch3601]

@@Juneseptember103 British version of trunk

[@texasaim776]

Pete Zahut *their

[@ArbeitsloserSack]

*they're

[@RichLux713]

My car also is slow, loud, and makes a lot of banging noises. HAHAHAHAH

[@lorenalemus96]

Woah

[@sharonj3797]

Yolanda is in the trunk trying to get out 🤣

[@rustyshackleford1]

“...Might get hit by one these Buicks baby”🤣🤣🤣

[@ajanihiggins7627]

1999 Buick park avenue 2 12s and sum swangas on tht bih and a candy cherry paint job

[@dreamlegacy4958]

They have their own style like the Japanese car culture with the bosozoku’s. As a car enthusiast, I don’t necessarily like this, but it’s cool to see people do something different.

[@cdai216]

DreamLegacy don’t understand why so many people can’t just appreciate differences without going straight to hating. Like I personally wouldn’t get a slab but I appreciate the uniqueness of it

[@TexasPrisonStories]

H town salute

[@rerewewrwrwrw]

Yep- bozozoku cars have literally been scraped on the ground until the road is visible from the interior. People should be able to understand and love this

[@P0k3D0nd3M4cG]

@@rerewewrwrwrw racism. That's it

[@rerewewrwrwrw]

@@P0k3D0nd3M4cG 100% is

[@enriqueflores2755]

I feel like they picked the wrong guy to interview this lol

[@cantguarddonte-_6194]

Matthew Littlejohn you don’t know history

[@jesusvallejos1768]

Stupidnass cars them wheels look goofy

[@rodricksherrod]

BLANCO GAMING whoever they got was gonna say the same thing lol

[@BugsNStuf]

@@jesusvallejos1768 you a Honda boy ?

[@mauricio713mau]

BLANCO GAMING he’s well known in the scene

[@TexasPrisonStories]

Click like if its still RIP DJ SCREW

[@TX.SpaceCowboy]

This is the most houston thing Ive ever seen in my life

[@t3rror5am]

Love seeing these on the streets in Texas, they break up the monotony, like little easter eggs.

[@pirex6674]

Lol

[@jbadams56]

😭😭😭😭

[@mattdaddy9947]

Early 90s we just threw moms house speakers in the trunk of the big sedans and called it good.

[@fullweezy3553]

I remember doing that we was bumping on a budget lol

[@jessehouston1636]

This is a late 80s and 90s trend that lives on in Houston

[@chrisg1364]

That was dumb

[@MrEOM41]

The car games evolved 😅

[@camachopocket2933]

Rip dj screw, Big Moe, pimp C all da Texas legends if I missed ya salute from California... H-Tawn baybey

[@maplejakee]

cringe

[@ROTTENTXNINJALO]

@@maplejakeesmoke somethin bitch

[@NA-du5vm]

Being from Florida I became a fan of screw music and slab culture when I was in military based out at Fort Sill Oklahoma sitting above Texas. If I'm being honest I can't dig these new super pokes. I still dig the first 4s. RIP to The Originator DJ Screw.

[@FloridaMan0561]

I Finn Mf'ers were definitely sippin' way too much lean when they thought up them ugly shits. Them mugs look like some shit I saw on a James Bond car in one of them movies I watched as a kid.

[@Khaled-eo9mr]

True. My dad is from Houston and he said he never liked the new school swangers , he said the small pokes were better

[@robertshannon7375]

Cars be clean but them ugly ass rims don't go on every thing

[@Texasrattlesnake210]

Exactly I prefer the old school ones

[@luedanger561]

1/22 3rd Platoon Warlords

[@Wizardnil]

I always come back to this documentary every year

[@lilyothaghost]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqHapHuvpqt0idEsi=qL60-Qx18jW3-tHT

[@texassmoke9878]

Finally vice made a video worth watching. H-town representa right here. 713 till I die! 🤘🏽

[@danielwrldtv]

Ima swang ima swerve. Ima park and Scrape the Curb.

[@hustletownmobbin1756]

Free Carlos Coy💯

[@hughswain7422]

SPM

[@animock3051]

@@hustletownmobbin1756 Didn't he touch little kids? Inb4 durr she was a stripper

[@josea3008]

Child molesters

[@5irnolden]

cisco forreal mane....free the damn Mex!

[@McBenjiBoo]

I love these cars, great attention to detail and each clearly has their own personal flavour. But god damn those rims... reminds me of those women with 12" finger nails.

[@chevy4759]

Benji Renals exactly how I feel bro the paint is wetter then a damn lake but those wheels gah damn son 😂😂😂

[@darrellchavez7194]

These new ones are wack the old ones slim was talking about were koo. These new ones went too extreme with how far they poke out

[@P0k3D0nd3M4cG]

???

[@jb22885]

You got bad taste of cars....dafuck outta here

[@oscarmarroquin4374]

That's the only thing I'm not feeling man. It's like they desperate for a attention and it really puts a dent on the craftsmanship.

[@eileenferguson2301]

Ima swang ima swerv ima park n scrape the curb

[@robertrodriguez1232]

Eileen Ferguson "why when I'm not high does my life feel like it's missing something" Free the mex🔥🔥🔥

[@gutWrench9mm]

Spm nation

[@Zo6LS7427]

Carlos Coy

[@johnnybravo2732]

Spm forever

[@heatherdanielle85]

Just recently found out SPM was in prison. Man, that sucks.

[@christophergarza210]

I’m coming live from these dark and dangerous streets of San Antonio,Tx. I’ve been out here in the Southside since the beginning of time. I remember bumping that Dj Screw out of my Honda Accord , getting that money in the neighborhoods. Damn, those where the good old days. I never had a candy paint slab but just having that Texas slang lifestyle pimping out the parking lot type shit. Much love & respect from one Southside hustler to another! 210

This is the VICE “Mexican pointy boots “, of the hood.

[@Cruz-tc6df]

🤣🤣 for real!!

[@briancook5838]

I F*ckin GOT THIS . . . Step out of a bomb ass Slab . . . WITH Pointy boots on . . . ROLLIN’ ! !

[@pirex6674]

🤣🤣

[@mitomr.twiceasnice4358]

Whoa, mayne, why did I sell my Tribales boots.

[@palatero]

What's up with the cars speeding? This ain't the Screwston I'm used to. Like DJ DMD said, do "40 on the freeway"

[@fishscalegang4056]

Dj dmd is no longer a credible source to represent screwston fool he dissed dj screw a month ago.

[@palatero]

@@fishscalegang4056 No way! Really? I don't see anything about this, so I must ask where you got this info

[@derrick7648]

these guys grew up playing GTA there is no hope

[@aKalishnacough]

"40 on the freeway" shit, back in the day, everybody was holding. Guns, drugs, all types of illegal shit. You never wanted to speed, you never wanted to get pulled over, so you went slow. Young bloods, they aint got nothin' on them but an outdated adderall script. They aint worried about getting pulled over no more.

[@palatero]

@@fishscalegang4056 You never responded, and looking at DJ DMD's social media I see he had positive posts about Screw in January. So if you can't furnish proof, it would be good of you to remove your comment instead of ruining the reputation of an man who has seemingly done nothing wrong.

[@JAGO_Tech]

"Michael Watts, he made me hot, he wrote a check, I bought a drop."

[@devodayoungan3016]

Jagosaurus I got da internet goin nuts but T Farris got ma bacc so now I’m holdin ma nuts

[@JAGO_Tech]

@@devodayoungan3016 I'm Paul Wall baby, whatcha know bout me!?

[@devodayoungan3016]

Jagosaurus I’m on dat 59 southlea baby holla at me

[@mrcmoney_3183]

treyydayoungan _ Still tippin on 4-4’s,wrapped in 4 vogues

[@tylerjames0229]

Then went bankrupt

[@Taxic89]

Some people's taste in cars is crayons and glue.

[@mrgdom82]

This got to be the dumbest $hit I've seen wtf is wrong with Houston 🤣🤣🤣

[@jacoboescobedo804]

Ain’t nothing wrong with us down here pop, we just different and we love it 🤘🏼town

[@joshuamartinez6200]

G Money bro you mad that those rims probably cost more than your car 😂

[@peterbilt7849]

@Matthew Littlejohn dunks get laughed at more then slaps

[@jacoboescobedo804]

Matthew Littlejohn lmfao they are outside of Houston. They ride slabs in Louisiana

[@Sainthood.wav1]

Its a Houston thing only real ones know. htine hold it dine 🤘🤘🤘

[@brianlong9566]

I grew up in LA as a car guy/i have a collection of young and old ones. Im always open to diff car cultures they are just doin their thing here and having fun

[@ericp4573]

I never heard about slabs until I went to a slab show in the Houston hood..... long story short.. I did not fit in...

[@repliedreplied5552]

Fuk slabs I got a pallet

[@mrsoshadabaadman]

Did you like the vibe?

[@repliedreplied5552]

@@mrsoshadabaadman not to "slabby"... You get it?

[@mrsoshadabaadman]

@@repliedreplied5552 Ay lol.

[@repliedreplied5552]

@@mrsoshadabaadman BADMAN tingz

[@herbalgiles9468]

I live in Houston and I’m always scared those rims are gonna destroy my wheels lmao 😂

[@TV-wy1py]

I'd be more afraid of the human who thought it was a gr8 idea to have those in the first place..smh

[@SpecialKLSX]

@303StreetMachines "Just trust the people giving you a shakedown in the first place."

[@RickyRicardoMJF]

And they always drive like shit so you can't pass them bc they are halfway over in ur Lane

[@herbalgiles9468]

Ricky Ricardo exactly !

[@simonrigg8391]

I honestly can't believe it's legal to have those. They look so fucking dangerous!

[@colbyrodgers863]

I came here to see if Mike Jones "WHO!?" Mike Jones was still alive.

[@Range-X]

Right how can you shout out swishahouse without the slab gods!

[@Merrybandoruffians]

Omg I literally choked on my pretzel

[@colbyrodgers863]

@@Merrybandoruffians lol

[@mattychristian]

You should call him. 281-330-8004

[@Shreddiespaghetti]

@@mattychristian 😎😎😎 nailed it

[@darynblack9090]

You gotta b from the H to feel this!

[@PeavyResale]

That cop at the end 😂 “It’s totally cool man I’d love to tow your car”

[@UnionizeOnTop]

Why do all these cars look like they fresh out of Benny’s?

[@deadmeme5726]

Cause they are

[@emmanuelwil-jeff]

@@deadmeme5726 dun kno

[@thomasruff30]

😂

[@UnionizeOnTop]

@Frank Gallagher fax

[@camachopocket2933]

I’m draped up and dripped out know what I’m talkin bout/ 3 in da morning get da gat out da stash spot./ In Houston Dey elbows in cali Dey Dayton’s. Big salute H-TAWN BAYBEY love from day Oakland CA

[@JoseHernandez-wo3ix]

Lil Keke

[@chato9475]

Dj screeeeew 🔩🔩🔩

[@Dennis24_]

I like the car culture videos.

[@mihaitihi6180]

met too but not this car culture.

[@justing6077]

@@mihaitihi6180 it's car culture in Houston thats what makes it unique

[@3bamlik321]

@@mihaitihi6180 it better then that toyko drift shxt

[@bmanclassics4350]

I get chills hearing 5000 talk he is humble a.f. ppl like screw,him,Pat,Moe,hawk,Paul wall, chamillionaire,zro,Trae,slim thugg,spm,they brought htown together...same way ugk helped bring P.A. together....rip PIMP C...u will forever b missed

[@Rick_Smooth]

Mid 90's through early 00's were a great time to be alive! Salute from D-Town. TeXas stays united!

[@ndumisomagubane6255]

Car subcultures are amazing. The passion that these people have for their whips is insane. I love it. 👏👏✊

[@wendizzyc.4172]

Born and raised in Houston. Never cared about these kinda cars 🙃

[@TexasPrisonStories]

It was live in the 90s when we were doing it. These kids came later when you could just go to a store and buy those rims. They were rare and worth alot when we were young

[@elamigo533]

@@TexasPrisonStories shut up bitch

[@EastBeast504100]

U not frm Houston probably Spring Tx😂

[@bluntslt8023]

Wendizzy C. In love with you

[@yahirgranados2289]

you a lame and broke😹

[@XFry333X]

Swang, and swang, and swang to the left. Pop-Pop my trunk and dip, dip, dip.

[@salmorales6927]

Last time I saw a guy hump the wall was in thr 3rd Grade smh. Regardless props to Vice for showing the world H-town Culture

[@koinwonderland4309]

Sal Morales We really do have our own culture here in H-town!

[@salmorales6927]

@@koinwonderland4309 Yes ma'am! Some don't get it But it's our Home

[@justing6077]

everyone out here tryna dawg us when they never even been around the houston area nor even seen a slab on the freeway

[@jan-seli]

I'm too white to have any idea what the hell these guys are talking about.

[@RocTaylor5]

Hush nah it’s juss a Houston culture thing . The whitest of white people here would kno what they are talkin bout

[@SkoolieBoyQue]

@@RocTaylor5 right?! Shiiit, they swaggin' too if they not putting lift kits on they're trucks.

[@Cruz-tc6df]

SH3R🐻 what’s wrong with lifted trucks?

[@mauricewillis5741]

Hush bet you understood what the cops said though

[@viadelhernandez8666]

Im still trying to understand how Swan Gas has anything to do with a Car

[@VoodooDewey69]

It's cool that the slab culture is bringing peeps together .The whole country needs to come together .Candy Red is the MAN .

[@mowlinaslandscaping2148]

I live in Houston and one day a coworker of mine accidentally broke one of those rims on a slab at a gas station by running it over with his Chevy 4x4 pickup . The guy had parked wrong on purpose

[@alfredoalcantar8691]

Mowlinas Landscaping to bad that’s his fault

[@baleighburrell5760]

they park in multiple spots specifically so people dont hit the car.. thats on him

[@mrgdom82]

This is some real dumb $hit I thought Houston was bout it🤣🤣🤣

[@mcmorelane3818]

@ILUV2SK8 504 loser

[@mcmorelane3818]

@Matthew Littlejohn loser

[@TheTerminator1919]

It's no joke when I lived in Houston I used to get followed around in my 83 Cutlass Supreme and then it finally got stolen.

[@muddywaters0819]

Slippin

[@joelarson1733]

The Cutty is super popular in a lot of types of car culture, most lowriders and stuff like this. It’s funny though because nobody else would want to steal it for the cash value. Sorry about your car though bro, that sucks.

[@TheTerminator1919]

@@joelarson1733 Yeah thx man it sucked but nowadays I don't do car audio anymore because of theft. I'm in Chicago now and had 3 cars broken into for audio. Im retired from the game.

[@TheTman9898]

Man that's sad

[@shanemccorkell1913]

There should be an un written rule. Kill a man, beat him, but leave his ride the fuck alone!!

[@Barmy85]

The rims look like the ones they used to smash chariot wheels in Benhir

[@blackchang1981]

LMAO 😂😂😂😂

[@adambeers06]

😂😂😂

[@JohanIsNotDead]

If I had a slab my trunk would say, "You're Welcome."

[@taylorg8509]

NOW DEAL WITH IT

[@mitchellgardner2193]

Mine would say "Say hello to my little friend" And have a midget on a little stripper pole in the trunk twerkin.

[@2gunzfilms425]

@@mitchellgardner2193 ok that was hilarious

[@matix-4622]

@@mitchellgardner2193 mane wtf 😂

[@nickbehrooz596]

Houston is different fr.. Spent some time there for an old job back in 2015 and it’s a pretty dope city I had a good time

[@635574]

This bs cann only exist in america, europe dont have roads wide enough.

[@cocainecowboy_]

nah it happens out here too

[@shangtsung1362]

@@cocainecowboy_ Where is here?

[@cocainecowboy_]

@@shangtsung1362 Europe

[@shangtsung1362]

@@cocainecowboy_ Swangas in Europe? Where?

[@leodaleon3335]

😂😂

[@tomstery1]

What an inconvenient thing to put on your car, imagine parking in actual parking bays with these

[@bobreilly4996]

I think the same when people spend upwards of 100k and more just to destroy their vehicle in a mud pit.

[@RotchildFrancoisJr]

You’re missing the point 😅 These cars are not meant to be convenient, it’s all about the style. Every type of car has a purpose.

[@juice77347]

@@bobreilly4996 thank you

[@gerardojuarez6938]

Y’all lame as fuck that’s how I know ow y’all ain’t from TX

[@nocomment1469]

@@gerardojuarez6938 ok gayboy 👍

[@Antomatic602]

I’m a car guy I like all the different types of car cultures but I can’t understand why they like those ugly ass rims

[@jorgeponce787]

💩💩💩💩💩only thing i think wen i see those cars💩💩💩💩

[@jamailellis82]

Fuck all 3 uh yall pussies, yall just caint handle a SLAB mane

[@hshsgjakanss]

@Mitchell Nova "Wheels"... Um, yea they are indeed called Rims. Then you have tires. Combine them and you have wheels. Sorry dumbfuck but 1+1 isnt 3.

[@justanotherguy3816]

Mitchell Nova boy stfu, bbs rims? rotiform RIMS? ever heard of a 3 piece rim? split rims? when the fuck have you ever heard of a carbon alloy wheel instead of rim?? a wheel is tires and rim, because the tire is technically part of the suspension, mcpherson strut independant suspension, springs the tire is just rubber protects the rim but acts a little suspension, get your dumb ass a level 3 in light vehicle system maintanence

[@richiesworld1]

Social distancing 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@mclt8883]

" When you get those wheels your somebody" Boy they have a low expectation out of life.

[@DC-op8fs]

I always laugh when I see those things, they so wack looking lol.

[@Accune]

Im somebody with the Lord Jesus Christ.

[@jessehouston1636]

Na man those wheels are expensive af. So it's TRUE you gotta be somebody

[@jessehouston1636]

@briwatkins79 of you have the money why not get something you like? You think they are stupid for buying something that interests them? That can be said about alot of things

[@irg5325]

Wouldn’t understand if you not from Houston

[@xaploq1]

Damn Slim Thug needs a petter car detailer they left wax on the emblem.

[@HippieGeeks]

RIP Grandma : (

[@top-notchfrenchiesofhousto6345]

From South Park to Trinity Gardens H-Town baby my raza holdin 🤘🏽

[@geraldclay6685]

Free SPM

[@HEAVYCHEVY409]

*I fux with swangas but them super pokers, aint it. Stay true to the OG 83's and 84's on the SLAB!*

[@pighater951]

Shut your gay ass up🥴🥴🥴😂

[@magicelkiller]

@@pighater951 fruity ass lol

[@HEAVYCHEVY409]

@@pighater951 ty, for showing me how ignorant and jealous you are. I appreciate it very much. Lol

[@biohazard592]

Try an english class homie you sound dumb as fuck.

[@biohazard592]

@@HEAVYCHEVY409 and trust me ain't nobody jealous of you that cover pic is prob not even real you prob some white kid from the burbs why is it the black community are the only ones that can't evolve? your a poster boy for what's wrong with the black community. It's sad really

[@capt.jackoffgrid]

Wow, a completely different "slabs" from where I live, Slab City, California 😎🌵🥃

[@nicholasadams9535]

I've never seen uglier cars..however I understand it. I guess it's no different than me living in the desert and having a big truck that's ridiculously fast. It's just...fun. You can tell they're car enthusiasts so I can appreciate it, even though it's not my style. From car guy to car guy, keep it going. We can't let these car cultures and subcultures die.

[@SuperSaltyFries]

Disappointed with the lack of Z-Ro.

[@Prodigy11b]

Z-ro is a low key OG he doesn’t like attention.

[@hassanigourna]

@303StreetMachines lol

[@hassanigourna]

​@303StreetMachines because he's in prison...? so obviously he's not going to be in the video like Slim Thug was.

[@bellenicks3879]

ME: Quarentined in Pearland watching this documentary HPD: " I'd totally love to tow your car dude" Typical weekend in H-Town, hating ass HPD...sounds pretty accurate!!😂😂. Great Doc!!

[@stevechristie9557]

Somebody paid real money for those rims 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@nizzyanderson1982]

What a waste

[@vatomalo68]

It’s a hobby, they are enthusiasts

[@mastercarstereoplus5864]

Start at 4000 a set

[@mrgdom82]

This has got to be the most ignorant ghetto $hit I've seen

[@rosseaton89]

Half of them are probably leased or making payments on the wheels. Don't believe me look it up. Miss a payment & the wheel shops will find you. Jack the car up and repo their sh*t.

[@ZootyZoFo]

A lot like the Pimp cars of the 70’s except they had exhaust pipes coming out the fenders, fuzzy dice, or rabbit fur interiors. We had them in Houston back then but I believe it came from East Coast, NYC especially.

[@felixcat9318]

I absolutely love that people are expressing themselves through their music and cars, that's natural creativity! What I don't love one little bit is that people are opening fire on these drivers and cars, as this is neither natural nor creative! The music and cars aren't my cup of tea, but I still love the creativity, and it'd be much better if drivers weren't having to avoid gunmen trying to shoot up their cars because they're jealous at what the drivers created for themselves! Live and let live!

[@melody3741]

I think people aren't shooting them because they don't like them I think it's for other reasons. He kind of made it misleading.

[@YahbiiCot]

I think I saw one of those wheels kill a zombie in the Resident Evil 3 movie.

[@stevenreynolds2327]

Seen em on Ben Hur

[@southblade2697]

It was just confirmed that slim thug had the coronavirus I hope everybody out there is good and healthy fr

[@darrelstinkmeaner4673]

Lol sayin we all watching mans contracting the CV

[@Trad-Am]

Only in Texas, they'd glue oil Derricks on their wheels!🤣

[@blackchang1981]

LMAO 😂😂😂😂

[@pighater951]

🤣🤣🤣😂🥴🥴🤭👌

[@mcmorelane3818]

Houston Oilers 4 life

[@marlonbeckett8793]

Damn right

[@Bella_Rei]

I just realized ive never actually seen an interview with Michael Watts and he seems really smart and chill, like i could get into a deep conversation with him lol

[@MrMGR1986]

😍😍😍😍 my favorite era. I wish it would come back

[@TheHgcop]

Michael 5000 Watts! Big up Texas

[@SpecialKLSX]

Not even 10 kw.

[@MsDeshoun]

Shout out to Vice for this clip! I always wanted to visit Houston to see that candy paint, get some good grub and hear that signature screw. 🍬🍭🚘

[@borla4491]

Either that, or go visit "Dunham Coach " in Boonton, New Jersey. That's where the "Slabs" originated from in the 70s and 60s. Before it became Nationwide, thanx to that "Super Fly" movie of 72'.

[@2sickjay]

This is fuckin sick . I remember when still tippin & sittin sidewayz music video came out, I was hooked on the slabs !! I’m from LA and I want to go to Houston for meet ups like this !!

[@michellecrump9029]

Hell yeah

[@michaelrodriguez-jb3ro]

Where TF IS MY MAN SAUCE WALKA ATTTT MANEEEE HE GOT THEM SWANGS ON A MAYBACH

[@nolimitfelix]

on sauce

[@chumajamesnxele106]

OOOWEE!!!!

[@Victor-kb2kl]

Drip !!

[@hectorsoria850]

Love Texas man lifted trucks,dropped trucks,slabs,donks,drifters we got it all 💯💯

[@houstonnarcoyt6431]

I’m just here looking at these haters comments 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@jalenwhite6820]

Bro they hating fr to smh🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Duncan94]

This is totally nuts. In the UK, anything protruding more than 30mm from the wheel arch is illegal.

[@TexasPrisonStories]

Illegal in texas too...nobody cares

[@manurr10]

Merica

[@hoodie7257]

It’s illegal here too

[@j.s1805]

lmao. and im sure ya'll do not allow any bull horns on the bonnet!😂😂😂😂😂😂 "bonnet" lol

[@Ometom]

Roman riders had these pointy bits on their wagon wheels to tear people apart and you guys do it for decoration? How can this be legal? You would be pulled of the road immediately here in EU with those..

[@rebellefleur435]

Same here in Canada. The US just keeps on getting dumber every day.

[@p9raceway759]

Rebelle Fleur Thanks for bashing my country neighbor

[@kingfriday.]

I'm from Dallas and when I went down to Galveston I saw a couple of slabs driving out their.

[@EldnahEbut]

Corey Blount and George Floyd were the H-Town Slab Kings. R.I.P. Big Floyd.

[@JD-kp6pt]

Texas ❤️

[@Jh-zw4qb]

I like Texas! The cars look clean with out them ugly ass rims

[@jalenwhite6820]

To us they not ugly

[@Jh-zw4qb]

@@jalenwhite6820 no wonder why they only in Houston lol

[@endosmokingtv3391]

Please Vice do more of these car culture videos. I'd like to see some in Cali. Much love from Southern California 🙂

[@notatlanta3509]

Vice dropping that quality content again👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[@anthony4525]

When thugga said you ain’t dreamin about Ridin rolls Royce you dreamin of ridin slab I felt that Ong 😂

[@ramstrom6399]

Did he park in a handicap spot at the radio station

[@ToddMccallum]

R. Ramström well he can barely speak so he’s probably got a valid permit

[@htownq3300]

@@ToddMccallum lame ass joke lmfao

[@chrisg1364]

Looks like hes at a empty parking garage. Those cars do wtf they want.

[@chrisg1364]

@@ToddMccallum Permit to slap TF outcha!! Wtf u watchin this for??

[@ToddMccallum]

Chris G pfft, as if someone who posts ghetto fibreglass vids would be able to land one. Jog on

[@fullweezy3553]

So after doing them fake ass wanna be street racers trying to claim Houston y'all show the real Houston car culture

[@johncisneros9338]

There's at obvious things they show not specific things that they show

[@obab9817]

Good to see hood kenny is still alive 8:11

[@aLLsTaR_617]

Nice to see the community promoting everything but family values 👌🏽 👇🏽

[@melody3741]

They have not done anything that goes against family values in this video.

[@ericnielsen5441]

"without candy..you ain't got no slab" Slim pulls up in a black Caddy🤬