Swishahouse Founder Michael “5000” Watts Dead At 52

Michael “5000” Watts has died. The Houston DJ, producer, and founder of Swishahouse Records was hospitalized earlier this week and his family had released a statement about his “tremendous health issues.” Another statement was shared yesterday, saying he “developed a fatal heart rhythm called Torsades de pointes causing a sudden cardiac death.” He was 52.

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