He’s not exactly a household name yet, but Rapid Ric the Mixtape Mechanic, mastermind behind the Whut It Dew mixtape series, has worked with every hot MC in Texas’ fertile and explosive rap scene, from Bun B, Chamillionaire, and Killa Kyleon to Chingo Bling, Slim Thug, and Z-Ro. And with good reason. Dude brings the heat, the attitude, and Fifth Ward hardness that H-town rap exemplifies, slicing and dicing some of the grittiest, jawbreaking verses and cuts you’ve never heard. When Ric lays his sizzurpy smooth, fleeting H-town party action down on the tables tonight at the War Room, don’t be surprised if the dance floor swelters with hot girls in hot pants shaking their assets—that’s how it goes down in the south. Welcome to Texas, baby.