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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