Anyone familiar with Houston's live-music scene over the last few decades has likely heard of Bubba McNeely. He's been in the biz for nearly his whole life, having gotten his start in gospel music at the age of 12.

McNeely's star rose during Houston's heyday in the '80s, and he gigged around L.A. and Vegas before returning to H-Town nearly 20 years ago. "The thing that makes me different is I do '70s and '80s R&B, jazz and disco, which no one else does," says the lively crooner, noting he still inflects everything with a tinge of gospel. "You know, 'play that funky music white boy,' 'turn the beat around,' all that stuff."

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LOCAL TRANS LATIN rapper Santino Alcoser, 26, released his debut album under his Uncle Tino moniker last week, and the project promises to become one of the best local drops of the year. Titled "Color Fool," the titles of the nine-track album, which speaks of Alcoser's experience as a trans rapper of color, start with the color red before working through every color of the rainbow by the conclusion of the album.

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NIGERIAN-AMERICAN HOUSTON rapper Tobe Nwigwe, famous for making it big on the rap scene as an independent artist free from the constraints of a record label (and for counting Michelle Obama as one of his biggest fans), released a revealing freestyle just a few days ago announcing that his wife Fat (born Ivory Rogers) is expecting the couple's third child.

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