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Houston, United States (1984 – 2000)
DJ Screw, born Robert Earl Davis, Jr. (July 20, 1971 – November 16, 2000, was a central figure in the Houston hip hop scene. His innovation included the trademark technique of slowing down the basic tracks of a cut when he remixed it. He was the main mix tape mixer for the huge Screwed Up Click.
He was born in Bastrop, Texas to Robert Earl Davis, Sr. DJ Screw had lived in Smithville, Houston, and Los Angeles; at one point his father took him to Houston in order to keep him from trouble. There DJ Screw lived in a working class, mostly African American neighborhood near Hobby Airport described by Michael Hall of Texas Monthly as “hard-edged. “DJ Screw dropped out of Sterling High School during his 10th grade year and focused on music.
He began deejaying at age 13, and started his trademark slowed down mixes in 1984. During the early 1990s, he invited some of Houston’s most renowned rappers from the south side of the city to flow on his Screw tapes. This eventually led to the formation of the Screwed Up Click. What originally was only a fad of Houston, Chopped and Screwed music started getting more widespread attention with the introduction of p2p programs such as Napster in the late 90s. This ultimately led to DJ Screw getting recognition across the country and being known as one of biggest faces in modern hip-hop.
www.screwedupclick.com.
After spending most of the 1990s as an infamous local phenomenon in Houston, TX, DJ Screw suddenly found himself gaining sudden notoriety before his unfortunate death in late 2000.
He was born in Bastrop, Texas to Robert Earl Davis, Sr. DJ Screw had lived in Smithville, Houston, and Los Angeles; at one point his father took him to Houston in order to keep him from trouble. There DJ Screw lived in a working class, mostly African American neighborhood near Hobby Airport described by Michael Hall of Texas Monthly as “hard-edged. “DJ Screw dropped out of Sterling High School during his 10th grade year and focused on music.
He began deejaying at age 13, and started his trademark slowed down mixes in 1984. During the early 1990s, he invited some of Houston’s most renowned rappers from the south side of the city to flow on his Screw tapes. This eventually led to the formation of the Screwed Up Click. What originally was only a fad of Houston, Chopped and Screwed music started getting more widespread attention with the introduction of p2p programs such as Napster in the late 90s. This ultimately led to DJ Screw getting recognition across the country and being known as one of biggest faces in modern hip-hop.
www.screwedupclick.com.
After spending most of the 1990s as an infamous local phenomenon in Houston, TX, DJ Screw suddenly found himself gaining sudden notoriety before his unfortunate death in late 2000.
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ride_her wrote:
vv WORD. his influence only growing too
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ckypissdrunk wrote:
probably one of the most influential rap niggas ever
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eciujnahtan wrote:
nobody can do it betta
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bloodmaw wrote:
trap
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okkultestimmen wrote:
FREE DJ SCREW
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NigelE8992 wrote:
i'm so late to the party. RIP Screw.
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Inci90 wrote:
Nujabes, J Dilla, Charizma, DJ Screw. All taken waay too early [2]
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justin_my_pants wrote:
563,028 plays (57,780 listeners) 4,985 plays in your library.. stayin screwed out
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hahahadicks wrote:
RIP, fuck this nigga bang HARD! Why is it that all the talented musicians die yet the justin biebers run around puking glitter on everything. Nujabes, J Dilla, Charizma, DJ Screw. All taken waay too early. Truly epic shit right here.
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justin_my_pants wrote:
thats about the only good thing Rick Perry has done. vvvvvv
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theseasonisours wrote:
"Texas Governor Rick Perry honored him by making him an official Texas Music Pioneer." - from Wikipedia wtf HAHAHAHAHAAHAH
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mckickflip wrote:
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justin_my_pants wrote:
More than 28 gigs. There's over 3000 Screw tapes. There's only 249 Diary Chapters. Some tapes that aren't on Diary are floating around, like Tolu, Bangin' Behind Tint, & 12-16-72... There's no way all the screw will ever get released, most tapes were personals and have been broken or lost. There should be new diaries coming soon though.
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mister_tussin wrote:
28? dear lord
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afterjamz wrote:
http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/dj_screw#Compilation < HAVE FUN
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KyleSme wrote:
"it's four gigs of tapes" Try 28 gigs.
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mister_tussin wrote:
if i'm looking at the same torrent, it's four gigs of tapes, which is pretty hefty even though it's not everything he recorded
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StarCoreA wrote:
v I think that because Screw made his tapes specifically for certain people with the tracks they asked for on them, some of them must be limited to one copy each.
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jakobdorof wrote:
i would happily listen to all Screw ever released if i could get it in decent quality. =\
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Hating VVVVV
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