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| DJ Screw |
| Background information |
| Birth name |
Robert Earl Davis, Jr. |
| Born |
July 20, 1971 |
| Origin |
Houston, Texas |
| Died |
November 16, 2000 |
| Genre(s) |
Southern Rap, Chopped and Screwed |
| Years active |
1990s |
| Label(s) |
Screwed Up Records, Big Tyme Records |
The Real king of the South - DJ Screw, born franchize boys Robert Earl Davis, Jr. (July 20, 1971 – November 16, 2000), was a central figure in the Houston rap franchis boys scene. His innovation included the trademark technique of slowing down the basic tracks of a cut when he remixed it. This process is called "screwing" a song. Slowing down the song was supposed to recreate frenchise boys the effect of recreationally using Promethazine with Codeine also known as "lean" or "purple franchiseboys drank" in Houston parlance. During the early '90s, he invited some of Houston's most renowned rappers from the southside of franchise boy 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, Screwed and Chopped frachise boys music started getting more widespread attention with the introduction of p2p programs such as Napster in the late 90s. This francise boys ultimately led to Dj Screw getting recognition across the country and being known as one of biggest faces in modern hip-hop.
Born in Smithville, Texas he began DJing fanchise boys at age 13. [1] A few years later he moved to Houston for opportunities as a rap SFX musician.
He released five above ground francihse boys releases: "All Screwed Up, Vol. 1" (1995), "3 'N the Mornin Part 1" (1995), "3 'N the Mornin Part 2 Red" (1996) "3 'N the Mornin franchies boys Part 2 Blue" (1996), and "All Work, No Play" (1999). Although Dj Screw only has a handfull of above ground releases, he has recorded hundreds franchose boys of different mixes, released primarily on cassette tape. These are still available for purchase at the "Screwed Up frnchise boys Records and Tapes" located on Cullen Blvd in Dj Screw's hometown Houston, Tx which opened in 1998. His mixtapes include titles such as "June 27th" and "The Final Chapter."
In the mid-1990's Priority Records offered DJ Screw a lucrative record deal. Screw turned down the offer. Former Priority franchisee boys Records exec Dave Weiner franchise boyd said "It wasn't about the money for him, it was about doing what he wanted to do with his homeboys." [2]
DJ Screw often created "chopped and screwed" versions of famous rap songs. Some notable examples of these tracks include R. Kelly's franchie boys "I Wish" and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "Budsmokers Only".
In 2004, Game Over was a major hit for one of DJ Screw's proteges Lil' Flip. franchise bois Houston rap artists that have recently signed major record deals, including Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, Slim Thug, and Bun B, owe much of fraanchise boys their success to DJ Screw and give proper credit in many of their songs.
DJ Screw died of a heart attack in 2000.[1] His cause of death was rumoured in the franchise boys media to be either a codeine overdose or merely dem franchise boys lean wit it rock wit it the result of long-term buildup of codeine in his system.
In the wake of DJ Screw's death Chopped and Screwed music became a bonafide sub-genre of American music in the early part of the dem franchise boys ridin rims 21st century as nearly every major record label in America released at least one Chopped and Screwed version of a Southern Hip-Hop release in their catalogue. the franchise boys (See partial list below)
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Contents
- 1 Partial discography
- 2 Major Label Releases "Screwed" after the death of DJ Screw (Partial List)
- 3 See ridin rims dem franchise boys also
- 4 External links
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Partial discography
- "3 N' the Mornin' Pt. 1
- "3 N' the Mornin' Pt. 2" (exists in 2 versions, blue and red, blue is more with Houston artists such as ESG, Botany dem franchise boys lean with it rock with it Boyz, Al-D, Point Blank, and red monica feat. franchise boys video is more with Westcoast classic artists, such as 2Pac, Dr. Dre & Ice Cube, Spice 1, Ant Banks, Warren G or DJ Quik)
- "11.16.00" (the date of his death)
- "All Screwed Up, Vol. 2"
- "All Work, No Play"
- "As the World Turns Slow"
- Fully Loaded"
- "I Wanna dem franchise boys lean with it Get High Wit Da Blanksta"
- "June 27"
- "N' 2 Deep"
- "Next Episode"
- "Playaz Nite"
- "Screw Tape In lean wit it rock wit it dem franchise boys The Deck"
- "Sentimental Value"
- "Soldiers United 4 Cash Series"
- "Soldiers United 4 Cash Platinum Edition"
- "Stayin' Down"
- "The Final Chapter (DJ Screw album)|The Final Chapter"
- "The Legend"
- "Unconditional Love (DJ Screw album)"
- "WHERE IT ALL BEGAN APT-110"
Major Label Releases "Screwed" after the death franchise boys music of DJ Screw (Partial List)
SONY
- "The Most Known Unknown" Three Six Mafia
BAD BOY
- "Living Legends" 8 Ball and MJG
UNIVERSAL (via Cash Money)
- "Tha Carter I and II" Li'l music by dem franchise boys Wayne
- "Juve the Great" Juvenile
VIRGIN
- "On Top of Our Game" Dem Franchise Boys
JIVE
- "UGK Chopped and Screwed" Underground Kingz aka U.G.K.
See also
- Screwed Up Click
- List of hip hop musicians and bands da franchise boys from Houston, Texas
- Al-D
External links
- Screwed Up Records & Tapes - Official site (requires flash)
- Swangin' and Bangin' ... and getting dem franchise boys i think they like me to that other level with the disciples of screw - HoustonPress feature article on DJ Screw by Megan dem franchise boys oh i think they like me Halverson (published Feb. 1997)
- One Last Spin - HoustonPress article by Craig D. Lindsey on DJ Screw's passing (published Nov. 2000)
- DJ Screw MySpace
- DJ Screw Lyrics
- Davey D dem franchise boys think they like me article regarding the death of DJ Screw [3]
- Murder Dog interview with DJ Screw 8/8/99 [4]
Categories: NPOV disputes | 1971 births | 2000 deaths | American hip hop musicians | dem franchise boys lean with it roc with it Hip hop DJs | People from Houston | Texas musicians | Screwed Up Click members
