DJ Screw on the mixer and turntables photograph
Item
Title
DJ Screw on the mixer and turntables photograph
Description
Originally from Smithville, Texas, DJ Screw was a Houston-based DJ who invented a new genre of hip hop known as "chopped and screwed." Using special production techniques, DJ Screw recorded mixtapes which featured repeated words and phrases, and music slowed down to a crawl. Local rappers from the Southside of Houston freestyled over some of the tracks on the mixtapes. These tapes were extremely popular in the Gulf Coast region during DJ Screw's life; in the years since his death in 2000 they have influenced recordings by popular artists such as Drake and Beyonce.
Subject
Rap (Music)
Rap musicians
Disc jockeys
Hip-hop culture
DJ Screw, 1971-2000
Screwed Up Click (Musical group)
Creator
DeMo
Source
Special Collections, University of Houston
Date
undated
Contributor
Gift of DeMo
Rights
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Format
color photographs
Language
English
Type
Still Image
image/jpeg
Identifier
DJ Screw Papers, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 9