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DJ Screw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia DJ Screw died of a heart attack in 2000. DJ Screw is well knowen for his 8 Minute Screwed Remix of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Thug Luv Feat. In 2004, Game Over was a major hit for DJ Screw's protege Lil' Flip. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/DJ_Screw   (270 words)

sfbg.com A and E Some reports claim DJ Screw died of a heart attack, while others say he succumbed to a codeine overdose; so high are the demands placed on the artist's safety that love of screw might seem to come tinged with nightshade. Many think of him as a mere biter of the DJ Screw sound, which is too bad, because he brings a smooth flow to the game and a keen ear for tunes that open when screwed into wistful explorations of the no-man's-land between wakefulness and coma. DJ Screw combined the work of producer and DJ to arrive at an utterly new Southern signature sound, taking a lo-fi approach that seems the defiantly calculated antithesis of mainstream hip-hop sensibilities. www.sfbg.com /38/32/noise_screw.html   (1169 words)

RIP DJ SCREW DJ Screw was the pioneer and innovator of screw music and was a legend in his own time. DJ Screw's death was announced on MTV news on 11-21. DJ Screw's accomplishments will endure long after this moment has passed. www.djvurb.com /rip.html   (356 words)

MIX2COLD.COM - Welcome to Houston's #1 Street DJ - DJ CHILL Chill hooked up with Screw back in 1989, when both were small-time DJs with big-time dreams. At the corner of Poplar and Greenstone, near Gulfgate Mall, cars lined up 20 deep outside DJ Screw’s house. Screw had been associated with "sippin’ syrup" -- the latest hip-hop drug trend of mixing cough syrup with soda -- through the titles of some of his mix tapes and the lyrics of some rappers in the Screwed Up Click. www.djchill.com /screw.php   (3351 words)

BALLAZINC.COM DJ Screw started working there also and we used to hang out with him, help him bring his boxes in and stuff like that. As a founding member of the Screwed Up Click, an elite group of Houston based rappers who free-styled on DJ Screw's famous mix tapes, Wreckshop/Priority Recording artist Big Moe is a vital part of Houston's thriving underground. It is the land that produced the legendary Scarface, the Geto Boys, the DOC, UGK, and the late great DJ Screw. www.hostultra.com /~trib/moe.htm   (1081 words)

The Daily Cougar--Shobiz News Online DJ Screw first started his style of music by slowing down records and adding "chopped up" beats, called double beats. DJ Screw once said: "Screw is in a class all by itself; it's not country, randb or gospel, it's just slowed up." DJ Screw graced us with his musical presence for more than 10 years. www.stp.uh.edu /vol66/65/shobiz/shobiz1.html   (594 words)

Texas Monthly April 2001: The Slow Life and Fast Screw was a traditionalist: a diligent analog guy in a digital world, a deejay who worked with vinyl when others had graduated to computers, a believer in cassettes when others had left them behind. Screw liked the way it sounded, though he was incredulous when one of his friends offered him $10 to record a slowed-down mix tape. Screw would complain, "If you want the real, all you gotta do is call the shop." But the deejay, who was expert at scratching and mixing records and motivating teenagers, knew little of business and was never angry enough to do anything about it. www.texasmonthly.com /mag/issues/2001-04-01/feature-2.php   (2426 words)

DJ Screw :: N 2 Deep :: Screwed Up Click Entertainment DJ Screw's innovation to music was a simple concept, slow down the music significantly so that it sounds like a completely different track. DJ Screw's story is that of which legends are made of. For turntable fans, DJ Screw's music should be more than satisfactory. www.rapreviews.com /archive/2004_11_n_2_deep.html   (756 words)

houstonpress.com News One Last Spin DJ Screw had conceived his own brand of psychedelia, in which the music exerted an attitude of cool slumber instead of spaced-out euphoria. Only the young African-American men and women of that area can offer an honest assessment of the untimely passing of DJ Screw, their sonic savior who on the morning of November 16 was found dead of undetermined causes in his recording-studio bathroom. It almost seemed like DJ Screw's mission was to make the definitive blotto music, something to pop in your tape deck and listen to as you slouch on your couch. www.houstonpress.com /issues/2000-11-30/music3.html   (788 words)

DJ Screw :: Playaz Nite :: Screwed Up Click Entertainment/PUSH Distribution Like DJ Screw's gray tapes, who may have been widespread around Houston while he was alive and active, but which I have little to no chance of obtaining in original form nowadays, five years after his untimely death while the Screw method continually gains popularity. So while it is common knowledge that Screw put many a local rapper on during his all too brief career, I conclude that he also was a true DJ who looked both far and near for dope shit to add his personal touch to. What's great is that after a quarter of an hour of rhyming to the same beat, the rappers tell DJ Screw to cut it up, and it's only then that you're reminded that he was behind the turntables during the entire set. www.rapreviews.com /archive/2005_09_playaznite.html   (1014 words)

DJ Screw's Death Codeine Overdose published by SOHH.com DJ Screw was widely known for his mixtapes where he would slow down a song, called "screwed up," and mix it with other tracks. On November 16th, DJ Screw was found dead in the bathroom of his studio after ingesting a massive amount of "syrup," the popular southern drug that mixes codeine cough syrup with alcohol. As previously reported, there's been much mystery surrounding the death of Texas DJ, DJ Screw. www.sohh.com /article_print.php?content_ID=2127   (120 words)

Screwed and Chopped Music - Your opinion. - Page 3 - Rap Basement Message Board I love dj screw mixtapes and the rest of the other dj's that i named i'd said was good. listen to some dj screw tapes and see the difference cuz (dj) screw was real good with his mixes, he was a real dj and did his thang live, yall need to stop listening to that popular so-called ''screwed and chopped'' dj's and listen to some dj screw, dj d, dj big baby As for DJ Big Baby, sorry, he doesn't have a site to buy his mixes, your gonna have to come down to houston at DJ Screw's Shop to buy his cousins mixtapes. www.d12world.com /board/showthread.php?p=4362710#post4362710   (1070 words)

RapReviews.com DVD Reviews - DJ Screw: Soldiers United 4 Cash The fact that DJ Screw knew that much about the Houston rap scene is not as impressive as the fact that Screw was the originator and founder of the rap scene that spawned all those acts. DJ Screw's vast influence and legendary status is captured very well by REL Entertainment on this documentary, which was started while Screw was still alive. If you ever heard a Screw tape then you know that DJ Screw was not the one to try to overshadow the music he mixed, matter fact at times his voice was so soft that it almost blended into the music. www.rapreviews.com /archive/2005_03D_djscrew.html   (830 words)

USATODAY.com - It's 'chopped and screwed,' and it sells It originated with the late DJ Screw (Robert Earl Davis Jr.), who manually slowed the pitch of his turntable at live shows to create woozy versions of hit songs that sounded better to those hallucinating on a locally favored mix of soda and codeine-laced cough syrup. "You've really got to listen to a DJ Screw tape to get the full gist of what it is. We honor his legacy by calling it screw music. Screw died at age 30 of a codeine overdose in 2000, but not before his Screwed Up Click, with such stars as Lil' Keke and Big Pokey, had done hundreds of tapes. www.usatoday.com /life/music/news/2005-10-23-houston-side_x.htm   (553 words)

HoustonSoReal: 11-16-00 -- R.I.P. DJ SCREW I remember being at this club on riverside when the dj announced that Screw died, it was a thursday night, i swear i thought i was drunk like Nah he aint say what i think he said. I never knew DJ Screw personally, and was in his presence only once, at a record store in passing. Gimme the biggest DJ in New York, he may make a lot of money, but he didn't infiltrate the souls of his listeners like DJ Screw. houstonsoreal.blogspot.com /2005/11/11-16-00-rip-dj-screw.html   (1740 words)

mtv.com - News - Rappers Salute DJ Screw, Known For 'Screwing' Hit Songs DJ Screw was known for his "screwed" versions of popular songs, which would be slowed down using the pitch control feature of a turntable. "Everyone featured on that record, I think, agrees that they either owe their careers, or a good part of them, to DJ Screw putting them on," said Dave Weiner, senior vice president of urban music and distributed labels for JCOR Entertainment, which released the Screw Heads album. Notorious B.I.G. may have been mourned with P. Diddy's multiplatinum "I'll Be Missing You" single, but the late DJ Screw is being remembered with an entire album that hit stores Tuesday. www.mtv.com /news/articles/1446832/20010822/story.jhtml   (822 words)

The Screw House - Something to Jam to on the Internet I read the DJ Screw bulletin board every now and then and I noticed they were talking about Gator and Lil' 3rd were dead. This page also features music from "The Screwed Up Click." In addition to several CDs that he has released since 1995, DJ Screw has released numerous mix tapes which he sells out of his store in Houston. Welcome to The Screw House, this page is about DJ Screw, a DJ from Houston, Texas that mixes and slows down music. screwhouse.8m.com   (778 words)

Rolling Stone : DJ Screw: Biography Tragically, in November of 2000, DJ Screw died from a heart attack at age 30. A DJ, producer, record store owner, and mixtape legend, Houston's DJ Screw has put out literally hundreds of self-made tapes flaunting his "Screwed" style. Already a star in Houston, Screw's unique style was just starting to blow up nationally after years of dedication and hard work. www.rollingstone.com /artists/djscrew/biography   (161 words)

Murder Dog Archives That kinda stuck to me. Most people think I got the name Screw cause I screw a lot, but that's how I got the name Screw, DJ Screw. They'd come to me, Man nigga who you think you is? DJ Screw or something? Everybody in Screwed Up Click, we all got dreams of what we wanna be and what we wanna do, what we wanna accomplish in life. www.murderdog.com /archives/djscrew/djscrew.html   (2079 words)

Lyra Lovelaces: dj screw is the originator, he started this slowed down shit, boyz need 2 respect with they fake ass actin like they the shit but they ridin screw dick. For people unable to use google, DJ Screw invented the "Screwed" style of mixtape which involves slowing down hip hop tracks to a goopy crawl and adding bits to them. The only way to truly experience Screw, it should be authentic DJ Screw, which is done only on wax, in order to get the full effect. shoelaces.typepad.com /laces/2004/03/so_i_have_this_.html   (593 words)

mp3 DJ Mix software AtomixMP3 The style was made popular by dj screw now dead. Dj's shouldn't be using anything less then 60 bpm anyway unless you like your dancefloor to sleepwalk. This style involves slowing down the vocals to half the speed of the song, and looping a 1/2 beat on the upbeat on the music part almost makeing the song sound as if it were in 3/4 time. www.atomixmp3.com /forum/display.html?topic=42572   (368 words)

DJ Screw In the late 1990s, DJ Screw made hundreds of mixtapes using this technique, selling them out of the trunk of his car until demand grew so large that he opened a shop. Houston-based Dirty South DJ, best known for his eponymous "Screwed and Chopped" mixtapes, where he would slow down records to half their normal speed in order to complement the effect of being really high on syrup (pronounced surrrp) -- codeine cough syrup mixed with alcohol. Executive summary: Screw Music DJ OD'd on sizzurp www.nndb.com /people/657/000109330   (123 words)

DJ Screw News News about DJ Screw continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. One of the most distinctive aspects of the Houston scene is its signature "chopped and screwed" sound. don't be scurd to check out our Top 10 Screwed Rap/Hip-hop Albums 2005 If you still don't know... www.topix.net /who/dj-screw   (240 words)

FNV Newsletter November 18 DJ Screw was best known for his unique style of mixing where he slowed down the music and would 'chopped and screw' it. At the time of Screw's passing he was working on a couple of album projects including one with his brother Al D who raps as well as one with Black Child Jones At the time of this writing, funeral arrangements were still pending.. Unfortunately, DJ Slynke who waited around patiently all evening to spin for the dancers as well as his sweetheart, Honey Rockwell, didn't get to hit the decks as we had hoped due to some unexpected circumstance that I will try to forget happened but at this point I am still angry about. www.daveyd.com /fnvnov182G.html   (4601 words)

DJ Screw - Rap Dictionary A Houston DJ who made "screwing and chopping" music popular. Estimated to have taken part in or producing more than a thousand mix tapes. www.rapdict.org /DJ_Screw   (62 words)

Legend by DJ Screw (lyrics & reviews) DJ Screw was not only a DJ but a big brother to H-Town. For those who put DJ Screw down and saying that Micheal Watts is better doesn't know the game as well as yall think. 1st off Dj Screw started it all so in my view 5000 watts is a biter and all his records are weak. www.19.5degs.com /album/legend/5511   (478 words)

LearnThis.Info Encyclopedia articles beginning with 'Dj' D > Dj Listed below are all articles that begin with Dj. encyclopedia.learnthis.info /d/dj/index.html   (26 words)

DJ Battles - Turntablism for Turntablists Forums - DJ Screw How many people here, have heard of DJ Screw, or own some of his cd's? BUt DJ Yella Boy is off the chain. But im pretty sure i can do what screw could if i tried it and practiced it. www.djbattles.com /forum/messageview.cfm?catid=4&threadid=84   (224 words)

HoustonSoReal: Tribute to the King DJ Screw - Damage Control - July 21, 2005 You can have other favorite DJ's, but unless you were here when Screw was in his prime, you never saw a DJ spark a revolution and genuinely touch people like Screw did. DJ Paul Wall to Screw and Chop new release by The Transplants But fact is, no one has had as strong an impact on rap as DJ Screw did. houstonsoreal.blogspot.com /2005/07/tribute-to-king-dj-screw-damage.html   (660 words)

www.myspace.com/screweduprecords If it aint DJ Screw then its a dj bob or dj jeff or a micheal watts cd..Cant nobody duplicate screw's style..My first trip to houston i was like we got to hit up the screw shop on cullen, fuck galleria! DJ SCREW USED TO COME TO MY HOOD IN ALIEF (SW HOUSTON) AND SELL GREY TAPES OF HIS SCREW CREATION.. Could y'all put up ESG's ''Sailin' da South, '' the one that came on DJ Screw's 3 n the Mornin'? www.myspace.com /screweduprecords   (784 words)

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