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DJ Screw, born Robert Earl Davis, Jr. (July 20, 1971 – November 16, 2000)^[1], was the main music mixer for the Screwed Up Click and involved in the Houston hip hop scene; screw music, a type of rap music with heavy bass and "a languid, eerie quality" is named for him.^[2]

Biography

He was born July 20, 1971 in Smithville, Texas, to Robert Earl Davis, Sr and Ida Davis. DJ Screw had lived in Bakersfield, California, and Los Angeles, he received his first turn table at age 10 in 1981. DJ Screw lived in a working class, mostly African American neighborhood near Hobby airport described by Michael Hall of southside Houston, Texas as "hard-edged."^{[citation needed]} DJ Screw dropped out of Sterling High School during his 10th grade year and focused on music.^[3]

He began djing at age 13, and started his trademark slowed-down mixes in 1984.^[4]^{[unreliable source?]} During the early 1990s, he invited some of The Houston 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. He released five above ground^{[clarification needed]} releases: "All Screwed Up, Vol. 1" (1995), "3 'N the Mornin Part 1" (1995), "3 'N the Mornin Part 2 Blue" (1996), "3 'N the Mornin Part 2 Red" (1998) and "All Work, No Play" (1999).

His mixtapes include titles such as "June 27" and "The Final Chapter." In the mid-1990s Priority Records offered DJ Screw a record deal which he turned down. Former Priority Records executive Dave Weiner said "It wasn't about the money for him, it was about doing what he wanted to do with his homeboys."he alway loved to sip on that purple drank with his homie in the hood.[ ^[5]

DJ Screw created "Chopped and Screwed" versions of famous rap songs. Some examples of these tracks include R. Kelly's "I Wish,"Will Smith's "Gettin Jiggy Wit It", The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Warning", Biz Markie's "Nobody Beats the Biz," and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "Budsmokers Only".

He moved to a house near Gulfgate Mall; fans, some driving from far away areas such as Dallas, lined by his door to receive his recordings.^[3]

Film

The 2007 documentary film Screwed In Houston produced by VBS/Vice Magazine details the history of the Houston rap scene and the influence of the Chopped and Screwed sub-culture on Houston hip-hop. The 5-part series has one full episode dedicated to DJ Screw and includes video footage of DJ Screw days before his death.

Death

The medical examiner who performed the autopsy on DJ Screw concluded that DJ Screw died from a lethal combination of codeine and other drugs.^[6]

Discography

"Screw-tapes"

Chapter 001 - Don Deal '97
Chapter 002 - Tales From Tha 4 '96
Chapter 003 - Duck Sick '96
Chapter 004 - Choppin' Game Wit Toe '97
Chapter 005 - Still A G At 27 '97
Chapter 006 - Down South Hustlers '97
Chapter 007 - Ballin' In Da Mall '98
Chapter 008 - Let's Call Up On Drank '96
Chapter 009 - Makin' Cash Forever '98
Chapter 010 - Southside Still Holdin' '99
Chapter 011 - Headed To The Classic '96
Chapter 012 - June 27 '96
Chapter 013 - Leanin' On A Switch '96
Chapter 014 - Sippin' Codeine '98
Chapter 015 - The Next Episode '95
Chapter 016 - Late Night Fuckin' Yo Bitch '95
Chapter 017 - Show Up And Pour Up '96
Chapter 018 - Killuminati '97
Chapter 019 - 'N 2 Deep '99
Chapter 020 - Crumbs To Bricks '99
Chapter 021 - The World Is Mine '97
Chapter 022 - P's and Q's '96
Chapter 023 - Dancing Candy '96
Chapter 024 - 9 Months Later '96
Chapter 025 - Unpredictable '97
Chapter 026 - Blowin' Big Behind Tint '96
Chapter 027 - Plots And Schemes '97
Chapter 028 - Worldwide Southside '98
Chapter 029 - Saturday Nite Live '95
Chapter 030 - G Love '98
Chapter 031 - 2000 Tears
Chapter 032 - G-Code '00
Chapter 033 - G'd Up Shit '97
Chapter 034 - It's A Dirty World '99
Chapter 035 - Charge It To The Game '97
Chapter 036 - Who Next With Plex '95
Chapter 037 - 10201 '96
Chapter 038 - Headed 2 Da League '97
Chapter 039 - One Life To Live '97
Chapter 040 - Yellowstone vs. The Nation '97
Chapter 041 - Ghetto Fabulous '98
Chapter 042 - Popped Up Smoked Up '96
Chapter 043 - Independence Day '97
Chapter 044 - Eyes On The Prize '99
Chapter 045 - 100% Business '97
Chapter 046 - Syrup and Soda '95
Chapter 047 - Pussy, Weed And Alcohol '98
Chapter 048 - Gallon 1 '96
Chapter 049 - Codeine Fiend '95
Chapter 050 - Money Over Bitches '96
Chapter 051 - 9 Fo Shit '94
Chapter 052 - Only Rollin' Red '97
Chapter 053 - Y 2 Grey '99
Chapter 054 - No Haters Allowed '96
Chapter 055 - Back On The Streets '96
Chapter 056 - Blue Ova Grey '98
Chapter 057 - Wineberry Over Gold '95
Chapter 058 - You Don't Work You Don't Eat '97
Chapter 059 - Southside Most Wanted '99
Chapter 060 - All Day In The Trey '97
Chapter 061 - Niggas Can't See Me '96
Chapter 062 - Dead End Hustler For Life '97
Chapter 063 - Mourn U Till I Join You '97
Chapter 064 - Locked N Da Game '96
Chapter 065 - Road To Riches '97
Chapter 066 - Layed Back Rollin '96
Chapter 067 - Back In Tha Deck '98
Chapter 068 - Tre World '98
Chapter 069 - Southside Riders '97
Chapter 070 - Endonesia '97
Chapter 071 - The Final Chapter '96
Chapter 072 - Off The Head '97
Chapter 073 - Don't Make Dollars Don't Make Sense '95
Chapter 074 - Mash For My Dream '98
Chapter 075 - Ridin' High '97
Chapter 076 - Black Hearted '97
Chapter 077 - Only The Real '99
Chapter 078 - Nobody Does It Better '97
Chapter 079 - Ain't Nuthin' Better '97
Chapter 080 - Hold Ya Head '97
Chapter 081 - Screwed Up Texas '00
Chapter 082 - 98 Live
Chapter 083 - Ball 2 U Fall '98
Chapter 084 - Str8 Puttin' It Down '97
Chapter 085 - Riches Over Bitches
Chapter 086 - Gees Nite Out
Chapter 087 - Shinnin' Like The Sun
Chapter 088 - Blasphemy
Chapter 089 - Outlaws
Chapter 090 - 4th Of July
Chapter 091 - Take It How You Wanna
Chapter 092 - Back N Yo Ear
Chapter 093 - Da Reunion
Chapter 094 - Still Hoopin'
Chapter 095 - Sittin' On Top Of The World
Chapter 096 - Can't Hold Ya Hand
Chapter 097 - Players Choppin Game
Chapter 098 - Four Corners Of The World
Chapter 099 - Shot Callin'
Chapter 100 - Platinum Shit
Chapter 101 - Graduation 99
Chapter 102 - 3 Years Later
Chapter 103 - Popped Up Sittin Low
Chapter 104 - Sittin' Sideways
Chapter 105 - Everyday Allday
Chapter 106 - On A Pint
Chapter 107 - It's All Good
Chapter 108 - 3 'N Da Mornin'
Chapter 109 - Einstein
Chapter 110 - Feel My Pain
Chapter 111 - Shit Don't Stop
Chapter 112 - Jammin' Screw
Chapter 113 - Barre
Chapter 114 - Bow Down
Chapter 115 - Down And Out
Chapter 116 - Straight From The Heart
Chapter 117 - Return Of The Red
Chapter 118 - Laftex
Chapter 119 - No Drank
Chapter 120 - 10 Deep
Chapter 121 - Another Day Another Dollar
Chapter 122 - Facin' Time
Chapter 123 - Snitches
Chapter 124 - Hurricane Duck
Chapter 125 - Ooh Wee Man
Chapter 126 - If The Price Is Right
Chapter 127 - Southside Holdin'
Chapter 128 - It's Gonna Get Better
Chapter 129 - In Yo Face
Chapter 130 - Back 2 The Lab
Chapter 131 - Syrup Sippers
Chapter 132 - Can't Fade It
Chapter 133 - Money By The Ton
Chapter 134 - Hard Times
Chapter 135 - Steady Dippin'
Chapter 136 - Da Funk Is On Your Mind
Chapter 137 - Blue 22
Chapter 138 - Are U Still Down
Chapter 139 - 2 Liters
Chapter 140 - Symptoms Of A Thug
Chapter 141 - Another Platinum Hit
Chapter 142 - All Work No Play
Chapter 143 - Million Dollar Boys
Chapter 144 - Heavy 'N Tha Game
Chapter 145 - S.U.C. For Life
Chapter 146 - Only Time Will Tell
Chapter 147 - Niggas & Flys
Chapter 148 - Do You Feel Me
Chapter 149 - Beatin Up Da Block
Chapter 150 - Mind On My Money
Chapter 151 - Mo Money
Chapter 152 - Pullin' On Yo Curve
Chapter 153 - Drankin' On A Gallon
Chapter 154 - Pop Trunk
Chapter 155 - No Love
Chapter 156 - 100 Minutes Of Realness
Chapter 157 - Goin' Fed
Chapter 158 - Squarin' It Off
Chapter 159 - Out The Shop
Chapter 160 - Hail Mary
Chapter 161 - Same Ol' G
Chapter 162 - Unlady Like
Chapter 163 - Mashing 'N Millenium Mode
Chapter 164 - Southside Connection
Chapter 165 - Street Fame
Chapter 166 - Telephone Love
Chapter 167 - A Million Dollars Later
Chapter 168 - No Time For Bullshit
Chapter 169 - Still Standing
Chapter 170 - Wreckshop
Chapter 171 - Freestyle Kings
Chapter 172 - Straight Wreckin'
Chapter 173 - 99 Live
Chapter 174 - D.E.A. Bootcamp
Chapter 175 - Players Ball
Chapter 176 - Robin St. 4 Life
Chapter 177 - In God We Trust
Chapter 178 - In The Zone
Chapter 179 - Mind Over Matter
Chapter 180 - 3 'N Da Morning Pt. II
Chapter 181 - Grey In The Deck
Chapter 182 - Ridin' Dirty
Chapter 183 - In The Do
Chapter 184 - Going Hard
Chapter 185 - Staying Down
Chapter 186 - Thug Life
Chapter 187 - Dead End Representative
Chapter 188 - Pay Like U Way
Chapter 189 - Another Day Another Dub
Chapter 190 - 3-4 Action
Chapter 191 - Southsiders
Chapter 192 - High Till I Die
Chapter 193 - Something 4 Dat Trunk
Chapter 194 - Thangs Done Changed
Chapter 195 - Fear No Man
Chapter 196 - Sugar Hill
Chapter 197 - Crawfish 96
Chapter 198 - Uncut Funk
Chapter 199 - Street Dreams
Chapter 200 - Ain't No Sleepin'
Chapter 201 - Players Nite Out
Chapter 202 - Still In Da Game
Chapter 203 - Almost On Dem Streets
Chapter 204 - The Meadows 94
Chapter 205 - Slippin' Red
Chapter 206 - Haters Stay Away
Chapter 207 - Goin' All Out
Chapter 208 - Austin 2 Houston Pt. II
Chapter 209 - Deep Down South
Chapter 210 - Bangin' Down The Strip
Chapter 211 - Off Parole
Chapter 212 - Still Hustlin'
Chapter 213 - Made Niggaz
Chapter 214 - Old School
Chapter 215 - South Side Players
Chapter 216 - Flippin' On A Sunny Day
Chapter 217 - Sittin' On Chrome
Chapter 218 - Way 2 Real
Chapter 219 - Leanin In The Leans
Chapter 220 - Player Memories
Chapter 221 - 2 Pints Deep
Chapter 222 - My Block
Chapter 223 - Trey Day
Chapter 224 - 97 Live
Chapter 225 - Back Up In You
Chapter 226 - Million Dollar Hands
Chapter 227 - We Don't Bar It 94
Chapter 228 - Back On The Grind
Chapter 229 - Thugs Night Out
Chapter 230 - Paying Dues 95
Chapter 231 - Love 4 The Hood
Chapter 232 - NOHH Prisoners
Chapter 233 - Finally Made It
Chapter 234 - Still a G at 23

Albums

1994: Bigtyme Recordz Vol. II: All Screwed Up
1995: 3 'N Da Mornin' (Part One)
1995: 3 'N Da Mornin' (Part Two)Blue
1996: 3 'N Da Mornin' (Part Two) Red
1999: All Work No Play
2001: The Legend (Compilation put out by Big Tyme Records dedicated to screw, all songs were mixed by DJ D, contrary to what many believe, Screw did no mixing on this release)(DJ SCREW MIXED HALF OF DISK 1 ON THE LEGNED THE LEGNED WAS BEING MADE BEFORE HIS DEATH!!!)

Unofficial albums

2002: Soldiers United 4 Cash - The Soundtrack (Slowed & Throwed)
2002: As The World Turns Slow
2002: All Work No Play Volume 2
2004: Screw Tape In The Deck
2004: N 2 Deep
2004: DJ Screw - Soldiers United 4 Cash Part 2 (Screwed & Chopped)
2005: The Greatest Hits
2005: Trilogy: The DJ Screw Memorial
2005: 11-16-00
2006: Best Of The Best Volume 2
2006: The Untold Stoy
2007: June 27
2007: 11-16-00 Volume 2
2008: Best Of The Best
2008: Best Of The Best Volume 3
2008: 11-16-00 Volume 3
2009: Do You Remember Me?
2009: 11-16-09

Also Appears on

Al-D - Home Of The Free - 1995
Aggravated - Accept - 1995
Botany Boys - Thought of Many Ways 1997
Mr. 3-2 The Wicked Buddah Baby 1996

References

^ DJ Screw The Untold Story DVD. Double Platinum, 2006.
^ Swangin' and Bangin' Megan Halverson. Houston Press. February 27, 1997
^ ^a ^b Bakersfield Californian. The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw.
^ "Givin'it to ya slow" Interview in Rap Pages by Bilal Allah (November 1995).
^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1446832/20010822/story.jhtml#/news/articles/1446832/20010822/story.jhtml Tribute Album Salutes DJ Screw - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News]
^ Demby, Eric (2001-01-11). "Codeine Overdose Killed DJ Screw, Medical Examiner Says". MTV News. Retrieved 2008-11-21.

External links

Screwed Up Records & Tapes - Official site (requires flash)
Davey D article regarding the death of DJ Screw
Murder Dog interview with DJ Screw 8/8/99

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[Untold-1] DJ Screw The Untold Story DVD. Double Platinum, 2006.

[2] Swangin' and Bangin' Megan Halverson. Houston Press. February 27, 1997

[SlowLifeFastDeath2-3] Bakersfield Californian. The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw.

[RapPages-4] "Givin'it to ya slow" Interview in Rap Pages by Bilal Allah (November 1995).

[5] ttp://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1446832/20010822/story.jhtml#/news/articles/1446832/20010822/story.jhtml Tribute Album Salutes DJ Screw - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News]

[6] Demby, Eric (2001-01-11). "Codeine Overdose Killed DJ Screw, Medical Examiner Says". MTV News. Retrieved 2008-11-21.

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 * 1996: 3 'N Da Mornin' (Part Two) Red
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+* 2001: The Legend (Compilation put out by Big Tyme Records dedicated to screw, all songs were mixed by DJ D, contrary to what many believe, Screw did no mixing on this release)(DJ SCREW MIXED HALF OF DISK 1 ON THE LEGNED THE LEGNED WAS BEING MADE BEFORE HIS DEATH!!!)
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