DJ Screw, born Robert Earl Davis, Jr. (July 20, 1971 – November 16, 2000), … Read Full Bio ↴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. The Houston DJ made a name for himself primarily because of his uncanny mixing style, which found him pitching down his records to a lumbering and quite eerie pace. Over the course of the '90s, what began as novelty actually became a rather lucrative venture for Screw, who produced hundreds of mix tapes, with some estimates projecting his total number of tapes topping over a thousand; furthermore, he sold the tapes at his Houston-based record store, Screwed Up Records and Tapes. Oddly enough, he preferred to release his mixes almost exclusively on cassette, though fans often recorded the mixes and traded them via the Internet; in addition, countless "screwed" remixes of popular rap anthems were widely available on Napster thanks to his cultish following.
Yet it's hard to imagine Screw's legacy being what it is if not for his role as an adamant advocate of "syrup sippin'," a Southern rap phenomenon involving codeine-infused cough syrup -- the resulting intoxication induces a hallucinatory state where everything slows down and becomes the senses swirl. As marijuana was to early-'90s gangsta rap, LSD was to late-'60s psychedelic rock, ecstasy was to late-'80s rave -- and so on -- the syrup sippin' advocated by Screw's trippy hip-hop mixes led to a small drug movement within the late-'90s Dirty South genre, reaching its zenith with Three 6 Mafia's hit "Sippin' on Some Syrup" in 2000. It's hard to deny that this phenomenon wasn't as important to Screw's popularity as his music was (especially considering some of his tape titles: Syrup & Soda, Syrup Sippers, Sippin' Codeine, etc.) Still, Screw did serve as a leader for Houston's burgeoning rap scene; his home studio, The Screw Shop, functioned as the home base for what was loosely referred to as the Screwed Up Click, including semi-successful rappers such as Big Pokey and Lil' Keke, along with about 30 others were known locally.
Ironically, when Screw was found dead in his studio of a fatal heart attack at the tender age of 29 on the morning of November 16, 2000, the Houston Chronicle published a story stating that police suspected Screw of overdosing on the same syrup that he so adamantly advocated. Weeks later the theory proved valid, making the artist the victim of his own self-promoted phenomenon. More unfortunate, though, was the loss of Screw to Houston's fledging scene, which seemed on the verge of being nationally recognized as a Southern rap mecca. His legacy lived on, though, since his trademark mixing style was by no means exclusive, as countless imitators had arisen in the South by the time of his death, the most noteworthy being the Swisha House and Beltway 8 record labels.
- Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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. The Houston DJ made a name for himself primarily because of his uncanny mixing style, which found him pitching down his records to a lumbering and quite eerie pace. Over the course of the '90s, what began as novelty actually became a rather lucrative venture for Screw, who produced hundreds of mix tapes, with some estimates projecting his total number of tapes topping over a thousand; furthermore, he sold the tapes at his Houston-based record store, Screwed Up Records and Tapes. Oddly enough, he preferred to release his mixes almost exclusively on cassette, though fans often recorded the mixes and traded them via the Internet; in addition, countless "screwed" remixes of popular rap anthems were widely available on Napster thanks to his cultish following.
Yet it's hard to imagine Screw's legacy being what it is if not for his role as an adamant advocate of "syrup sippin'," a Southern rap phenomenon involving codeine-infused cough syrup -- the resulting intoxication induces a hallucinatory state where everything slows down and becomes the senses swirl. As marijuana was to early-'90s gangsta rap, LSD was to late-'60s psychedelic rock, ecstasy was to late-'80s rave -- and so on -- the syrup sippin' advocated by Screw's trippy hip-hop mixes led to a small drug movement within the late-'90s Dirty South genre, reaching its zenith with Three 6 Mafia's hit "Sippin' on Some Syrup" in 2000. It's hard to deny that this phenomenon wasn't as important to Screw's popularity as his music was (especially considering some of his tape titles: Syrup & Soda, Syrup Sippers, Sippin' Codeine, etc.) Still, Screw did serve as a leader for Houston's burgeoning rap scene; his home studio, The Screw Shop, functioned as the home base for what was loosely referred to as the Screwed Up Click, including semi-successful rappers such as Big Pokey and Lil' Keke, along with about 30 others were known locally.
Ironically, when Screw was found dead in his studio of a fatal heart attack at the tender age of 29 on the morning of November 16, 2000, the Houston Chronicle published a story stating that police suspected Screw of overdosing on the same syrup that he so adamantly advocated. Weeks later the theory proved valid, making the artist the victim of his own self-promoted phenomenon. More unfortunate, though, was the loss of Screw to Houston's fledging scene, which seemed on the verge of being nationally recognized as a Southern rap mecca. His legacy lived on, though, since his trademark mixing style was by no means exclusive, as countless imitators had arisen in the South by the time of his death, the most noteworthy being the Swisha House and Beltway 8 record labels.
- Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
Just Like Daddy
DJ Screw Lyrics
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2Pac Outlaw Go head In This No doubt Death Row Makaveli You…
2Pac & The Outlawz Outlaw In This No doubt,Death Row, Makaveli You can call me …
2Pac (Ft. The Outlawz) Outlaw In This No doubt,Death Row, Makaveli You can call m…
2PAC - Makaveli Outlaw In This No doubt,Death Row, Makaveli You can call me …
2Pac feat. E.D.I. Mean Yaki Kadafi & Young Noble Daddy? I want to be just like When I grow up. Just…
2pac Feat. Tha Outlawz Outlaw Go head In This No doubt Death Row Makaveli You…
2Pac featuring Outlawz Outlaw In This No doubt,Death Row, Makaveli You can call m…
2PAC featuring THE OUTLAWZ Outlaw In This No doubt,Death Row, Makaveli You can call me …
2Pac ft. E.D.I. Mean Yaki Kadafi & Young Noble Daddy? I want to be just like When I grow up. Just…
2Pac; Makaveli Outlaw In This No doubt,Death Row, Makaveli You can call me …
Makaveli Outlaw In This No doubt,Death Row, Makaveli You can call m…
Makaveli Feat. Outlawz Outlaw In This No doubt,Death Row, Makaveli You can call me …
Makaveli ft. Outlawz Outlaw In This No doubt,Death Row, Makaveli You can call m…
Tupac (Makaveli) Outlaw In This No doubt,Death Row, Makaveli You can call me …
Tupac Amaru Shakur Outlaw Go head In This No doubt Death Row Makaveli You…
Tupac feat. The Outlawz Outlaw In This No doubt,Death Row, Makaveli You can call me …
We have lyrics for these tracks by DJ Screw:
4 My Nigga Screw F/ Lil Flip, Grace, H.A.W.K., Ronnie Spencer (Ronnie Spence…
Bang Screw [Big Moe] Well ain't no plex with the East and the…
Blow My Mind South Park Said I'm 'bout to lose my mind South Park South P…
City Of Syrup [Big Moe] Well it ain't no plex with the East and…
don Put your stones in dust and worn, South Coast raised…
Don't Call My Phone Please don't call my phone The streets hot, everybody snitch…
Don't Mess Wit Texas Put your stones in dust and worn, South Coast raised…
Freestyle Ha ha, 2000 and 1 Z-Ro the motherfucking Mo City Don Getti…
Have You Ever Have you ever Had someone close to you die I know you…
In The House Tonight [DJ Screw] Wassup PacMan, knowwhatimsayin, that Shawn, that …
Inside Looking Out How can I come up (sitting) How can I come up…
It H-Town, in effect for Texas Southside, for the H-Town Norths…
Life of A G [Z-Ro] Nobody seems to understand that my brain ain't stable…
Look Into My Eyes Look into my eyes I see bizarre lights Look into my eyes Loo…
Mind On My Money South Park Said I'm 'bout to lose my mind South Park South P…
My Life DJ Screw A mufucka wonder what I'll do Kill you bitch, pop-p…
My Mind Went Blank South Park Said I'm 'bout to lose my mind South Park South P…
On The Southside (*talking*) Screwzoo, what's the deal baby Lil' Trae up in…
Pimp Tha Pen (feat. Lil Keke) [Lil Keke] I'm draped up and dripped ou…
South Side Welcome to the uh Southside, No, uh-uh, I said the…
Southside (*talking*) Screwzoo, what's the deal baby Lil' Trae up in…
Sunny Day (Hook:Big Shasta) We rollin on chrome Flossin its a sunny da…
Tell Me Something Good One motherfucker, two motherfuckers Three motherfuckers Fo' …
The Legend (*talking*) Hope y'all can hear me out there Mic check to …
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@swtx518
When im dirt broke & phucked up u still luv me 💪🏾
@javonmoore9877
Never leave when you need me.
@manniethasavage1067
RIP Robert Davis!! 💪🤘💯💯
@medgarsdad71
woohoooowee Pac Screw Pat all Pimp C man its a party goins on up there lol but i can wait lol
@LilTight90000
rip pac
@donjuan130
This sounds great put a little to slow pick up a bit
@brownlion901
2018 hot damn
@mox95CrazySongz
Dope mix lol
@FerBiaaitch
This sounds sooo like a breeze or idont knowwww
@swtx518
Thats actually a great analogy fam