Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DJ Screw in his home studio. (Ben DeSoto/Houston Chronicle/Getty Images) Popular streetwear brand Supreme has announced a new ...

In remembrance of DJ Screw, we highlight 10 of his chopped and screwed masterpieces. Born forty-four years ago today, DJ Screw (real name Robert Earl Davis Jr.) was able to alter the trajectory of hip ...

The story of DJ Screw feels deeply relevant to issues in contemporary hip-hop; his death by codeine overdose still haunts the community, with some rappers recently contemplating giving up on lean and ...

Houston residents and Screwheads alike go hard for all things DJ Screw, so you can imagine the excitement when fans found out about the forthcoming DJ Screw film, “Soldiers United for Da Cash: A True ...

Every year on June 27, the city of Houston pays tribute to one of its most influential musical figures, DJ Screw, whose pioneering sound shaped the identity of Southern Hip Hop and left an indelible ...

There would be no chopped-and-screwed mix without the legend that is DJ Screw… but did you know he was also quite the entrepreneur? Wednesday (Nov. 16) marks 22 years since the world lost the legend ...

Perhaps the biggest event is Screw Fest, going down at Grooves of Houston. SUC members Lil Keke, Lil Flip, Z-Ro and ESG will be hitting the mike, performing in honor of Screw and Pokey, who passed ...

As we celebrate the unparalleled career of the legendary Robert “DJ Screw” Davis Jr. during the week of his passing almost a quarter century ago, we decided to explore some of Houston’s most revered ...

A real musical legacy never fades. There are always things like songs, albums or people that help keep an artist's memory afloat after they've passed. And in the case of the fallen legend DJ Screw, ...

June 27 is a celebration in Houston. DJ Screw is easily one of Houston's most beloved legends. For those who may not know, Screw is the inventor of the "chopped & screwed" sound. Overall, he pioneered ...

It’s probably safe to say that there is no figure more important to the Houston rap scene than DJ Screw. Active throughout the ’80s and ’90s, Screw is best known as the creator of H-Town’s signature ...

“What’s beautiful about the story of DJ Screw is there’s so many different ways to tell it,” says Walker. “I’m so excited that Houston’s got a crop of young writers that are doing great work down ...