DJ Screw of Houston created a new genre of hip-hop called Chopped and Screwed through slowing down and manipulating hip-hop instrumentals. He invited local rappers to freestyle over these songs before recording them onto tapes for distribution. Led by DJ Screw, and collectively dubbed the Screwed Up Click, this group became well-known due to their …
Photo Cred: https://steemit.com/art/@mvbeak/rip-dj-screw DJ Screw and Al-D are back together on this 3 ‘N The Mornin’ classic. Having recently been Lost in the Hood, the duo has emerged to lay down some tracks for DJ Screw’s upcoming album. Unfortunately, there’s no time to relax as, immediately, they come face-to-face with some haters. The question is …
Got the “Home of the Free” version for ya…with the Intro. More famously, this track was Screwed and Chopped at a faster pace and included on 3 ‘N The Mornin’ Part 2. This version, included on Al-D’s “Home of the Free” is a slower paced version featuring a lengthy intro by DJ Screw and Al-D.
DJ Screw takes a 3 minute Guerilla Maab hit called “Fondren and Main” and transforms it into an 8 minute masterpiece called “Grabbin’ Grain”. Let’s be honest, Guerilla Maab’s “Fondren and Main” is a classic, but at the time it was released, in 1999, Z-RO was rapping faster than anyone in Houston. Z-Ro has a …
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