The Slow Genius of DJ Screw

Today, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes. The one where we talk about DJ Screw.

In the early 90's, Houston hip-hop artist DJ Screw developed a sound called "chopped and screwed." It drew from artists he'd appreciated from a decade earlier – like DJ Glove, Ice T's DJ whose appearance on the movie Breakin' inspired him.Screw was not drawn by the rappers in that movie, nor the breakdancers, but, rather, the turntables and what the spinning of albums at different speeds could do to a song. So, when the mid-90's hit, Screw did something incredible: he created quite possibly the most "Houston" sound ever. Today, Lisa Gray talks DJ Screw with Lance Scott Walker, whose book DJ Screw: A Life In Slow Revolution. They are also joined by Derrick D-Reck Dixon, owner of the entertainment company Wreck Shop Nation. 

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