Artist
DJ Screw
Robert Earl Davis Jr. invented chopped and screwed around 1990 in Houston, slowing songs to a syrupy crawl and layering echo and reverb to mimic the perceptual haze of codeine cough syrup mixed with Sprite.
The full story is in Southern Hip-Hop.
At a glance
- Active
- 1990–2000
- From
- Houston, Texas
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In the issues
- Southern Hip-HopSupporting cast · 1987-2007 · Members
Southern Hip-Hop is a music scene from Southern United States, 1987–2007. Its principal artists include Outkast, UGK, Three 6 Mafia and Organized Noize. This issue covers 10 essential albums and 19 dated events.