DJ Screw : a life in slow revolution
(Book)
Author
Format
Book
Edition
First edition
Status
Nonfiction
781.64909 DJ_SCREW
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781.64909 DJ_SCREW
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Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
x, 284 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description
""Screw music doesn't peak. It just grinds." DJ Screw was a Houston DJ who became famous in the 1990s for slowing down rap songs (think: playing a 45 rpm record at 33 1/3 speed), and repeating key lyrics, while local rappers sometimes freestyled over the instrumental portions of the mix. The slowed-down sound became synonymous with Houston, and was often referred to as "chopped & Screwed." It was literally homemade music; Screw recorded in his house, re-mixed the sessions to cassette tapes, and those tapes then went into cars that went booming into the same Houston streets that the local rappers were rapping about. The tapes became immensely popular, with hundreds of people lining up outside Screw's house every night. Eventually, Screwed Up Records & Tapes opened, selling nothing but Screw tapes, and it is still open, still selling nothing but Screw tapes, even though Screw died in 2000. This book blends narrative biography with oral history. Walker has talked to virtually everyone with a connection to Screw, from his immediate family and childhood friends from Smithville to his girlfriends and the rappers he worked with, and the book is rich with extended quotes from people in Screw's world"--,Provided by publisher
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Walker, L. S. (2022). DJ Screw: a life in slow revolution (First edition). University of Texas Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Walker, Lance Scott. 2022. DJ Screw: A Life in Slow Revolution. University of Texas Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Walker, Lance Scott. DJ Screw: A Life in Slow Revolution University of Texas Press, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Walker, Lance Scott. DJ Screw: A Life in Slow Revolution First edition, University of Texas Press, 2022.
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