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 ...

On Sunday, July 29, the Texans will release a retail collaboration at DIOS built around DJ Screw and the legacy he has left on Houston music, culture, and sports. The limited-edition t-shirt will ...

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 ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- With his slowed down tempo, DJ Screw gave Houston a sound and changed hip hop forever. DJ Screw is credited for pioneering the sound known as "Chopped and Screwed." "He was the ...

When a young Robert Earl Davis Jr. began scratching his mother’s B.B. King and Johnnie Taylor records in the early 1980s, teaching himself how to DJ, no one could have guessed he would grow up to be ...

The life of Robert Earl Davis Jr. — better known to the world as DJ Screw — runs at two speeds in Lance Scott Walker’s “DJ Screw: A Life in Slow Revolution.” His life came and went in a rush. When the ...

Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the death of Robert Earl Davis Jr., a.k.a. DJ Screw. Taken too soon at the still-young age of 29, DJ Screw became a victim In the documentary DJ Screw: The ...