Description: Further DetailsTitle: DJ ScrewCondition: NewSubtitle: A Life in Slow RevolutionISBN-10: 1477325131EAN: 9781477325131ISBN: 9781477325131Publisher: University of Texas PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 05/17/2022Description: DJ Screw, a.k.a. Robert Earl Davis Jr., changed rap and hip-hop forever. In the 1990s, in a spare room of his Houston home, he developed a revolutionary mixing technique known as chopped and screwed. Spinning two copies of a record, Screw would “chop” in new rhythms, bring in local rappers to freestyle over the tracks, and slow the recording down on tape. Soon Houstonians were lining up to buy his cassettes—he could sell thousands in a single day. Fans drove around town blasting his music, a sound that came to define the city’s burgeoning and innovative rap culture. June 27 has become an unofficial city holiday, inspired by a legendary mix Screw made on that date. Lance Scott Walker has interviewed nearly everyone who knew Screw, from childhood friends to collaborators to aficionados who evangelized Screw’s tapes—millions of which made their way around the globe—as well as the New York rap moguls who honored him. Walker brings these voices together with captivating details of Screw’s craft and his world. More than the story of one man, DJ Screw is a history of the Houston scene as it came of age, full of vibrant moments and characters. But none can top Screw himself, a pioneer whose mystique has only grown in the two decades since his death.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 36mmAuthor: Lance Scott WalkerGenre: Music Dance & TheatreBook Series: American Music SeriesTopic: History, Biography, Society & Culture, Social SciencesItem Weight: 567gRelease Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: DJ Screw
Title: DJ Screw
Subtitle: A Life in Slow Revolution
ISBN-10: 1477325131
EAN: 9781477325131
ISBN: 9781477325131
Release Date: 05/17/2022
Release Year: 2022
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: American Music Series
Book Title: Dj Screw : Alife in Slow Revolution
Number of Pages: 312 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication Year: 2022
Topic: Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop, History & Criticism, Composers & Musicians, General
Item Height: 1.1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Music, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 22 Oz
Author: Lance Scott Walker
Item Length: 9.2 in
Book Series: American Music Ser.
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Hardcover
