Biography of dj screw youtube

American hip hop DJ (1971–2000)

Musical artist

Robert Earl Davis Jr. (July 20, 1971 – November 16, 2000), better known by his stage name DJ Screw, was an American hip hopDJ based in Houston, Texas, and best known as the creator of the chopped and screwed DJ technique.^[1] He was a central and influential figure in the Houston hip hop community and was the leader of Houston's Screwed Up Click.

Davis released over 350 mixtapes and was recognized as an innovator mostly on a regional level until his death from codeine overdose in 2000.^[1] His legacy was discovered by a wider audience around 2005, and has gone on to influence a wide variety of artists.

Early life

Robert Earl Davis, Jr. was born in Smithville, Texas. His father, Robert Earl Davis Sr., was a long-haul truck driver based in Houston. His mother, Ida May Deary, who had a young daughter from a previous marriage, came to the Smithville area to be with her mother when her son was