DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia

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File	Title	Creator	Publisher	Date	Language	Description	Subject	Place	Genre	Type	Collection	Identifier	Donor	Rights	Note
	99 Live screw tape	DJ Screw		1999	eng	This original "gray tape" by DJ Screw was made to commemorate the birthdays of Screwed Up Click members and brothers Lil' Randy and Ron'O. The music on the tape was chosen by Lil' Randy and DJ Screw and mixed by the latter in his signature "chopped and screwed" style. This original mix was then dubbed onto blank tapes by DJ Screw and sold directly to fans from his home.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Disc jockeys Hip-hop DJ Screw Screwed Up Click	Houston, Texas	audiocassettes	Image	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 2, Item 1	Lil' Randy	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
schip_201211_006.jpg	Al-D and DeMo	DeMo		1996-02-23		Rappers Al-D and DeMo at Screw's house on Greenstone. Though not related, Al-D and Screw were so close that they described themselves as brothers. In addition to rapping on screw tapes, Al-D also released several solo albums. Four months after this photograph was taken, DeMo ordered a personal tape that would become Screw's most famous and biggest-selling mixtape, June 27th.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Hip-hop Al-D (Rapper) Screwed Up Click DeMo	Houston, Texas	color photographs photographs	Image	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 8	DeMo	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
schip_201111_009.jpg	Big Mello promotional photograph	Neblet, Deron	N-Terrogation Records	1996	eng	This promotional photograph accompanied the release of the late rapper Big Mello's 1996 album "Southside Story," which came out on N-Terrogation Records. Big Mello was one of the first to rap about Houston's custom car culture. In this dramatic photograph, he is standing in front of the JPMorgan Chase Tower, formerly the Texas Commerce Tower, downtown. This copy was owned by DJ Screw.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Hip-hop Big Mello Screwed Up Click	Houston, Texas	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 10, Item 1	Davis, Robert Earl, Sr.	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
schip_201211_016.jpg	DJ Screw and DJ Chill behind the turntables			1992~		DJ Screw and his close friend DJ Chill (then an MC) were hired to provide music for a middle school dance at Gregory Lincoln Education Center. Their equipment included one turntable that belonged to DJ Screw (left), one turntable that belonged to DJ Chill (right), a coffin made by DJ Chill's father, and a guitar amplifier.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Disc jockeys Hip-hop DJ Screw Screwed Up Click	Houston, Texas	color photographs photographs	Image	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 5	DJ Chill	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
schip_201111_004.jpg	DJ Screw at Samplified Digital Recording Studio during the recording of 3 N tha Mornin' in 1996.	DeMo		1996-02-22		DJ Screw recorded a series of "aboveground" albums for the local label BigTyme Recordz, owned by Russell Washington. They were recorded and mixed by Maestro at Samplified Digital Recording Studio in Missouri City. The popular "3 'N the Mornin'" was released as two records, "Part One" and "Part Two," and sold approximately 200,000 copies.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Disc jockeys Hip-hop DJ Screw Screwed Up Click DeMo	Houston, Texas	color photographs photographs	Image	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 7	DeMo	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
schip_201211_017.jpg	DJ Screw in baseball team group photo			197X		DJ Screw (front row left) poses for a group photo with the Pirates, his childhood baseball team from Smithville, Texas.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Disc jockeys Hip-hop DJ Screw Screwed Up Click	Smithville, Texas	color photographs photographs	Image	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 2	Davis, Robert Earl, Sr.	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
schip_201211_015.jpg	DJ Screw in baseball uniform			197X	eng	DJ Screw wears his baseball uniform for the Pirates, his childhood team from Smithville, Texas.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Disc jockeys Hip-hop DJ Screw Screwed Up Click	Smithville, Texas	color photographs photographs	Image	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 1	Davis, Robert Earl, Sr.	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
schip_201211_005.jpg	DJ Screw on the mixer and turntables.	DeMo		1996-02-24		DJ Screw on the mixer and turntables in the "wood room" at his house on Greenstone in the Gulfgate area, where he lived with longtime girlfriend Nikki Williams. Many of the screw tapes that he was famous for and some of the most legendary freestyle raps to come out of Houston were recorded in the wood room.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Disc jockeys Hip-hop DJ Screw Screwed Up Click DeMo	Houston, Texas	color photographs photographs	Image	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 9	DeMo	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
schip_201211_007.jpg	DJ Screw with his mother, Ida Mae Deary Davis, his grandmother, sister Michelle Williams, and niece Shameka					A young Robert Earl Davis (DJ Screw) is seen with his mother, Ida Mae Deary Davis, his sister Michelle Williams, and her daughter Shameka. His maternal grandmother can just be seen at the right hand edge of the frame. A jokester by nature, Robert is making the classic "bunny ears" behind his mother's head. As an older boy, he moved to the Los Angeles area for a couple of years with his mother and his sister Michelle before they returned to Smithville.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Disc jockeys Hip-hop DJ Screw	Houston, Texas	color photographs photographs	Image	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 3	Williams, Nikki	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
schip_201211_018.jpg	DJ Screw with rap duo			1989~		In the late eighties, a teenage DJ Screw rocked the latest in hip hop style with his high top fade, single earring, and customized bomber jacket. He was photographed with a local rap group that he used to DJ for.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Disc jockeys Hip-hop DJ Screw Screwed Up Click	Houston, Texas	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 4	Davis, Robert Earl, Sr.	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
schip_201211_019.jpg	DJ Screw's car			2006-07-22		DJ Screw drove a 1996 Impala Super Sport on blades (chrome rims with a propeller-like shape) that he had painted "screw blue." In 2006, his car was restored with his portrait on the hood and displayed at the Screwfest event held at the Pasadena Convention Center & Fairgrounds.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Disc jockeys Hip-hop DJ Screw Screwed Up Click	Houston, Texas	color photographs photographs	Image	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 12	Davis, Robert Earl, Sr.	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
schip_201211_014.jpg	Flyer for "New Album Release Party featuring Lil Flip, Sucka Free Records, & Botany Boys, Big Shot Records, Sat. Feb. 19th"			2000-02	eng	This concert at Houston's Club Fusion celebrated the release of the albums "The Leprechaun" by Lil' Flip and "Forever Botany" by the Botany Boys. Guests were a "who's who" of Houston hip hop, including Screwed Up Click members, other established artists, and a young underground rapper named Slim Thug. The flyer reads: "New Album Release Party featuring Lil Flip, Sucka Free Records, & Botany Boys, Big Shot Records, Sat. Feb. 19th. Guest Appearances: Swisha House, DEA - Big HAWK, Big Pokey, Slim Thug, South Park Mexican, Ace Deuce, DJ Screw, Botany Boys, Big Mellow, Lil O."	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Disc jockeys Hip-hop Lil' Flip Botany Boyz Screwed Up Click	Houston, Texas	fliers (printed matter)	Image	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 10, Item 5	Davis, Robert Earl, Sr.	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
schip_201211_009a.jpg	Juneteenth Rap Explosion featuring Screwed Up Click's D.E.A., Southside Playaz, Straight Profit Records			1999-06	eng	This Juneteenth concert was held at Vernon L. Richards Riverbend Park on the outskirts of Smithville, the small Texas town where DJ Screw was raised. Performers were all members of rap collective the Screwed Up Click. They included the groups D.E.A. (DJ Screw, H.A.W.K., and Kay-K) and Southside Playaz (Mr. 3-2, Mike D, and Clay Doe). Both groups had originally included Fat Pat, who was killed in 1998. Straight Profit Records was a label owned by Den Den that released albums by Screwed Up Click members Z-Ro, Yungstar, and Dat Boy Grace.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Hip-hop D.E.A. (Musical group) Screwed Up Click	Smithville, Texas	fliers (printed matter)	Text	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 10, Item 3	Davis, Robert Earl, Sr.	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
index.cpd	Lyrics by DJ Screw for his verse on the song "Screwed Up Click" by C-Note	DJ Screw			eng	Although primarily a DJ, Screw also rapped on both screw tapes and albums. In this small notepad, he worked out the lyrics for his verse on the song "Screwed Up Click," which appeared on the album "Third Coast Born" by C-Note. His lyrics refer directly to things going on at his house - the 1996 raid by Houston's Gang Task Force who mistakenly thought that the traffic to his home was for drugs, the "shady" behavior of some hangers-on as he became increasingly famous, and the effect of regularly sipping codeine promethazine or "drank."	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Disc jockeys Hip-hop DJ Screw C-Note Screwed Up Click	Houston, Texas	songs (musical compositions)	Text	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 2	Davis, Robert Earl, Sr.	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
schip_201211_004.jpg	Maestro in his studio, Samplified Digital Recording Studio in Missouri City.	DeMo		1996-02-22		According to Russell Washington of BigTyme Records, the late Maestro "was an integral part of what we did." He engineered and mixed DJ Screw's studio albums "3 'N the Mornin'", "All Screwed Up", and "I Wanna Get High with the Blanksta." Maestro also worked on albums by South Park Coalition rappers K-Rino, the Terrorists, Point Blank, Klondike Kat, PSK-13, 20-2-Life, and Pharaoh.	Rap (Music) Sound engineers Hip-hop DeMo	Houston, Texas	color photographs photographs	Image	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 6	DeMo	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
	Obituary (memorial service program) for Big Moe			2007-10-20	eng	Big Moe, born Kenneth Dionell Moore, was known for "rap-singing" on DJ Screw mixtapes and on solo albums. His rich voice added R&B style to "June 27th", DJ Screw's best-selling tape, and to the classic albums "City of Syrup" and "Purple World." The titles of both albums referenced "syrup", codeine promethazine mixed with a soft drink. Big Moe died of a heart attack on October 14, 2007.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Hip-hop Big Moe Screwed Up Click	Houston, Texas	programs (documents)	Image	Houston Hip Hop Recording Artists Collection DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-009, Box 1, Folder 7	Moore, Terry	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
	Obituary (memorial service program) for DJ Screw			2000-11	eng	DJ Screw, or Robert Earl Davis, Jr., made his mark on the world by creating a new production technique called "chopped and screwed," which was distributed on popular mixtapes that also featured local rappers freestyling. He released hundreds of mixtapes, recorded four albums, opened a store that sold only DJ Screw tapes, and gave dozens of Houston rappers their starts. On November 16, 2000, DJ Screw was found dead in his recording studio at the age of twenty-nine.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Disc jockeys Hip-hop Memorial service programs DJ Screw Screwed Up Click	Houston, Texas	obituaries pamphlets	Text	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 1	Davis, Robert Earl, Sr.	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
schip_201211_008.jpg	On Da Grind Records presents Big DeMo June 27 Birthday Jam All Access Pass			1999	eng	"June 27th" was DJ Screw's most famous mixtape, created in 1996 for his friend Big DeMo's birthday and featuring a 40 minute long freestyle, or improvised rap, by multiple people. Screw tapes were often commissioned to celebrate birthdays and other significant life events. This is DJ Screw's backstage pass to a concert held three years later on the anniversary of the June 27th tape.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Disc jockeys Hip-hop Screwed Up Click	Houston, Texas	admission tickets	Image	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 10, Item 4	Davis, Robert Earl, Sr.	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
schip_201211_011.jpg	Partial song list for a screw tape	DJ Screw		1999	eng	DJ Screw kept small notepads in which he jotted down phone numbers and other things. This page shows what looks like a partial list of songs for a screw tape. The songs are by Fat Pat and the group Dead End Alliance (original members DJ Screw, Fat Pat, H.A.W.K., and Kay-K), suggesting that it was created for someone from the Dead End, the South Side Houston neighborhood that the group's members came from.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Disc jockeys Hip-hop DJ Screw Screwed Up Click	Houston, Texas	lists (document genres)	Text	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 5, Item 4	Davis, Robert Earl, Sr.	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
schip_201211_013.jpg	Rap lyrics by Shunny Pooh	Shunny Pooh			eng	Shunny Pooh jotted down these rap lyrics during a visit to DJ Screw's house. He released the various artists album "3rd Coast Finest Volume 1", which featured Screwed Up Click members and other noted Houston rappers, on his Down South Records label in 2000.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Disc jockeys Hip-hop Screwed Up Click Shunny Pooh	Houston, Texas	songs (musical compositions)	Text	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1	Davis, Robert Earl, Sr.	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
index.cpd	Screw tape list for Lil Keke	Lil' Keke		1999?	eng	This list for a personalized mixtape "chopped and screwed" by DJ Screw was presumably created for famed rapper and Screwed Up Click member Lil' Keke. Songs by local artists Lil' Troy, Big Pokey, Fat Pat, and Botany Boyz would have been slowed down and "chopped" (emphasized through manual repetition by the DJ) for the resulting tape. Lil' Keke's screw tape list was written on the back of a flyer for a sales job at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. On some pages, phone numbers have been digitally altered to protect owners' privacy.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Disc jockeys Hip-hop DJ Screw Lil' Keke Screwed Up Click	Houston, Texas	lists (document genres)	Text	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 5, Item 1	Davis, Robert Earl, Sr.	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
schip_201211_003a.jpg	Screw tape list for Soc			2000?	eng	Most of the songs on this screw tape, with titles like "Crooked Streets" and "Shed So Many Tears" relate to the lifestyle and pressures of drug dealing. As DJ Screw recorded the songs that were requested for a mixtape, he would mark them off with ticks.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Disc jockeys Hip-hop DJ Screw Screwed Up Click	Houston, Texas	lists (document genres)	Text	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 5, Item 3	Davis, Robert Earl, Sr.	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
index.cpd	Screw tape list for Steve			1999?	eng	Rappers and friends who ordered a mixtape from DJ Screw would prepare a list of the songs that they wanted "chopped and screwed" for their own personal tape. This screw tape list for "Steve" (possibly late rapper Big Steve of Woss Ness) included tracks by local artists Big Pokey, C-Note, Geto Boys, Southside Playaz, and Lil' O. On some pages, phone numbers have been digitally altered to protect owners' privacy.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Disc jockeys Hip-hop DJ Screw Screwed Up Click	Houston, Texas	lists (document genres)	Text	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 5, Item 2	Davis, Robert Earl, Sr.	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
index.cpd	Tire & Wheel Connection II and Car Tek Audio presents its 4th Annual Car & Truck Show and Concert flyer			1997-08-10	eng	This flyer promotes a concert featuring Houston rap groups and artists 20-2-Life, 380, Criminal Element, Woss-Ness, Big Love, Lil' Keke, and "D" of Trinity Garden Cartel. The concert, sponsored by two automotive businesses, demonstrates the close connection between car culture and the hip hop music scene. The car show and concert took place on the campus of Texas Southern University in the Third Ward. The back of the flyer gives a map for and directions to TSU, and lists the sponsors for the event.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Automobile shows Hip-hop	Houston, Texas	fliers (printed matter)	Text	DJ Screw Papers DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-023, Box 1, Folder 10, Item 2	Davis, Robert Earl, Sr.	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.
schip_201111_008.jpg	UGK promotional photograph		Bigtyme Recordz	1992	eng	This photograph of Port Arthur duo UGK was taken in 1992 to promote their "Southern Way" e.p., which was initially released on cassette. Bun B and the late Pimp C were among the most influential rappers to come from the Gulf Coast area. UGK were good friends with DJ Screw, and made a mixtape called Ridin' Dirty which used the same beats that would be found on the "Ridin' Dirty" studio album.	Rap (Music) Rap musicians Hip-hop UGK	Port Arthur, Texas	black-and-white photographs photographs	Image	Houston Hip Hop Recording Artists Collection DJ Screw Photographs and Memorabilia Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries	ID 2010-009, Box 1, Folder 5, Item 5	Molinar, Thomas	In Copyright	High-resolution images are not available for this item.