DJ Screw
1971–2000 (age 29)
DJ and producer
Biography
DJ Screw, born Robert Earl Davis Jr., pioneered Houston's slowed-down chopped and screwed sound, founding the Screwed Up Click and teaching countless artists how to turn languid tempos and deep bass into an expression of the city's heartbeat.
He offered guidance to young musicians, recording mixtapes that became treasured canvases of local creativity, and even after his passing his influence endures as new generations celebrate the soulful textures he created.