DJ Screw

Summary

DJ Screw is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Smithville^[2]. He was born on July 20, 1971^[3]. He passed away in Houston^[4]. He died on November 16, 2000^[5]. He worked as a disc jockey^[6] and rapper^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,723 views/month, #6,630 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• DJ Screw's place of birth was Smithville^[2].
• DJ Screw died in Houston^[4].
• DJ Screw was born on July 20, 1971^[3].
• DJ Screw died on November 16, 2000^[5].
• Burial took place at Cunningham Cemetery^[9].
• DJ Screw held citizenship in United States^[10].
• DJ Screw's professions included disc jockey^[6].
• DJ Screw's professions included rapper^[7].
• DJ Screw is recorded as male^[11].
• DJ Screw's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• DJ Screw's genre is Southern hip-hop^[13].
• DJ Screw's genre is chopped and screwed^[14].
• DJ Screw's archives at is recorded as University of Houston Libraries Special Collections and Archives^[15].
• The cause of death was drug overdose^[16].
• DJ Screw's family name is recorded as Davis^[17].
• DJ Screw's given name is recorded as Robert^[18].
• DJ Screw's given name is recorded as Earl^[19].
• DJ Screw's pseudonym is recorded as DJ Screw^[20].
• DJ Screw's official website is recorded as http://www.screweduprecords.com^[21].
• DJ Screw's instrument is recorded as voice^[22].
• DJ Screw's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[23].
• DJ Screw's start of work period is recorded as 1983^[24].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: US^[26]

• Began / founded: 1971-07-20^[27]

• Ended / dissolved: 2000-11-16^[28]

• Genre(s): chopped and screwed, gangsta rap, hip hop, southern hip hop^[29]

• Community tags: chopped and screwed, dj, gangsta rap, hip hop, southern hip hop^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: d0dd58c4-ab66-41c4-9883-4f493ef6653f^[31]

Body

Origins and Family

DJ Screw was born in Smithville^[2]. He was born on July 20, 1971^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include disc jockey^[6] and rapper^[7].

Death and Burial

DJ Screw died on November 16, 2000^[5]. He passed away in Houston^[4]. The cause of death was drug overdose^[16]. He is buried at Cunningham Cemetery^[9].

Why It Matters

DJ Screw ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,723 views/month, #6,630 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

He has been cited as an influence by SpaceGhostPurrp^[34], a rapper^[35], b. 1991^[36], of United States^[37].

He is credited with the discovery of chopped and screwed^[38], a music genre^[39].

FAQs

Where was DJ Screw born?

DJ Screw's place of birth was Smithville^[2].

Where did DJ Screw die?

DJ Screw died in Houston^[4].

What did DJ Screw do for work?

DJ Screw worked as disc jockey^[6] and rapper^[7].

Who did DJ Screw influence?

DJ Screw has been cited as an influence by SpaceGhostPurrp^[34].

What did DJ Screw discover?

DJ Screw is credited as discoverer of chopped and screwed^[38].