Sony is developing a biopic of musician and producer DJ Screw. By Mia Galuppo Senior Entertainment Reporter Veteran commercial director Isaac Yowman developed the project and is set to executive ...

The life of legendary screwed and chopped producer DJ Screw has been green lit by Sony. The project, tentatively titled All Screwed Up, will be developed and executive produced by Isaac Yowman and ...

The late DJ Screw is known for originating the chopped and screwed sound, and now the musical pioneer will be honored with a new documentary this year. The Elite Media Group posted a trailer on their ...

Houstonians and others in the music industry remembered Robert Earl Davis Jr., also known as DJ Screw. The community honored the late hip-hop DJ by reflecting on his life on June 27 — which is a ...

Back in 1998, Houston’s ABC television affiliate aired an interview with a local hip-hop superstar whose meteoric rise had taken the city by storm. The segment features Robert Earl Davis Jr.—known as ...

DJ Screw has been a mythic figure in underground music, in life flourishing by word-of-mouth promotion. He was so recognizable in a pre-Twitter world that he couldn't move around Houston without being ...

Robert Earl Davis Jr., better known as DJ Screw, will forever be a part of Houston’s cultural makeup. Known as the Originator, the late artist is famous for his skill in slowing down tracks, better ...

We spoke to Lance Scott Walker, the author of the thorough but breezy DJ Screw biography, A Life In Slow Revolution. When it comes to DJ Screw (real name Robert Earl Davis Jr), it’s sometimes ...

A new book tells the story of the influential Houston producer with interviews of the people who knew and worked with him. His voice is among the most influential in modern day hip-hop. And now, two ...

Over the years, June 27 has evolved into a day of remembrance for DJ Screw. Screw, whose name was Robert Earl Davis Jr., is a hip-hop legend across Houston and the broader south for pioneering the ...

The “chopped and screwed” sound has become such a staple of hip-hop that most fans probably don’t even wonder where the slowed-down, stop-start sonic approach came from — and thus, the late DJ Screw, ...