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DJ Screw is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Fat Pat, DJ Paul, Z-Ro, Project Pat and Pimp C, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lil' Flip, Paul Wall, Lil' Keke, SpaceGhostPurrp and Lil Ugly Mane, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around DJ Screw and forward to Lil' Flip. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Robert Earl Davis Jr., better known by his stage name DJ Screw, was an American hip hop DJ based in Houston, Texas, and best known as the creator of the chopped and screwed DJ technique. He was a central and influential figure in the Houston hip hop community and was the leader of Houston's Screwed Up Click.
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DJ Screw connections
DJ Screw shares an orbit with Fat Pat, DJ Paul, Z-Ro and Project Pat, went on to shape Lil' Flip, Paul Wall, Lil' Keke and SpaceGhostPurrp. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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