April 22, 2010. Royal NoneSuch Gallery, Oakland, California. Project #15 in “21 Projects x 21 hours x 21 days.” One hour of chopped and screwed mixes by the late DJ Screw with additional information about his life and music.

“The Screw sound is when I mix tapes with songs that people can relax to. Slower tempos, to feel the music and so you can hear what the rapper is saying. When I am mixing, I might run across something a rapper’s saying which is important. I may run it back two or three times to let you hear what he is saying – so you can wake up and listen, because they are telling you something. I make tapes so everyone can feel them.” – DJ Screw

2Pac Original vs. Chopped and Screwed

2Pac – So Many Tears (Original)

2Pac – So Many Tears (Chopped and Screwed)

The Playlist

Jay-Z – Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)

The Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy

2Pac – Keep Ya Head Up

Lil Wayne – Fuck Tha World

Nas – If I Ruled the World (Instrumental)

2Pac – California Love (Instrumental)

Dr. Dre – Xxplosive (Instrumental)

Goodie Mob – Free

Young Bleed – How Ya Do That feat. Master P and C-Loc

Erykah Badu – Otherside of the Game

E-40 – It’s All Bad feat. Lil E

UGK – One Day

Above the Law – 100 Spokes (Instrumental)

Extra Tracks

2Pac – Hail Mary

Outkast – Git Up, Git Out feat. Goodie Mob

Nas – If I Ruled the World with 2Pac Bomb First

Nas – God Love Us

Nas – New World

Dr. Dre – Forgot About Dre

Dr. Dre – Xxplosive

Eazy E – Whats My Name (Still a Nigga)

Jay-Z – Big Pimpin feat. UGK

Outkast – Jazzy Belle

Lil Wayne – Tha Block Is Hot

Spice 1 – Nigga Sings the Blues

Eightball and MJG – On Top of the World

Street Military – Everyday Struggle

Lil Keke – Good Part

Fat Pat and Mike D – Freestyle

Da Streets Ain’t Right Freestyle with Big Moe, Bird, Demo, Key-C, Yungstar, Pokey, Haircut Joe, and K-Luv

25 Prints Given Away at Event, 5 Colors

Additional Information

Screwed Up Records – The official place to get DJ Screw music

DJ Screw Interview – Interview from Rap Pages in 1995 with Screw discussing his music, selling tapes and DJing.

Ten Screw Tapes by Government Names – A list of the author’s ten favorite screw tapes with commentary on each

DJ Screw Obituary – Obituary by Bay Area DJ and journalist Davey D

Screwed in Houston – A five-part documentary by VBS.tv about the hip hop scene in Houston. Part 4 is about DJ Screw.

DJ Screw: The Untold Story – 2006 documentary about DJ Screw’s life with interviews with family, friends and the Screwed up Click.