DJ Screw, 1971-2000
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Peter Beste and Lance Scott Walker Houston Rap Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2015-008
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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Peter Beste and Lance Scott Walker Houston Rap Collection
Dates:
1986-2014
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of materials related to the creation and production of the book Houston Rap, by photographer Peter Beste and writer Lance Scott Walker. These materials include digital photos taken by Beste, audio recordings and transcripts of interviews conducted by Walker, photo prints from the editing process of the book, exhibit prints of photos from the book, photo contact sheets, and dummy copies of the book. The collection also contains a significant amount of material...
DJ Screw Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2010-023
Dates:
1975-2006; Majority of material found within 1994-2000
Scope and Contents
Personal papers, photographs, creative material and technology, sound recordings, and promotional material comprise the DJ Screw Collection. DJ Screw’s activities as a DJ and mixtape creator are the focus, and materials documenting these activities include lists for his screw tapes, sound recordings, production materials, including recording equipment, business documents, and photographs. Materials were donated by Robert Earl Davis, Sr. except where otherwise noted.This...
"My Life with DJ Screw" as told to Creg Lovett by Nikki Williams, 2011
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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2010-009, Houston Hip Hop Recording Artists Collection
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Personal Material
Dates:
2011
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Personal Materials series contains obituaries (memorial service programs) of hip hop artists as well as a nonfiction reminiscence related to DJ Screw.
Samplified Digital Recording Studios Records
Collection
Identifier: 2012-006
Found in:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
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Samplified Digital Recording Studios Records
Dates:
1995-2003; Majority of material found within 1995-2003
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Alesis Digital Audio Tapes (ADATs), invoices, photographs, and posters from Samplified Digital Recording Studios and is divided into four series: Recordings, Invoices, Promotional Materials, and Photographs. The ADATs contain recordings by many prominent Houston hip hop artists, most notably several sets of tapes containing master recordings by DJ Screw. Due to the fragility of the original ADATs, they cannot be played directly, but digital access files are...
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