DJ Screw Collection

CTL-E-0790 · Archive · collection · unspecified

Verified evidence grade of this record

The archive of Robert Earl Davis Jr. / DJ Screw (1971-2000), originator of chopped-and-screwed: personal papers, 1,600+ records, original screw tapes; donated by family from 2011; cataloged and partially digitized at UH Libraries.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from PRESERVE-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-PRESERVE-001:CTL-PRESERVE-E-041; source research type(s): collection. Era not present in source research record(s); marked unspecified pending human review.

Sources

UH Libraries finding aid 2010-023 (primary source)

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