Prep

•  Andrew Nosnitsky, ‘Gray Matters’, Pitchfork (4 March 2013). On the legacy of Houston’s DJ Screw– possibly the most influential hip-hop DJ of this century– and how his impact goes way beyond simply slowing things down.
• Audio: ‘Big Floyd and the Rise of Houston Chopped N Screwed Music’, Switched on Pop (9 June 2020)
• Audio: ‘DANCING_ ECSTATIC USA, HOUSTON 1971-2000, DJ SCREW SPECIAL’ (DJ Purple Image, 31 March 2015). Something to listen to while you’re cruising the beach over Spring Break.

In Class

1. Attendance
2. Review ASA Style
3. Q&A: Big Floyd, Chopped ‘n’ Screwed
4. Story Mappable Houston
5. Reading Notes for Next Time

For Next Time

• Charles Holmes, ‘“He Shook the World”: George Floyd’s Legendary Houston Legacy’, Rolling Stone (2 June 2020)