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.
• Video: ‘The Rise Of The Chopped & Screwed Sound’ (Kayla Nicole, 2019). Short–just eight minutes.
• Audio: NTS Radio DJ Screw Special (2015)

Zoom Session

1. Attendance
2. TBA
3. 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)
• Audio: ‘Big Floyd and the Rise of Houston Chopped N Screwed Music’, Switched on Pop (9 June 2020)