Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DJ Michael Watts performs at the SXSW Conference and Festivals in March 2022 in Austin. (Samantha Burkardt/Getty Images for SXSW) ...

Watts’ family confirmed that the influential music executive and DJ passed away late Friday night, January 30, while hospitalized and surrounded by loved ones. According to a statement shared on ...

Black DJs helped craft music culture. Black disc jockeys have crafted music culture through their ear for sound, crowd control, and the creation of atmosphere, long before automated playlists and ...

Houston marked DJ Screw Day on Friday, an annual event honoring Robert Earl Davis Jr., the Texas native known for creating the "chopped and screwed" music style. Click2Houston shared how the community ...

On Sunday, July 29, the Texans will release a retail collaboration at DIOS built around DJ Screw and the legacy he has left on Houston music, culture, and sports. The limited-edition t-shirt will ...

SCREWSTON, Texas – Every June 27, the Houston community gathers together to remember the iconic beats and the soulful sounds of Southern rap created by the one and only, DJ Screw. Recommended Videos ...

Every year on June 27, the city of Houston pays tribute to one of its most influential musical figures, DJ Screw, whose pioneering sound shaped the identity of Southern Hip Hop and left an indelible ...

As we celebrate the unparalleled career of the legendary Robert “DJ Screw” Davis Jr. during the week of his passing almost a quarter century ago, we decided to explore some of Houston’s most revered ...

Pitchfork writer Alphonse Pierre’s rap column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, Instagram freestyles, memes, weird tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. When DJ Frisco954 ...

The legacy of pioneering Detroit music producer J Dilla and Houston producer DJ Screw were celebrated at the opening of a multimedia exhibition titled, “I Got Beats in these Fingertips” Friday, July ...

On June 27, 1996, DJ Screw hit record on what some consider to be his magnum opus, the June 27th freestyle tape. DJ Screw was an auteur and DIY creator, never on a major label, recording in a home ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In the panorama of global music, hip-hop ...