DJ Screw (born July 20, 1971, Smithville, Texas, USA – died November 16, 2000, Houston, Texas, USA) was an American hip hop DJ who was based in Houston, Texas. DJ Screw originated the Chopped & Screwed style of chopping records and slowing down the recorded mix afterwards. DJ Screw made his name by releasing hundreds of screwed mix tapes, which consisted of songs and freestyle sessions. Screw would sometimes but rarely freestyle on a few of his tapes, including songs like the Riding High Freestyle & I Got 5 Freestyle.
Screw was the centerpiece of The Screwed Up Click, the rap collective from Houston. An interesting observation should be made - contrary to the trend of releasing entire albums from one artist Screwed & Chopped.