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The homie @DJBay at Select-O-Hits introduced me to this amazing singer from Texas named Latasha Lee, who is working the same kind of retro soul vein that brought the late Amy Winehouse to prominence. “So Blind” is Latasha Lee’s most recent video, and the song benefits greatly from Salih Williams’ throwback track that recreates something of a 60’s ambience. While Lee’s earlier work was in a more traditional R & B and Texas rap zone (some of the early songs actually have screwed-and-chopped versions!) the atmosphere of soul nostalgia hangs over all her more recent songs. Latasha Lee is an incredible talent that deserves wider recognition.
DJ Screw, the legendary Texas DJ who pioneered the Houston tendency of slowing down and cutting up records, died on November 16, 2000. Nine years later, his heirs released a double CD of Houston freestyles extracted from the various underground mixtapes that Screw did while he was living. As each mixtape consisted of a mix of major label artists and hit records, as well as local freestyles, an above-ground release of Screw’s mixtapes would prove to be problematic from a legal and copyright aspect. But the local artist freestyles were what endeared Screw to Texas fans anyway, so here are 22 banging freestyles over Screw’s classic slowed-down sonic landscape. Hawk and ESG are there of course, and the listener can feel like he is eavesdropping on a piece of Houston rap history. 11-16-09, while not a summary of the many other mixes under Screw’s name, is a good introduction to the man and the music.
DJ Screw, the legendary Texas DJ who pioneered the Houston tendency of slowing down and cutting up records, died on November 16, 2000. Nine years later, his heirs released a double CD of Houston freestyles extracted from the various underground mixtapes that Screw did while he was living. As each mixtape consisted of a mix of major label artists and hit records, as well as local freestyles, an above-ground release of Screw’s mixtapes would prove to be problematic from a legal and copyright aspect. But the local artist freestyles were what endeared Screw to Texas fans anyway, so here are 22 banging freestyles over Screw’s classic slowed-down sonic landscape. Hawk and ESG are there of course, and the listener can feel like he is eavesdropping on a piece of Houston rap history. 11-16-09, while not a summary of the many other mixes under Screw’s name, is a good introduction to the man and the music.
DJ Screw, the legendary Texas DJ who pioneered the Houston tendency of slowing down and cutting up records, died on November 16, 2000. Nine years later, his heirs released a double CD of Houston freestyles extracted from the various underground mixtapes that Screw did while he was living. As each mixtape consisted of a mix of major label artists and hit records, as well as local freestyles, an above-ground release of Screw’s mixtapes would prove to be problematic from a legal and copyright aspect. But the local artist freestyles were what endeared Screw to Texas fans anyway, so here are 22 banging freestyles over Screw’s classic slowed-down sonic landscape. Hawk and ESG are there of course, and the listener can feel like he is eavesdropping on a piece of Houston rap history. 11-16-09, while not a summary of the many other mixes under Screw’s name, is a good introduction to the man and the music.
