How DJ Screw Embraced East & West Coast

#1
I realize that this is a real international board, and not everyone may know what DJ Screw did with his mixtapes in the 90s. So I am gonna post up a few tracklistings of some of his classic tapes...so you can appreciate how he brought all hip-hop into a Houston originated genre.

Popped up Sittin Low '99
Side A
1. Tupac - Drunken Freestyle
2. Dj Quik - Party All Night
3. Nate Dogg - Just Another Day
4. Tupac - Troublesome '96
5. Juvenile - Ha
6. ? - Times Have Changed

Side B
1. Kurupt - Ho's A Housewife
2. Too Short - Don't Stop Rappin
3. Lil Sin ft. UGK - I Wanna Be Free
4. Ghetto Mafia – In Decatur
5. Ice Cube - Peckin' Order
6. Dj Dmd - Shinin'
7. Jay-Z - A Week Ago
8. Mack 10 - I Think Thats Him

-on some tapes like this one he used songs from Artists he thought were jammin...on others he would feature freestyles by S.U.C. (Screwed Up Click) members i.e. Fat Pat, Lil Keke, ESG, H.A.W.K., Big Moe, Big Pokey,

Plots & Schemes '97
Side A
1. Notorious Big - Your Nobody (Till Somebody Kills You)
2. Brotha Lynch Hung - Situation On Dirty
3. Crimeboss - Chemical Imbalance
4. Master P - If I Could Change (Freestyle w/Lil' Keke, Big Pokey, Big Jut, Big Moe)
5. Botany Boys - Mind Blow'N
6. Mystikal - What Ya Thank
7. Notorious Big - I'll Be Missing You (freestyle w/ Big Moe)

Side B
1. TRU - Fedz
2. Notorious Big - Niggaz Bleed
3. E-40 ft. B-Legit - Come On
4. Big Mike - Black Lacquer
5. Crimeboss - Strange
6. Notorious Big - Playa Playa
7. Atlantic Star - No Ones Gonna Love You
8. Too Short - Freaky Tales (Screw, Pokey Talking)

What most people don't know is how big a fan Screw was of Pac....2pac songs were featured on a majority of tapes...and some of the names are meant to reference Pac like this one

Killuminati '97
Side A
1 2Pac - Heartz Of Men
2 Richie Rich - Do G's Get To Go To Heaven
3 8Ball & MJG - Reason For Rhyme
4 2Pac - Friend Like Me
5 MC Breed - Everyday Hoe
6 2Pac - It Ain't Easy

Side B
1 Richie Rich - Do G's Get To Go To Heaven
(Freestyle - Los, Big Moe, Grace, Big Wood, Poppy)
2 Master P - RIP
3 2Pac - Hold Ya Head
4 Mack 10 feat Dogg Pound - Cavi Hit (Remix) (Freestyle - Poppy)
5 Mack 10 feat Dogg Pound - Cavi Hit (Remix)
6 Ant Banks feat Spice 1, 187 Fac - Sound Of Lead
7 (Freestyle - Grace, Big Wood, Big Moe)
8 Mr. 3-2 - My Sweet Trick (Freestyle - Grace)


The only place to get any of these tapes is the original Screwed Up Records & Tapes store - http://www.screweduprecords.com/store2.html

Please post up questions if you would like to know more
 

Lok

Well-Known Member
#2
DJ Screw released more shit than the entire Chicano scene in southern Cali put together. He had some gems tho, especially the freestyles & the original tracks he would add to the tapes. Some of them were really banging.
 

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