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Heard

Hip-hop genre · 1973–

Chopped and screwed is a Houston way of remaking hip-hop records: slower, lower, chopped.

Influence

Chopped and screwed

style · 1991–

Also called screw, chopped-n-screwed

Kind of Hip-hop

Houston mixtape practice: hip-hop tracks slowed, pitched down, and chopped with skips and repeats (DJ Screw, the Screwed Up Click). It is a style of hip-hop and a way of remaking records. Cloud rap is the named 2010s mix child. Lean leftover as culture, not a node. Trap leftover as a Houston-adjacent sibling, not a child of this sitting (already refused as a parent on the trap file). Empty extra Received/Given is historically checked.

Listen

  1. June 27 DJ Screw (1996) YouTube
  2. Sippin' Codeine DJ Screw (1996) YouTube
  3. Still Tippin' Mike Jones (2005) YouTube · Spotify · Amazon
  4. Ridin' Dirty UGK (1996) YouTube · Spotify · Amazon
  5. Leanin' DJ Screw / various (1990s) YouTube

Passed on

Cloud rap style · 2010–

Cloud rap keeps screw’s slowed, pitched-down, thickened mix as an internet texture.

Influence

Hip-hop → Chopped and screwed

timbre and productionperformance practicefunction and contextstrength: highwell documented1991–2000recordingoral

Mechanism

Chopped and screwed is a Houston way of remaking hip-hop records: slower, lower, chopped. Strength high. It is a style of hip-hop, not a second system.

Evidence

Screw mixtapes; Starr and Grove on the named practice.

Debate

Whether it is only a mix technique. The Houston school and the name make a node.

Mediators

artist: DJ Screw

Chopped and screwed → Cloud rap

timbre and productionmeter and groovestrength: highwell documented2010–2013recordingoral

Mechanism

Cloud rap keeps screw’s slowed, pitched-down, thickened mix as an internet texture. Strength high. Lean culture is not a node; this hop is the Houston mix.

Evidence

Early A$AP Houston citations; Lil B’s washed tapes; Starr and Grove on the screw afterlife.

Debate

Whether this is only a production fad. The named 2010s school makes a child node.

Mediators

artist: A$AP Rocky; artist: DJ Screw