Ozone report that The University of Houston Libraries announced this week that they have acquired the DJ Screw Sound Recordings Collection [via Dummy].
This collection includes more than 1,000 vinyl records owned by the late DJ Screw (Robert Earl Davis Jr., 1971-2000), originator of the chopped and screwed genre that helped define the Houston hip-hop sound.
The collection includes rare 12″s by Houston, Southern, and West Coast artists, and the majority were donated by DJ Screw’s father, Robert Earl Davis Sr., with additional support from the John and Rebecca Moores Endowed Library Fund.
Currently being cataloged, it will be open for use by researchers in 2013. From March 19 – Sept. 21, 2012, selections from the collection will be on display in the M.D. Anderson Library as part of an exhibit titled DJ Screw and the Rise of Houston Hip Hop. In conjunction with the exhibit, a conference exploring the unique music and culture of Houston hip hop will be held March 27 and 28, 2012, presented jointly by the University of Houston Libraries, the HERE Project at Rice University, African American Studies at the University of Houston, and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts at the University of Houston.
Ozone also have a bunch of pictures of Screw’s collection, which we’d recommend checking out. Meanwhile, Screw’s old record store still faces closure.
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